Related Guides: Web
Evaluating Sources (Harvard Guide to Using Sources, Writing Center): Guide to finding websites with credibility and authority.
Allmusic
Explore genres, fusion, worldbeat.
American Musicological Society: WWW Sites for Musicologists
Rock and Pop
ARChive of Contemporary Music
Not-for-profit archive, music library and research center located in New York City that collects popular music of all cultures and races throughout the world from 1950 to the present.
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music (University of Washington library portal)
Global Music Archive (Music Library, Vanderbilt University): Multi-media center for traditional and popular song, music, and dance of Africa and the Americas.
Google Scholar
Download Harvard's LibX (browser extension) in order to access retrieved articles via our library subscription.
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)
Pop and Rock Music Subject Guide (MIT Libraries): Bibliographies and reference sources.
Rap and Hip Hop Resources (Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago): Excellent resource!
UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive Guide: Collection strengths in nearly all geographical areas.
Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum (Wesleyan University Music Department)
World Music Archives (Wesleyan University)
Harvard Library Guides:
- Online Resources for Music Scholars (Harvard Library)
Search for resources by title, subject or keyword; browse cloud tags by resource type, subject.
- Africa and the African Diaspora: Music Research Guide
- Ethnomusicology Research Guide
- Art, Rock and Pop (the Library Guide)
- Jazz Research Guide (Harvard Library)