Music
     A Pollak Library Research Guide

Books
Journal Articles
Journals
Reference
Performance Reviews
Web Sites
Graduate Students
Classes @ CSUF

 

 

This library research guide is designed for CSUF Music students. The Pollak Library has a wealth of resources available for your research and assignments; including books, articles, music reference sources, scores, recordings and more. Explore the buttons to the left to see the wide variety of sources, both paper and online.

Books: Books are great sources for an introduction or in-depth explanation on a topic. This link will take you to the Pollak Library catalog and to other library catalogs.
Journal Articles: When you are looking for articles on a topic, you will need an index to articles by subject. The library subscribes to many such indexes. Here you will find links to these indexes in the field of music.
Journals: The Pollak Library subscribes to a number of journals and trade magazines that would be of interest to students who are studying music.
Reference Sources can give the researcher a quick overview on a topic, provide contact information on groups or individuals, offer vocational guidance and more.
Performance Reviews. There are many sources of quality performance reviews. The link on the left will provide suggestions to how to access them.
Web Sites: Click on the web site link will offer advice on the evaluation and location of quality web sites and a listing of university-level recommended music web sites.
Graduate Students: Our graduate students will have some advanced research needs.  Follow this link to find out about library services that will assist the graduate student in maximizing the research experience.
Classes: The link to the left will take you to links for CSUF music classes that have received specialized library instruction this semester.
 

If you need additional assistance with your library research, the library has many ways that you can get help.

Librarians who can give you research assistance at the Reference Desk are on the first floor of the north wing of Pollak Library. You may come by or call the Reference Desk during open library hours 714-278-3284

You may also e-mail me with any questions you may have. Cynthia Bruns, CSUF Reference Librarian, 
CBruns@fullerton.edu 

If I am online, feel free to ask a question through Meebo. 

There are a number of additional ways to get research assistance in Pollak Library such as
online chat, email, and appointments.

 

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