Understanding and Comparing WEB Search Tools
 

Links for Music   

Finding stuff

• Music Library Association Clearinghouse

A collection of documents and links primarily aimed at the professional music librarian.  However, a number of documents are of use to both non-music librarians and patrons interested in musical topics, including the Necrology file and Anna Seaberg's list of musical links.
 
• NEMLA

The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association, the NEMLA page includes useful links to area music collections.
 
• Association for Recorded Sound Collections

The national organization for issues surrounding all sound recordings, from copyright to preservation to playback of older or unusual recordings.
 
• Libraryland

A useful set of links on a variety of topics, including music and film.  The music page includes links for lyrics, record labels, etc., but unfortunately no annotations.
 
• Music Selection Resources on the WWW

Compiled by Anna Seaberg of the King County Public Library System (Seattle), this list of links has lots of useful links for public library patrons and librarians.
 
• The Netizens Cyberstop Music Page

An especially strong set of links for New York City popular music.
 
• Sibelius Academy

Another set of links, especially useful for European topics, but also for classical music generally.  Good list for ethnomusicology, and most of the major sites for rock and pop music.
 

• Dejanews
• rec.music.*
• alt.music.*
• alt.fan.*
 
• Listservs
• mla-l@iubvm.edu
• tile.net
• Liszt
 
•  All Music Guide

Online guide to recordings in all genres and styles.  Often linked to by online record stores.

Misc Goodies 

• The Unofficial Guide To Tanglewood
• On Broadway WWW Information Pages
• Obituary Index
• Necrology Index
• International Lyrics Server
• Libraryland Lyrics page

World Music 

• Ethnomusicology, Jazz and World Music Resources

Brought to you by the good folks who provide the Necrology Index, this relatively modest set of links has some of the better ethnomusicological sites.
 
• Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music @ UW

Written to support a doctoral program in ethnomusicology at the University of Washington, a good list of links to archives, record labels, and miscellaneous tools (but no annotations).
 
• Mining Company

A commercial site, this has one of the most impressive list of links, helpfully delineated by geographic region.

  Links for Film 

• American Film Institute

AFI is one of the major players in the film industry.  A useful contents page for browsing, or a pretty good search engine for specific queries.
 
• The Association of Moving Image Archivists

The MLA for film people.
 
• UCLA Arts Library Selected Internet Sources in Film

The best list of links I could find for film resources on the web.
 
• Film Music Society's World Wide Web Service

A must for film music enthusiasts.
 
• Libraryland

A useful set of links on a variety of topics, including music and video.  The video page includes links for film guides, distributors, etc., but unfortunately no annotations.
 
• Facets

Perhaps the single best source for videos, especially foreign language, cult, and obscure titles.
 
• Dejanews
• rec.arts.movies.*
• alt.movies.*
• alt.cult-movies.*
• rec.arts.sf.movies
• rec.music.movies
 
• Listservers
• film-l
 
• All Movie Guide

From the good folks who first brought you the All Music Guide, and equally useful.

Prepared by Jim Farrington
3/17/98