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Title and Description	Some Fulltext	Coverage
African American Song (Alexander Street Press)
Collection of African American music in genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others.
British Humanities Index (CSA)		1962-current
Indexes over 320 arts and humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK.
Grove Music Online (Oxford)
Now part of Oxford Music Online, a collection of online music dictionaries and encyclopedias.
International Index to Music Periodicals Full-Text (Chadwyck-Healey)		1874-current
Covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from the most scholarly studies to the latest crazes. Includes international music periodicals from over 20 countries. Also includes retrospective coverage from periodicals dating back as far as 1874.
Oxford Music Online
Music reference sources from Oxford including Grove Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of Music, and Oxford Companion to Music
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (CSA)		1969-current
International bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines. Includes articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, e-publications, films and videos, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, reviews.
Smithsonian Global Sound
A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Includes American folk music, blues, American Indian, jazz, classical, spoken word and sounds, and more.