Preliminary List of 5 Sources and Revised Topic Description
Due Friday night, February 7, 2025 by 12 midnight
(5 Points)
The 5 sources you list at this stage cannot include any musical scores or recordings, nor can they include the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians or any other standard musical encyclopedia, but they may include anything else. (By no means is it implied here that you should not consult scores, recordings or the New Grove Dictionary, but I want to make sure that you are also casting your net wider from the very beginning of your research.) You must also include at least 3 secondary sources in this list (see Instructions document for a definition of primary and secondary sources). Depending on your topic, you will probably include more.
As a general rule, no sources not obtained through an academic library (such as Duquesne's Gumberg Library) are acceptable. Following this rule will ensure that all of your sources are reputable and verified.
All sources must be cited in the proper bibliographic format. We recommend using 'APA style'. To find guides to this formatting style, look under the “Citation Help” tab.
Turn Stage 2 in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format.
All physical music materials that Duquesne has are located on the 1st floor and 2nd floor of the Gumberg Library.
EZborrow
EZBorrow is a free service used to search and request books and musical scores from academic libraries in Pennsylvania and several surrounding states. We advise our students and staff to use this system when Gumberg Library does not have the item they are searching for. Use your Multi-pass to access this service. It takes approximately 5 days to receive a requested item.
ILLiad
Illiad is a free service used to request articles, book chapters, music scores, media, dissertations, and more from libraries around the world. We advise our students and staff to use this system when Gumberg Library and EZBorrow do not have the item they are searching for. It takes 24-48 hours to receive via email an article or book chapter. If you need an entire book, it will be delivered to Gumberg, and you can usually keep it for about a month. Books usually arrive in about 1-2 weeks, so don’t leave this to the last minute!
Subscription Databases
Duquesne University subscribes to several databases which will aid you in your research. These include RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, Music Periodicals Database, Naxos Music Library, and Oxford Music Online, among others.
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