Current Music and Topics
Some pop musicians may be too recent or too indie to easily find reliable information. Be prepared to dig to find sources beyond Wikipedia. News and open web content may major sources of information. Use the Search Tips and Evaluation of sources guides for additional help.
Names of musicians or bands
Put names of musicians, groups or song titles in quotes. Musicians with one word names like "Feist," "Common," etc., will be hard to find unless you add more information, like a song or album title, or another term associated with music.
CBBcat Libraries Catalog (Books, Ebooks, CDs, Videos)
Sample Keyword Searches
Truncation: when using keywords, use the root form of the word with an asterisk at the end. This retrieves material with the term and spelling variations.
- music*
- singer*
- fem*
- women*
- masculin*
- pop*, popular
- rock
- style*
- politic*
- identi*
- soci* (e.g. social or society)
Combine keywords using boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, to hone your search.
Book Subjects
Use linked subject headings in the catalog record to navigate to relevant material. See examples below.
Location of Print Materials on Singers and Pop Music
Here are some general call number areas in the stacks where you can find books on singers and popular music.
- Generally, biographical studies start in the ML385-420 section.
- Generally, popular music studies can be found in the ML3470 area
HOWEVER, ebooks are found only through our online catalog, and articles are found through article databases or ONE SEARCH.
Some recent books
Song means: analysing and interpreting recorded popular song by Call Number: MUSIC MT146 .M66 2012
Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and the Torch Song Tradition by Call Number: MUSIC ML400 .S658 2004ISBN: 0275973921
