Evaluating web sources
Basic Website Evaluation - Rutgers Libguide by Eileen Stec
University of California, Berkeley's page on evaluating web pages is another excellent source for information on judging the quality of the website you're looking at.
Selected sites related to music and performing arts
- Library of Congress Performing Arts EncyclopediaCompiled by the librarians at the Library of Congress, the PAE offers information on many different topics, with links to special collections held by the Music Division, including collections of 19th century sheet music, composers' manuscripts and papers, and images related to dancers and musicians.
- AllmusicA website encompassing many different genres with short biographies, discographies (lists of recordings), awards, ratings, and reviews.
- Online Resources for Music ScholarsA meta-list from Harvard's Music Library to web resources related to music.
Citing your sources
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 7th editionCall Number: LB2369.G53 2009ISBN: 9781603290241Publication Date: 2009Held at Alexander, Douglass, Carr, Camden, and Dana Libraries.
North Carolina State University Libraries built an online tool for creating citations in several different styles, including MLA. Simply choose the type of source you want to cite (journal article, book, etc.) and enter in the necessary information.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): MLA Formatting and Style Guide
An excellent site providing guidance on citation formatting for research papers. Presents basic templates for many different sources with good explanations. Also has information on APA style.
Places to find websites
- AllMusic GuideA nice site with short biographies about artists, composers, bands, and songs covering many different genres.
You can, of course, start with google.com, but if you'd like to investigate other ways to find web sources, try the following sites.
- https://loc.gov/item/2003629616/A website by librarians from University of California and other university libraries, Infomine catalogs scholarly websites from around the world. You can browse by subject or search for sites that may be useful for your paper.