Music Library

Know your local options

The latest in your home area library network services will likely include selected electronic subscriptions, an interlibrary loan or other document delivery service, as well as on-site collections.  A 'Google' search or use of LibDex and WorldCat will get you moving on this.

and know BU Online Resources: important links from library home pages

- BU Library's "Databases" link

takes you to a variety of general and specialized products for locating full-text articles, dissertations, streaming audio 'packages,' Grove and more

is a reliable tool to use when you have a journal title in mind and need to determine that some portion of it may be available to you online through a BU library subscription

--->> see demonstration of eJournal Locator (video, 1'30")

is the catalog of Boston University Library's print, score, recording, microform, and selected online holdings.

on-going compilation of sites pertaining to music; be sure to also explore links off the main library page, http://www.bu.edu/library/ or, on any library web page, simply click on Boston University Libraries at upper left to arrive at the main library home.

Music Reference Help and Article Delivery

Contact us by phone or e-mail, we can assist with:

•  identifying on-site, electronic, and external collection resources
•  navigating and interpreting online catalogs
•  locating articles where online full-text doesn't exist (results vary)
•  obtaining a specific article or source

Article Delivery by BU Music Library

The Boston University Libraries do not yet provide interlibrary loan services to the DE program participants, such as article delivery or direct book loaning.

However, Music Library staff can sometimes provide articles and book chapters from our own print copies.

Follow these steps to submit such requests directly to music library staff.