The Jazz Discography (Tom Lord) is now available through the Libraries. It is “… the most up-to-date general discography of all categories of recorded jazz, from 1896 to today”. This resource allows much more flexible searching than was possible using the earlier print and CD-ROM versions. Searches are available for leader, session, musician, tune, and […]
Tag: E-Resources
Audio databases, and some other related resources
You can browse a listing of electronic audio databases, under “E-Music and Sound Collections” under the “E-Resources” tab on the Libraries’ home page. There are some terrific resources here! In addition, here are a few titles that don’t appear in the list linked to above, but contain media content that may be of interest to […]
New Database: Contemporary World Music
Columbia University Libraries has subscribed to Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press). This database provides streaming audio content, covering in this initial release ” …1,030 albums, equalling 13,726 tracks”, including content from labels including: Topic, Playasound, Budamusique, Air Mail Music, Manuiti, Crossing Records, Lyrichord World Music, Navras Records, and INEDIT. Additional new content is planned. […]
Updated: Library Quick Reference Guide
The Music & Arts Library “Quick Reference Guide” has been updated, and is available on our home page (or, click here to open the file directly). It can be downloaded as a PDF file. Please feel free to contact us with comments and suggestions! […]
Cambridge Journals Online offers some enhancements
Cambridge Journals Online has announced some enhancements to its online services, including the ability to bookmark content using social bookmarking services (such as del.icio.us), to interface with Zotero, and a downloadable search widget. Full details on the enhancements are available at this link. Music journals which currently have online content provided through Cambridge Journals Online […]
New E-Resources added
Three new e-resources of interest have been added to the Libraries’ collections. Please have a look! Questions or feedback? Please contact us at music@libraries.cul.columbia.edu ======================================================================= Classical Music Reference Library https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio6697428 The Classical music reference library brings together reference materials, spanning the entire history of Western classical music. Included are the reference titles Baker’s dictionary of […]
Audio Databases at CU Libraries
The Columbia University Libraries subscribe to a variety of digital music databases, which can be accessed from any computer in the Libraries, or from off-campus (by full-time students, faculty and staff). These sites offer streaming audio access to classical, jazz, popular, and world music. Many of the sites contain additional content, such as libretti, biographies, […]