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Key Websites for Studying Music

This is a list of key recommended websites for the study of Music

  1. British Library Music Collections Information on the music collections of the British Library (manuscripts, printed music, music criticism, sound recordings). Plus links to other music-related British Library departments and services and external music WWW sites 

  2. Classical Music Library. A fully searchable database of classical recordings.
  3. Contemporary Music Centre. The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland.
  4. Digital Sheet Music. List of sites offering free & commercial sheet music (Portal of the Sibelius Academy, Finland)
  5. Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology. An international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology.
  6. Irish Traditional Music Archive. A national reference archive and multi-media resource centre for the traditional song, instrumental music and dance of Ireland

How to reference something you found online

In the MHRA Style

In-Text Referenceused when you are quoting or paraphrasing a source in the body of your essay. It follows an author-date format. The above reference would appear as (Beard, 2006) in-text.

Remember:

In the same way you reference books and journal articles, you need to reference anything you find online. 

You might not be able to find all of the information (e.g. some webpages have no individual author), but take note of the information that's available and put it into your referencing style.

 

For more information on how to reference online resources see our referencing guide.

Online Resources

While it is required to use academic sources provided by the Library such as Books and Journals & Databases for your assignments and research, good quality online resources can make an important difference to your work.

 

In this Online Resources section of our Music guide, we’ve collected together information on

  1. The best online resources for Music that will help you do well in your studies and
  2. Some advice on how to get the most out of these resources.

Be careful!: Unlike academic resources, general online resources often don’t go through a process to check they are of high quality. So you will need to assess them yourself by following the advice below and reading our Evaluating Information Guide.

Is an online source reliable or is it Fake News?

When you encounter online information you should ask yourself five Questions:  

  1. How recently was the information published / updated? 
  2. Is it relevant to your work?
  3. Do you trust the author?
  4. Is it supported by evidence?
  5. For what reason was the information published?

 

Find out more about Evaluating Information in our Successful Searching Guide.

MU Music Departmental Website

The Department of Music’s website provides up to date information and news for that department.

For students and staff of the department, it also provides access to key information such as

  1. The Departmental Handbook
  2. Essay Cover Sheets for assignments.
  3. Details of Departmental staff and their areas of interest.

 

 

Music PAL Access Scheme

The Music PAL Scheme aims to make music resources in a broad range of libraries throughout Ireland easily accessible to all. Participating Libraries and archives collaborate to provide improved, easy access to the wealth of music resources held in Irish libraries.  Click here to apply

Maynooth Library Website

When you want to find information that will help you with your academic work, we recommend you start with the MU Library website.

It's your one stop portal to finding out everything about the Library, including:

  • Opening hours
  • Our collections
  • Our Library Catalogue
  • And much more - all available here