RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (RIPM_Music_Periodicals)

Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals

Why select this database?

• International coverage of the music periodical literature published from the late 18th- to mid-20th- centuries in Europe and the United States.
• Chronologically complements coverage available in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.
• Contains records in twelve languages with full bibliographic information.
• Most citations contain extensive editorial commentary dealing with content.
• Periodicals indexed are selected by an international board of distinguished music scholars, librarians, and archivists.
• Cumulative index to over 205 printed RIPM volumes, 10 new volumes each year.
• Treats complete runs of journals in most cases.
• Permits access, often for the first time, to primary source material-offering an almost daily chronicle of music and musical life-and to an immense bibliography of music.
• Offers a critical reference and teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate students, a fundamental resource for the scholar, an essential resource for the performer.
• Over 20,000 new records are added each year.

Index labels and examples of an expert search in RIPM_Music_Periodicals

Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:) when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign after an index label (au=) for an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual searches.