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Subjects: Music

Music Index This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database of articles, reviews, and obituaries about music, musicians, and the music industry covering every aspect of the classical and popular worlds of music. EBSCOHost Tutorial
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive music bibliography featuring citations, abstracts, and subject indexing. Covers all types of music, music education, theory, therapy, and others. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of major and small label recordings in streaming audio format. Covers all eras and sub-genres of classical music, as well as some jazz, world, and popular music, and includes information on pieces and composers, pre-set and user-created playlists, and mobile capability. Naxos Music Tutorial
IPA Source This link opens in a new window
The web's largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.

First, log into Naxos via the UA Libraries using this link: https://login.ezproxy.uakron.edu:2443/login?url=https://uakron.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com/.
Once you're in, you should see University of Akron & University of Akron-Wayne in the upper left hand corner.
Go to the navigation bar on the left and follow the Playlist link.
Locate the Student/Member Sign up at the top right and follow the Sign up link.
Create a login on the sign up page. This login, consisting of your email address and a custom password, then becomes your login for the mobile app.
You will be sent a confirmation email, where you will need to click on a link to confirm the creation of your account.
Download the app onto your device, and log in!

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary source for scholarly, popular, professional, and news publications. This is a good place to start many searches or to gather material from various disciplines at once. EBSCOHost Tutorial
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
Complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals. JSTOR Tutorial

Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
Web-based digital video service streaming educational titles in dozens of subject areas.