Guides: LSP 111 (Roberts): Chicago Blues: Articles

Finding journal articles

Try these library databases to find journal and magazine articles on your topic:

Music Index This link opens in a new window
Best for articles on popular music, music education, jazz and performance.
Music Periodicals Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Best for articles on popular music and performance.
Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new window
Search for reviews, interviews, and feature articles from popular music magazines focusing on rock and other genres.
America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Best for articles on North American history; all historic eras are covered.
Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search for articles across the social sciences, including sociology, politics, education, criminal justice, and linguistics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Includes full-text journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
Best 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:

New York Times Historical Content This link opens in a new window
Dates Covered: 1851-2010.
Chicago Tribune Historical Content This link opens in a new window
Dates Covered: 1849-present
Chicago Defender - Historical Edition This link opens in a new window
An historically important African American newspaper; dates covered: 1910-1975.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Covers U.S. ethnic, minority, and native press content from 1960-present.
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.
Extent: Multidisciplinary

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.