II. Music Information Resources

Journals

Overview

Journals seek to share the current research in a given area among scholars. Usually sponsored by scholarly societies or educational institutions, journals provide in-depth discussion of a topic with extensive bibliographies. Articles may be peer-reviewed, approved by a committee of scholars before being published.

Uses

Journal articles provide detailed information about a specific topic. They are essential sources for any paper.

Typical citation

Brodbeck, D. L.., and J. Platoff. "Dissociation and integration: the First Movement of Beethoven's Opus 130." 19th Century Music 7 (1983) : 149-62.

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An article's bibliography may also lead you to additional sources.