Article Indexes

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature [CSA]

Coverage: 1967 -
Description: An international bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines, in 202 languages, classified by topic. Includes original-language titles, title translations in English, full bibliographic information, and abstracts in English.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full Text

Coverage: 1874 - (Indexing); 1997 - (Full text)
Description: Indexes over 375 scholarly and popular music periodicals from more than twenty countries, including feature music articles and obituaries from the Washington Post and the New York Times, with full text for recent articles from 42 of these periodicals.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

Music Index Online [EBSCO]

Coverage: 1973 -
Description: A subject/author guide to music periodical literature, with coverage of both classical and popular music. Indexing includes magazine and journal articles, book and record reviews, first performances, dissertations on music, and obituaries.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)

Coverage: 1998 - (with retrospective coverage of selected titles)
Description: Indexes articles in more than 200 scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals. Covers a broad spectrum of the performing arts including dance, film, television, drama and theater. Retrospectively indexes 63 periodical titles as far back as 1864.
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Music & Performing Arts Online

Coverage: 1998 - (with retrospective coverage of selected titles)
Description: This databases allows simultaneous searching of the International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) and the International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA).
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text [EBSCO]

Coverage: 1984 -
Description: Indexes journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries. Includes more than 120 full-text journals, as well as more than 100 full-text books & monographs.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

JSTOR

Coverage: Dates of coverage vary by journal title (all are from first issue to most recent 3-5 years).
Description: Provides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Currently, 57 music journals are included -- click here to view list.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals [EBSCO]

Coverage: 19th century
Description: Bibliographic information for primarily 19th-century periodicals published throughout Europe, Russia, and the U.S. Includes writings about composers, performers, and compositions, and provides a documentary history of 19th-century music and musical life.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).