LibGuides: Music Library Resources: Books

Places to Find Books

DUQSearch
Includes a mix of the holdings from Gumberg Library and the Duquesne Kline Law Library.
Worldcat:
To see what books thousands of other libraries have.
Google Books:
Sometimes you can preview the text, which is great for determining whether a book is relevant to your research.

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan:
If we don't have the book you are seeking, you can try Interlibrary Loan. This allows you to borrow items from other libraries if they are not available here.

Finding Books in the Library

If you want to find books on a topic...

-In DUQSearch: Do an Advanced Search. Keyword searching allows you to search for individual words (or phrases) in the titles, subjects, tables of contents, and other fields in the catalog.

You can limit by dates, format (Book/Electronic Book, Sound Recording, etc.), language, and more. After searching, use the facets on the left hand side to adjust your search if necessary.
Once you've located one or more relevant books, you can click on the Subject links within the catalog record to find other related resources.
After you find a relevant book, check the location, call number, and availability. When you go to the stacks to find your book, make sure you browse nearby titles for more potentially relevant sources.

Call Numbers to Browse (2nd Floor)

Call Number	Subject
ML113	General bibliography
ML160	General histories of music
ML385 - 429	Biographies
ML410	Composers' biographies
ML417	Pianists' biographies
ML419	Jazz artists' biographies
ML420	Vocalists' biographies
ML457	Performance practice
ML459 - 1351	Instruments and instrumental music
ML1400 - 3275	Vocal music
ML3797 - 3799	Musicology and ethnomusicology
ML3845 - 3877	Aesthetics

Music Librarian

Terra Merkey

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402 Gumberg Library
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

412-396-1542

Subjects: Music

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