Research Guides: Music: Periodical Articles

Periodical Articles

The databases in this section enable you to search through large aggregates of periodical publications for articles on a particular topic. To see the full contents of an individual periodical, with the complete issues in contiguous chronological order, look up the periodical title in BobCat Books & More.

AES E-Library This link opens in a new window
The AES E-Library is the digital repository of the Audio Engineering Society. It includes papers presented at AES conferences as well as the full contents of the AES Journal from 1953 to the present.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
The Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive offers digitized primary sources for studying the history of the film, music, theater, and broadcast industries from 1880 to the near present. Magazines include American Cinematographer, Back Stage, Billboard, Broadcasting, Hollywood Reporter, Mix, Musical Express, Radio and Records, Reggae & African Beat, Spin, Stage, Variety, and Writers Guild of America.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
IEEE XPlore is the publication archive of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. It includes a wealth of research material relevant to music technologies.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides searchable full-text access to more than 75 of the most important academic journals in the field of music.
Music Index This link opens in a new window
The Music Index offers comprehensive indexing and abstracts for more than 660 journals in the field of music, with selective coverage for an additional 200-plus journals. The online database extends back to 1964; for publication dates 1949-1964, consult the physical print volumes in the Music Reference section (Bobst 7th floor), call number ML118.M987.
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Music Periodicals Database (formerly International Index to Music Periodicals) is a research database for periodical articles in music from 1874 to the present, with indexing for more than 600 journals and full text for more than 220.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (formerly International Index to Performing Arts Periodicals) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 210 international journals in the performing arts dating from 1864 to the near present.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
RILM Abstracts is a comprehensive research database of international scholarship in the field of music, with over 1 million records in 143 languages from 178 countries, including journal articles, books, dissertations, concert and record reviews, and more.
RIPM This link opens in a new window
RIPM (Répertoire internationale de la presse musicale, or Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals) is a digital repository of historic music periodicals originally published 1768 to 1966, the majority of them reproduced in complete runs with searchable full text.
RIPM Jazz Periodicals This link opens in a new window
RIPM Jazz Periodicals (a curatorial project of the Répertoire internationale de la presse musicale) is a full-text historical archive of jazz-focused American periodicals dating from1914 into the 2010s, with a deep representation of small regional publications, most of them extremely rare.
Rock's Backpages Library This link opens in a new window
Rock's Backpages Library is a digital archive of articles, reviews, interviews and more for the study of rock, pop, r&b, hip hop, and other popular music genres since the 1950s.