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Pauline Shaw Bayne is retired assistant dean of libraries and professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Two web-based resources created by her—UT Song Index and UT Analysis Index—continue to be maintained by the staff of the George F. DeVine Music Library, which Bayne managed for 36 years. She has also written articles about moving library collections, digital audio reserves, delivering instructional media, and computer-based training for library staff.
Edward Komara is Distinguished Librarian at the Crane Music Library, the State University of New York at Potsdam. His contributions to music research have been in jazz, blues, rock, and other kinds of music for which recordings are the primary sources. His previous book for Rowman and Littlefield, 100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own (with Greg Johnson), received the 2016 Vincent Duckles Award from the Music Library Association for the best book-length bibliography or reference work in music.
Preface
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
Part 1 The Short Course: Music Research and Writing
Chapter 1 The Research Process
Chapter 2 Starting-Point Resources: Reference Books
Chapter 3 Starting-Point Resources: Journals
Chapter 4 Starting-Point Resources: Bibliographies
Chapter 5 A Case Study
Chapter 6 Scholarly Writing
Chapter 7 Writing Samples
Part 2 How To: Discover and Use Resources
Chapter 8 Browsing as a Discovery Strategy
Chapter 9 Databases: Structured for Searching
Chapter 10 Subject Searching in Library Catalogs: Controlled Vocabulary
Chapter 11 Subject Searching in Indexes and Abstracts
Chapter 12 Keyword Searching
Chapter 13 Related-Record Searching and Citation Indexes
Chapter 14 Other Discovery Methods: Experts and the Internet
Chapter 15 Using Thematic Catalogs
Part 3 Resources: The Literature of Music
Chapter 16 M: The Music-Scores and Recordings
Chapter 17 ML: Music Literature
Chapter 18 MT: Instruction and Study
Appendix 1 Form Subdivisions: A Selective List from the Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appendix 2 Outline of the Library of Congress M-Class
Appendix 3 Topical Guide to Music in the Library of Congress Classification
Appendix 4 Bibliographies by Topic in ML128
Bibliography
Bayne and Komara take readers through the wide breadth of music research. Those using the book can read cover to cover, use the alternative reading order suggested by the authors (moving between overview chapters in Part 1 and skill-developing chapters in Part 2), or dive into sections as needed. The work is divided into three parts. “The Short Course” breaks down the basics of research, covering library catalogs and dictionaries, the use of style manuals, and copyright. “How To” helps readers hone skills for finding information, and “Resources” “explores the logic behind the arrangement of music materials using the Library of Congress classification system.” The format makes what may be an overwhelming task easy to digest, highlighting subject-specific searching techniques and resources. Like the first edition, this one doesn’t disappoint, and the authors spotlight new resources available since the original was published in 2008.... Written for students at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as for general learners, this is a necessary tool for those looking for guidance in finding music research.
— Library Journal
This book is intended as a textbook for music research classes, but it could also be a valuable resource for serious music researchers. Bayne (emer., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville) wrote the first edition (2008), and is now joined by Komara (SUNY Potsdam). Like the first edition, the volume is divided into three parts: "The Short Course: Music Research and Writing," "How To: Discover and Use Resources," and "Resources: The Literature of Music." Each chapter starts with basics, defining what a certain type of research resource or process is and providing significant examples, and each ends with learning exercises appropriate for class use. Both print and electronic resources receive ample coverage. Notably, part 3 details the complex Library of Congress classification system for music and includes supporting appendixes. The amount of space given to this often-overlooked topic is a welcome validation of its importance to music researchers. A valuable resource for university music libraries and for public libraries with significant music collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals.
— Choice
Pauline Shaw Bayne and Edward Komara demystify the most daunting aspects of music research in an update that remains approachable for beginning researchers.— Misti Shaw, Head of Music Library Public Services and Outreach, Cook Music Library, Indiana University
- End of chapter exercises to aid concept application and skill development.
- Appendices of shortcuts to specifics topics in library organizational systems, including Library of Congress Subject Headings and Classification.
- Bibliography of music literature and resources, especially electronic and print publications since 2000.
New to this edition:- Notes on the latest innovations in library catalog searching, new matters in digital technology, and the expansion in musical genres for library research.