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Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Includes The Encylopedia of Popular Music, Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music and Oxford Dictionary of Music.

A guide to Oxford Music Online
Tips for searching Oxford Music Online, created by Oxford University Press.

Find Books, Chapters, Articles, and Websites

Music Index This link opens in a new window
Music Index is a comprehensive guide to music periodicals and literature featuring digitized content from 1970 to the present.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Features thousands of full-text databases and covers a broad range of topics including music and entertainment.
JSTOR Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
A full-text archive of over 1,000 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
Library Search This link opens in a new window
Search nearly all the databases, journals, ebooks and resources that the library provides
CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities. A good source for demographic, political, and economic information from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Countries and Their Cultures This link opens in a new window
Search by country name, but be mindful of possible country name changes. Provides articles, maps, and photos covering multiple aspects of culture.
Cambridge Histories This link opens in a new window
ebooks in history, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theatre, and other areas of the humanities.
http://universitypublishingonline.org/cambridge/histories/
EBSCOHost ebooks This link opens in a new window
700,000+ ebooks on all topics.

Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, Related Links Page
A collection of links to information about African religions and culture

Find Videos

Fora.tv
Includes both free and pay-per-view videos of important conferences, presentations, interviews, performances, and events
iTunes U app download page
iTunes U offers many free and low-cost educational videos provided by colleges and universities

MLA Citation Style

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers This link opens in a new window
MLA handbook, Ninth edition, The Modern Language Association of America, 2021.
Contains guidelines for doing research, giving citations, and preparing bibliographies.
Location: Reserve - Permanent LB2369 .M52 2021 ( at Reserves behind circulation desk; 4 hour loan )

The MLA Style Center

MLA Formatting and Style Guide ( OWL at Purdue ) This link opens in a new window

Listen to Music

Find Reviews

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Access the full-text for more than 400 newspapers and other sources. Includes: USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London); plus transcripts from CNN, National Public Radio, CBS News, Fox News, CNBC, etc.
US Major Daily Newspapers This link opens in a new window
US Major Daily Newspapers provides indexing to and the full text of the following nationally oriented newspapers:
Chicago Tribune ( Full Text: 1996 - Present; Citations/Abstracts: 1989 - Present )
Los Angeles Times ( 1985 - Present )
New York Times ( 1980 - Present )
Wall Street Journal ( 1984 - Present )
Washington Post ( 1987 - Present )