{"product_id":"9780190644505","title":"Music Research: A Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic Research: A Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e introduces music students to the major print and electronic research tools available to them. Ideal for graduate-level music bibliography and research courses, it can also be used in any undergraduate or graduate music course that requires students to engage in library research or to write a research paper. Concise and practical, this unique handbook does not aim to provide an exhaustive introduction to the subject; rather, it is highly selective and guides students to the most significant English-language research tools and resources, reference titles in major areas, and the principal sources in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The book's first section (Chapters 1-14) is organized by type of research tool—for example, encyclopedias, periodical indexes, and discographies. Each chapter in this section includes an overview of the tool it covers; an annotated bibliography that describes the tool's purpose, scope, strengths, and weaknesses; and an evaluation checklist that encourages students to think critically about the tools and materials they discover as they do research. The second section (Chapters 15-16) discusses style manuals and various resources for writing about music and citing sources. Methods for evaluating reference and research tools are emphasized throughout the book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMusic Research: A Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e is supplemented by a companion website, \u003cb\u003ewww.oup.com\/us\/musresearch,\u003c\/b\u003e which includes supplemental links, updates to available bibliographies and readings by chapter, research tools listed by composer, and lists of core music journals and major professional music associations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022366228720,"sku":"9780190644505","price":102.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190644505_p0.jpg?v=1763660121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190644505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}