Research Guides: String Resources: Articles & Periodicals

Selected Periodicals

The Music Library subscribes to periodicals and journals in both print and online formats. Each journal below is linked directly to its record in Mirlyn - click to see which volumes are available. If Mirlyn states that a title is available online, click See Holdings and under Electronic Resources you will see what issues are available through which electronic resource.

Below are journals directly related to the violin that you can access at the Music Library. For more articles about the violin, also consult journals related to string instruments in general.

Journal of the Violin Society of America
ML1 .V786

The Strad
ML 1 .S89

String Research Journal
MT 259 .S77
(previously known as Journal of String Research)
MT 259 .J86

Strings
ML 1 .S91

Selected Online Resources For Articles

Below are a few of the main electronic resources that will assist you in locating periodical and journal articles related to the violin. To explore other electronic resources available, you can browse recommended resources by subject on the MLibrary home page or see an overview of library resources related to music here.

Music Periodicals Database
Indexes over 375 scholarly and popular music periodicals from more than 20 countries with full text for recent articles from 42 of these periodicals.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
JSTOR
Provides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
Music Index
The single most comprehensive subject-author guide to music periodical literature. The Music Index online coverage spans from 1973 to the present and contains surveyed data from 850 international music periodicals from over 40 countries.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
Project MUSE
Provides full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
International bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines classified by topic. Includes citations and abstracts for articles, dissertations and more.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals)
International annotated bibliography of writings on musical history and culture, found in music periodicals published in 17 countries between approximately 1800 and 1950. Treating primary source material, RIPM indexes the content of complete runs of journals, including articles, reviews, news columns, miscellaneous items, surveys of the press, bibliographies, iconography and advertising.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).