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F497: Advanced Seminar (EIF)

 F497: Advanced Seminar in Folklore/Ethnomusicology

Need help with your research? Contact:
Moira Smith 
Folklore/Ethnomusicology Librarian
Wells Library E760
Phone: 855-1550
molsmith@indiana.edu

1. A Good Place to Start: Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Specialized encyclopedias are a good place to start your research.They can give you “the lay of the land” for your topic, with introductory information about broad topics and major concepts and theories.Encyclopedia entries usually also include suggestions for further reading. Unless otherwise indicated, all are found in print on the Folklore Reference shelves, Wells Library 7th floor.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Online: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3175125

Print:ML100 .G16 1998

Ann Schuursma.Ethnomusicology Research: A Select Annotated Bibliography.New York: Garland, 1992.

Print: ML128.E8 S4 1992.

Green, Thomas A, ed.Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art.ABC-Clio.2 vols.

Online: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=56856.

Print: GR35.F63.

Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed.American Folklore: An Encyclopedia.New York: Garland, 1996.

Online: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=40375.

Print: GR101 .A54 1996

Clements, William. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006.

Print: GR35 .G75 2006

Bauman, Richard, ed.Folklore, Cultural Performances, and Popular Entertainments. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Print: GR35.F64

Dorson, Richard Mercer, ed. Handbook of American Folklore. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983.

Print: GR105.H36 1983

Schoemaker, George H, ed.The Emergence of Folklore in Everyday Life: a Fieldguide and Sourcebook. Bloomington: Trickster Press, 1989.

Print: GR45.5.E48 1989


2. Finding Books, Videos, & Recordings

IUCAT

Start with a “keywords anywhere” search.When you find something good, click on the subject headings to find more on the same topic.

To search by subject, click on “browse,” enter search terms, then click “Subject.”

Possible subject searches:

FOLK MUSIC
MARIACHI

CAJUN MUSIC
POPULAR MUSIC--MEXICO

FIDDLING
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

Archives of Traditional Music (ATM)

The recordings held in ATM are cataloged in IUCAT.To locate them, limit your search by location to Blgtn—Archives of Traditional Music.


3. Finding Articles

Google Scholar www.scholar.google.com.When you access Google Scholar on campus, the following links are enabled:

Indiana University - Bloomington - IU-Link

Indiana University Libraries - Full Text@IngentaConnect

Open WorldCat - Library Search

Make sure that IU Library links are enabled when you are searching from off campus too:

·Click on Scholar Preferences.

·Type the name of your library in the 'Library Links' section.

·Click Save preferences.

Specialized periodical indexes (see under "Recommended Resources" above):

MLA International Bibliography

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

International Index to Music Periodicals

HINT: if your search gets too many irrelevant results, try adding the word “folk*” to your search string.


4. How to Get Your Hands on the Full Text (for free!)

In the search results in Google Scholar, MLA Bibliography, RILM and most other online databases you will see an “IULink” button next to most of the references.Click this link to check for availability of the item.A new window with appear with the following information:

    • If the article is available online, there will be a link to it at the top.

    • If it is not available online, use the IUCAT link to check our library catalog for print availability.
      • Look at the compete record for the location and call number.
      • Check the holdings information: do we own the particular volume and year where the article is published?

  • Request article delivery service:for when we own the print journal but you don’t want to trek to the shelf!http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=56.We’ll scan and send you an electronic copy of the article within a few days—free!

  • If not found in IUCAT, request the item via IU-Bloomington Document Delivery Service (ILL).This generates an electronic form that goes to our ILL department, who will try to get the article from another library. Most ILL requests are filled within a week to 10 days.

  • If you’re not sure which form to use, don’t worry; just fill one out and we will route it where it needs to go.