Research Guides: Music Education: Article Databases

Research Databases - Music, Education, Psychology

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text This link opens in a new window Essential database of scholarly, international sources in music literature, music theory, musicology, and related disciplines.
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International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance Full Text This link opens in a new window Indexing and full text of journal articles, monographs, book chapters, and abstracts of dissertations on theatre and the performing arts.
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Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window Indexing and full text articles for all levels and aspects of education; essential for music education researchers.
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ERIC - Education Resources Information Center This link opens in a new window Database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide access to education-related literature.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window Citations to scholarship in teacher education and educational administration with some links to full text; free version at teacherreference.com
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window Indexing and full text articles from peer-reviewed psychology, behavioral sciences, and social sciences journals worldwide.
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APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window Abstracts of scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in behavioral science and mental health
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APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window APA PsycArticles®, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
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General Academic Databases and Journal Collections

JSTOR This link opens in a new window Archive of full text scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including the JSTOR Music collection.
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Oxford University Press (OUP) Journals This link opens in a new window Archive of full text scholarly journal in all subject areas from Oxford University Press.
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window Indexing and full text of journals, books, and other published sources worldwide.I
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Humanities and Social Science Retrospective 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window Indexing and links to full text articles of historical interest.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary indexing with full text articles.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary indexing with links to full text articles and monographs.
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DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) This link opens in a new window Directory of Open Access Journals collection of free full text articles in multiple disciplines.

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