A FirstSearch database from OCLC, this is an index of articles from the contents pages of journals. Includes subjects: business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology and popular culture. For most items, ArticleFirst provides a list of libraries that have the journal title.

CREDO Reference contains a variety of reference sources in subjects ranging from Art to History to Law to Technology and almost everything in between. It is a portal to a multitude of highly regarded reference sources, drawing on 244 titles by 55 publishers and providing access to tens of thousands of images and audio clips. At a loss for a paper topic? Search the Concept Map for ideas.

Access to over 8,300 pieces of sheet music.
**You will need to download plug-in (ebrary reader) to view the sheet music.

"This archive is the primary international Web site for the operas and other works of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and for other light operas of the past 150 years. Established in 1993 and housed at Boise State University, the archive includes clip art, librettos, plot summaries, pictures, song scores, audio files, links to other Web sites, and newsletter articles. New items are added continually. The site has been ably managed by two curators, first Jim Farron (now deceased) and more recently Paul Howarth, both having extensive credentials with the G&S community. Site navigation is extremely user-friendly. The keyword search box quickly retrieves hits from throughout the site and is very useful for general and specific topics (e.g., bass voices in the operas).

On the left of the home page are buttons (one per opera) that open three or four subcategories: the opera's Home Page, Web Opera, and options for buying and (in some cases) downloading a vocal score. Home Page is a trove of information, including history, plot summary, first-night cast, librettos, production notes, reviews, articles, and audio files--all attractively arranged. Web Opera presents the entire opera, lyrics, and audio files (including karaoke files). Download a Vocal Score is exactly what it says, and Buy a Score links to legitimate publishers. On the right are buttons for performing groups, festivals, societies, discographies, online books, articles, newsletters, films, memorabilia, and links to Savoynet and related Web sites. Also very useful are links to peripheral sites such as Musicals 101, Footlight Notes, Operabase, and Patco Resources (for determining copyright status)." from Choice, Feb. 2009.

moonbell : listening to the topography of the moon.

Lunar orbiting satellite Kaguya (SELENE) <http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/selene/index_e.html>
was launched from Tanegashima Space Center on September 14, 2007 at 10:31am.
Kaguya is currently orbiting the moon, taking observations of the lunar surface with 14 different sensors.
moonbell uses data from one of those sensors, a laser altimeter, or LALT, transforming the altitude data into musical intervals.

Information on how to use moonbell is here.

Indexing of more than 640 music periodicals.

The Naxos Jazz Music Library collection features Sonny Rollins, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and many more. This is a component of the Naxos Music Library.  This database allows up to 5 simultaneous users.

Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:

Antithetical arts: on the ancient quarrel between literature and music / Kivy, Peter.

Selling sounds: the commercial revolution in American music / Suisman, David.

Highbrow/lowdown: theater, jazz, and the making of the new middle class / Savran, David.

Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles in the area of Music:

Sonic mosaics : conversations with composers./Steenhuisen, Paul.

Black music, white business: illuminating the history and political economy of jazz./Kofsky, Frank.

How the Beatles destroyed rock 'n' roll: an alternative history of American popular music./Wald, Elijah.

The Disney song encyclopedia./Hischak, Thomas S.

The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil./McGowan, Chris.

Online access to over 100 dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

RefWorks automates the tasks of citing information & creating bibliographies for research papers. Allows you to create your own citations or import from online databases. For remote access, call the All Serices Desk at 271-2113 and ask to speak with the librarian on duty to obtain the site code.

Need help exporting from a particular database? Check out our information page featuring many of our databases.

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Cowles Library has more than 6000 scores in its collection. Click to see them!