Subject Guides: Musical Arts: Articles / Databases

Don't forget Oxford Music Online!

Christchurch City Libraries Databases

Music databases from Christchurch City Libraries

Join Christchurch City Libraries and choose "Digital Only Membership" for instant database access. This will give you 3 months access. After that you will need to visit any Christchurch City library. Click here for more information.

Selected Journals

AudioTechnology: The magazine for sound engineers & recording musicians
eJournal
Down Beat
City Campus General Collection ML1
Perfect Beat (print and online)
City Campus General Collection ML5
Rolling Stone
eJournal

Recommended Databases

Try searching some of these databases for articles on your subject.
For more options, go to All Databases.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An excellent source of scholarly journals in all academic disciplines. This database covers engineering, language and linguistics, education, history, arts and literature, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology
Art & Architecture Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide variety of subjects, including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design.
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text leading Australia/New Zealand magazines, and newspapers, including the Australian Financial Review. Also contains local biographies, reference books, and an image and video collection.
Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals. This comprehensive resource covers all subject areas.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Find information on notable people from throughout history including prominent New Zealanders.
Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Current and reliable online literature resource, offering a broad range of authors and their works, including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis for literary studies.
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media This link opens in a new window
Focuses on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Oxford Music Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
Covers most genres, but best for classical music. It includes a useful range of New Zealand and Pacific content.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
The collection includes thousands of full-text scholarly journals, newspapers, dissertations and case studies. Choose to filter your search by clicking on the "Books" tab to find only ebooks on your topic.

All Library Databases
This link will bring you to a page with ALL of Ara's subscribed databases. Ask a librarian for help with choosing one if you need guidance!

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
The online version of the famous and trustworthy encyclopedia. Contains articles, images, videos, biographies, statistics, and an interactive atlas. Great source of primary sources.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a good place to look if you can be specific about what you need.

Guides To Using Ara Databases

Find an article in a database (EBSCO) [PDF] [Video]
Find a Standard in Standards New Zealand database [PDF]
How to access O'Reilly eBooks [formerly Safari eBooks] [PDF]
How to access Vital Source ebooks [PDF]
Template example for search strategies to use in databases [PDF]
Using Gale Academic OneFile database [PDF]
Using eTV [PDF]
Using Proquest Central database [PDF]
Using Joanna Briggs database [Video]
Using Ovid nursing database [PDF]
Using Pubmed [Video]
Using Pubmed, CINAHL, Proquest & Ovid to find MeSH headings [PDF]
Using Science Direct database [PDF]
Using LinkedIn Learning [PDF]
What is a peer-reviewed article [PDF]
Using Google Scholar and more [PDF]
What are primary and secondary sources [PDF]
Troubleshooting access to databases [PDF]
Clearing your cache in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox [Website]

Musical Arts: Articles / Databases

Finding Journal Articles