Research Librarian for Music & Performing Arts
Resources for Criticism and Review
Technology and Media Support
- Robertson Media Center (RMC) WebsiteWhether you're exploring and creating in this reality or a virtual one, RMC's free and easily accessible equipment and audio, video, 3D printing and VR studios, skilled staff, and tutorials can help your digital projects shine!
Quick Links
- Ask a LibrarianQuestions? Ask us! Chat, call, text, or email anytime.
- Google ScholarFind articles from most online scholarly journals plus some books and Web sites. Note that Google Scholar does not search all of the journals to which UVa has access.
- How Do I....?Tutorials, tips, and tricks about all the Library has to offer. Learn to use Virgo, discover databases & subject guides, how to check out equipment, and more.
- Interlibrary LoanIf the Library doesn't own the item you're searching for, we can get it from another library. Submit requests for books or articles here.
- Library Equipment for CheckoutThe Library makes a wide variety of equipment and spaces available to reserve and use. Most library locations offer equipment for loan such as chargers (laptop or phone), whiteboard markers, calculators, headphones, laptop locks, bike pumps, toolkits, sound equipment, and more!
- Purchase RequestUse this link to submit a request to ask the Library to purchase an item.
- VirgoVirgo contains both the catalog—with materials like books, print journals, DVDs, maps, and digitized materials— and online articles from our rich array of subscription journals.
- WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new windowWorldCat Discovery helps people find and get resources from the UVA library and libraries worldwide
Subscription Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowLarge general database of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers on many topics. Also includes reference books (World Almanac, American Heritage Dictionary), biographies, speeches, images, and other primary source documents.
- Bloomsbury Music & Sound This link opens in a new windowThis growing digital hub provides access to exclusive reference content, cutting edge scholarship, and a variety of learning resources across a range of subject areas in music and sound studies. The hub currently offers two collections: Bloomsbury Popular Music and Sound Studies.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR provides access to millions of journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. The Archive Journal Collection is included.
- Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new windowFind articles from over 300 international music periodicals from over 20 countries and view full text of articles from some 80 journals. Also indexes feature music articles, book reviews, and obituaries appearing in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowComprehensive music encyclopedia, with coverage of music history, theory and practice, musical terminology, and biographies. Includes works lists, musical examples, and link to online recordings.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowProject MUSE hosts more than 800 journals and more than 90,000 books covering the humanities and social sciences from nearly 400 leading university presses, scholarly societies, and related publishers.
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new windowInternational musicological bibliography, listing scholarly works in all areas and formats.
- Rolling Stone Archive This link opens in a new windowThe backfile of Rolling Stone, from its launch in 1967 to the present. One of the most influential consumer magazines of the 20th-21st centuries, it initially sought to reflect the cultural, social, and political outlook of a generation of students and young adults. It has been a leading vehicle for rock and popular music journalism, as well as covering wider entertainment topics such as film and popular culture.