This guide lists selected online, electronic and print information sources available to Kwantlen Faculty, students and staff. For a more extensive list of print resources, see our Music guidepost. Check the Library Catalogue to find additional resources at KUC.

• Journal & Article Indexes
• Background Information
• Citation and Style Guides
• Web Resources
• Local Music Scene

• Music Business
• Industry Associations
• Musical Societies

Journal & Article Indexes

Background Information

Music Article Indexes & Databases

• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Naxos Music Library (audio files)

Other Useful Indexes

• Academic Search Premier
• JSTOR
• Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)
• Humanities Index
• Business Source Premier
• Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
• Canadian Newsstand

Selected Online Reference Tools

• Oxford Reference Online
  Contains several music and opera dictionaries and sources.

TIP for Advanced Researchers: Set up an alert for your favourite journal and you'll be notified when the latest issue is available electronically. For help with this, see our Search Alert guide.

Books

• Dictionary of Musical Themes
  REF ML 128 I65 B3
• Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
  REF ML 106 C3 E52 1992
  Online Version
• Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
  REF ML 102 S67 E5 2005 (2 v.)
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
  REF ML 100 G16 1998 (10 v.)
• Heritage of Music
  REF ML 160 H527 1989 (4 v.)
• Music in the Western World: A History in Documents
  REF ML 160 M865 1984
• New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  REF ML 100 N478 2001 (29 v.)
• Oxford History of Western Music
  ML 160 T18 2005 (6 v.)

Journals & Magazines

• International Musician
  Langley Campus
• Musical Times
  Langley Campus
• Opera News
  Langley Campus
• Opus
  Langley Campus
• Words & Music
  Langley Campus

Web Resources

Industry Associations

• Kwantlen School of Music
• Canadian Music Centre
• Canadian Music Periodical Index
• Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
• Essentials of Music (History)
• Musictheory.net
• Teoria: Music Theory Web
• Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings

Local Music Scene

• Georgia Straight Music Notes
• Live Music Vancouver

Music Business

• Grant Programs
• Music Is My Business

TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you

• Alliance for Arts and Culture (Vancouver)
• American Federation of Musicians
• BC Arts Council
• BC Touring Council
• British Columbia Music Educators' Association
• British Columbia Registered Music Teachers Association
• Canadian Association for Musical Empowerment and Opportunity
• Music Manger's Forum Canada
• Music Therapy Association of BC
• National Aboriginal Recording Industry Association
• Pacific Music Industry Association
• SOCAN: Society of Composers Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada
• Songwriters Association of Canada
• Western Canadian Music Alliance
• Vancouver Musicians' Association

Musical Societies

• Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
• Early Music Vancouver
• Federation of Canadian Music Festivals
• Festival Vancouver
• Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society
• Rogue Folk Club
• Vancouver Chopin Society
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival
• Vancouver New Music Society
• Vancouver Opera
• Vancouver Recital Society
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra