Find Sources for your Research - UGS 302: Music and Psychology - Domjan - LibGuides at University of Texas at Austin

Start with Background information

If you've ever used Wikipedia, you already know the value of starting your research by looking at background information. These specialized background sources can help you in the same way.

Gale eBooks
Find articles from encyclopedias from across disciplines.
Oxford Music Online
Music background sources

Source Type	Start Here
Scholarly Articles	The Library Databases, see recommendations below
Journalism/News	Google or the UT Libraries NexisUni database. Make sure to evaluate unfamiliar publications.

Keyword tool
Use this tool to help you brainstorm keywords on your topic.

Searching databases is different than searching Google. Distill what you're looking for into a few key terms or phrases,

Key Concepts

rap

stereotypes

African-American

Related Terms

hip-hop

drill

prejudice

discrimination

racism

black

Combine key terms using AND and OR:
- AND narrows your search by looking for articles with all of the words (your two or three key concepts should be connected with AND, because you need all of them represented in useful articles).
- OR broadens your search by looking for articles with any of the words (synonyms and related terms should be separated by OR - they get at the same key concepts, so any of them are useful).
Try different combinations of your keywords to get better results as you search.

Best Bet Databases for your Class

Articles & More Advanced Search
This is the advanced version of the library Articles & More search.

Academic Search Complete
Popular and scholarly sources from across disciplines
PsycINFO (Ebsco)
Psychology articles
Includes abstracts from Psychological Abstracts back to 1927, Psychological Bulletin from 1921-1926, and all APA journals and the American Journal of Psychology back to their first issues. Corresponds in part to the print index Psychological Abstracts.
Music Index
Music articles
Nexis Uni
Newspaper articles

Where is the article?

If you don’t see a .pdf of the article you want, click Find it at UT to find it in another database or in print in the Libraries.

If it is only in print in the Libraries or we don’t own the article, click Get a Scan to have the article emailed to you.

FInd Music

Music Online: Listening
Includes pop, jazz, world music, classical and more

Find CDs and DVDs to Check Out

Click on Books & Media (under the search box on the Libraries home page) to get to the Library Catalog.

Do a search for the artist or album and then narrow by Resource Type (on the left) to audio or video. You can find recordings on vinyl and cds as well as DVDs of musical performances and documentaries.