Finding journal articles
Try these library databases to find journal and magazine articles on your topic:
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Music Index with Full Text This link opens in a new windowBest for articles on popular music, music education, jazz and performance.
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Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new windowSearch for reviews, interviews, and feature articles from popular music magazines focusing on rock and other genres.
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Music Periodicals Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowBest for articles on popular music and performance.
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowBest for articles on North American history; all historic eras are covered.
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Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles across the social sciences, including sociology, politics, education, criminal justice, and linguistics.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowIncludes full-text journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new windowBest for scholarly articles on musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory.
Newspaper Articles
Newspapers are a good source for music reviews, interviews, information about venues, and more:
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Chicago Defender - Historical Edition This link opens in a new windowAn historically important African American newspaper; dates covered: 1910-1975.
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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowCovers U.S. ethnic, minority, and native press content from 1960-present.
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Access World News This link opens in a new window
Contains local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources including newspapers, magazines, broadcast transcripts, newswires, and news videos.
Where's the Full Text?
If a PDF or Full Text option isn't available...
1. Click on Find Full Text @ DePaul
2. Choose View Online
3. If these options aren't available, choose Get It to request via Interlibrary Loan
*Use Interlibrary Loan to obtain an electronic copy of any article we do not have online.