Looking for Smithsonian Folkways recordings?

The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label includes important releases by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and many more. There are recordings covering the folk music of many countries, political themes such as wars and protests, as well as genres such...

Posted by dougan on November 11, 2009 12:38 PM

New ways to get to our online music content

Now when you search our catalog for recordings, you will find records for recordings in our online audio streaming tools Classical Music Library and DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music). Just click on the "Related URL: Online access" link. Also,...

Posted by dougan on November 4, 2009 11:22 AM

Welcome back students and faculty

Well, you made it through the first week (and so did we!). If you are new to our library or just need a refresher, take a look at our welcome guide: http://uiuc.libguides.com/mpal If you want to know what great new...

Posted by dougan on August 28, 2009 11:39 AM

Visual image resource (ARTstor)

Need visual images to support your research? Use ARTstor (U of I community only, library subscription resource). ARTstor Resources in Music History http://www.artstor.org/using-artstor/u-pdf/inter-music-history.pdf ARTstor Resources in Theatre and Dance http://www.artstor.org/using-artstor/u-pdf/inter-theater-dance.pdf What is ARTstor you ask? "ARTstor is a digital library...

Posted by dougan on July 14, 2009 11:15 AM

Early Childhood Music Project

Did you know that we have a large collection of early childhood music resources? You can find them in the library online catalog by doing a phrase search for "early childhood music project....

Posted by dougan on July 7, 2009 10:32 AM

Additional full text options in IIMP and IIPA

There are now more full text link options for the International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) and the International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) databases. If the full text of an article is available directly from one of those...

Posted by dougan on June 25, 2009 9:59 AM

Orchestra Musicians' CDROM Library and CDSheetMusic content now available online via Library Music Source

Have you been using our great collection of sheet music on CDROM? Well, now it's available to the University of Illinois Community via Library Music Source. CD Sheet Music Includes masterworks for piano, organ, classical guitar, strings, winds, voice, chorus...

Posted by dougan on June 12, 2009 1:43 PM

New Monetery Jazz Festival Collection web site

The longest running jazz festival in the world! Each fall since 1958, the seaside city of Monterey, California, has been the site of performances by the world's finest jazz and blues performers. The festival's archive - preserved by the Stanford...

Posted by dougan on June 8, 2009 10:28 AM

Theater in Video

The Library now has a subscription to Alexander Street Press's Theater in Video "Theatre in Video contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video - more...

Posted by dougan on May 26, 2009 2:42 PM

Classical Music Library recordings now findable through library catalog

You may know that we subscribe to the Classical Music Library streaming audio tool. Now when you search our online catalog, if a recording is available in CML, it will have it's own entry. Here's a Boolean search for Reger...

Posted by dougan on May 20, 2009 12:50 PM

Jazz Music Library here!

The Jazz Music Library is now available to UIUC community members on a trial basis. Try it out and let us know what you think....

Posted by dougan on April 29, 2009 2:27 PM

Twitter is here

OK, while many of you seem shy about commenting on the blog, you have told me that you'd be interested in a Twitter stream from the Music and Performing Arts Library--so here it is: twitter.com/mpalillinois Click on "Follow" under the...

Posted by dougan on April 27, 2009 2:08 PM

Media Center now available from School of Music

An article about the School of Music's new Media Center appeared in today's InsideIllinois. Vol. 28, No. 16, March 19, 2009 UI performances now accessible through comprehensive Web center Attention fans of UI music makers. Did you miss the “Beyond...

Posted by dougan on March 20, 2009 2:47 PM

Lincoln's 200th Birthday

Celebrate Lincoln's 200th Birthday with the Music and Performing Arts Library. Come see our exhibit featuring music about him. Other online resources for Lincoln music online: Civil War Sheet Music from the UIUC Music and Performing Arts Library Abraham Lincoln...

Posted by dougan on February 12, 2009 8:38 AM

Notice to Mac OSX users having problems with audio e-reserves

If you are a Mac OSX user and are having problems accessing the audio e-reserves, you may need to install RealOne, an earlier version of RealPlayer....

Posted by dougan on February 11, 2009 2:01 PM

Oxford Music Online--issues resolved

The problems with Oxford have been fixed. Oxford Music Online (the online home of the Grove Dictionary among other titles) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. The problem has been reported and we'll let you know when it's been fixed....

Posted by dougan on February 10, 2009 4:24 PM

Research workshops for graduate students

The Savvy Researcher http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html Drop-in workshops geared to graduate students in all disciplines! small class size * hands-on * quick paced * one-hour sessions The information experts are here to help you with everything from informational organization strategies to...

Posted by dougan on January 14, 2009 11:35 AM

So who writes Wikipedia?

Who The Hell Writes Wikipedia, Anyway? Henry Blodget | January 3, 2009 8:39 AM An interesting look at how many individuals are making the majority of changes to Wikipedia. There are differing opinions on the best methodology for measuring this,...

Posted by dougan on January 6, 2009 12:06 PM

Guide to Using Copyrighted Material in the Classroom

Panel Issues Guide to Using Copyrighted Material in the Classroom Chronicle of Higher Education By JEFFREY R. YOUNG 11/11/2008 "When professors want to incorporate clips from television shows or other popular-culture works into their lectures and are unsure about what...

Posted by dougan on November 12, 2008 11:21 AM

DRAM: new content and news

[From DRAM's offices] Dear DRAM Members, The summer months proved to be a productive time here at DRAM. We were able to introduce some wonderful new content from several labels and lay the foundation for the addition of more new...

Posted by dougan on October 10, 2008 9:39 AM

New titles in the Music and Performing Arts Library

Want to know what new music, dance, or theatre materials we have in the Music and Performing Arts Library? Use the "New Titles @ the University Library" tool. You can narrow by library and/or subject and by date received. There...

Posted by dougan on September 17, 2008 8:27 AM

New digital content from the Music and Performing Arts Library

Civil War Sheet Music Collection In anticipation of the 2009 bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth, we recently digitized a small collection of Civil War era sheet music from the University of Illinois Music Library. (From the Digitized Book of...

Posted by dougan on September 10, 2008 3:27 PM

Savvy Researcher workshops

Take advantage of these great workshops offered by the Main Library: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html...

Posted by dougan on August 29, 2008 3:32 PM

World Dance and Music DVDs

The Music Library has many resources in many formats. The JVC Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance is an indispensable resource for those study music, dance, and cultures of America and other nations. The series is divided into...

Posted by dougan on May 6, 2008 3:31 PM

Musical Scores from the Music Library Online

http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/music Nearly 100 musical scores from UIUC's Music Library were digitized recently at the Open Content Alliance/Internet Archive scanning center on campus. Represented in this new online collection are Victor Herbert, John Philip Sousa, Jerome Kern, and Gilbert & Sullivan....

Posted by dougan on May 5, 2008 8:18 AM