Jazz

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An essential, unique collection of American jazz periodicals, a primary source reference and research tool, and of great importance to any lover of jazz and its history. This database benefits from RIPM’s partnership with the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, which holds the most extensive collection of jazz periodicals in the world.

Naxos Music Library Jazz [NMLJ] offers a mix selection of jazz legends and contemporary jazz. Recordings of over 32,000 artists are represented. The recordings in Naxos Music Library Jazz come from over 200 labels, and include the catalogue of Blue Note Records, Warner Jazz, EMI, Fantasy and others. There are three search modes available: browse the library alphabetically by CD title, keyword search by name of artist, track or disc title, and advanced search by a combination of criteria. Access with iPhone or iPod Touch: The Naxos Music Library Jazz App is available through the iTunes App Store.

An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000.
The core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theatre are all included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles.
Magazines have been scanned cover-to-cover in high-resolution colour, with granular indexing of all articles, covers, ads and reviews.

A large, diverse and comprehensive catalogue of online music content from Alexander Street (a ProQuest company). From classical music, to alternative rock, to zydeco, from ballet to operatic arias to alternative dance, Alexander Street's music and dance resources cover many genres and content formats.

Provides access to The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and The Oxford Companion to Music and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

Rock's Backpages is a comprehensive online database of music writing and journalism, sourced from the pages of the music and mainstream press. It is a library of primary source, full text articles (reviews, interviews, features and more) from the early 1950s to the present day.

An ever-expanding free online digital archive of recordings and interviews relating to the history of jazz in Scotland.

Digital research and information centre for the history of jazz, blues, and related music. It is free to all who wish to explore its collections for research, learning, inspiration, and enjoyment.

This site gives free access to the digitised archives of the Louis Armstrong House Museum at Corona, Queens, New York. NB You need to create an account in order to watch videos or listen to audio clips from the archive.

The US Library of Congress digital collections include an immense array of resources relating to jazz history, recordings and performance.

The Library's catalogue and resource discovery service.

Check the resource lists website for essential readings and resources for your courses.

Everything you need to know about referencing your resources.

Some useful general guidance from the Students Association' (EUSA).

A free online tool that automates the building of a bibliography using the Harvard referencing format.

The IAD can give advice on academic writing skills including how to avoid plagiarism.

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