Music

This is UCLan's Music library page.

For more help and guidance please contact your Subject Librarians: Julie Hitchen and Francesca Robinson

Books

Use Library Search to find books and eBooks

For module specific reading please refer to UCLan reading lists.

Ebook Central - our largest eBook collection
Oxford University Press Music Collection
Routledge Handbooks Online
Other eBook collections

Journals and Articles

Subject-specific Resources

The Wire magazine - (1982-present) select login then 'via institution'.
Film and TV Literature Index
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Rock's Backpages - (1950s - present) archive of Rock 'n' Roll history
78rpm Records Digitised by George Blood - No username or password is required for this site.

If you want to find out if we subscribe to a particular journal or magazine title, use the Journal Finder. If the library does not have access you may be able to request a copy from the Inter-library loan service.

Additional Resources

Visual resources

Alexander Street Video
BoB - Box of Broadcasts - TV programmes, films and radio from the UK freeview channels
Kanopy - international films and documentaries
LinkedIn Learning - training videos including interviews with designers

Industry contacts and Market research

FAME - financial information for UK companies, use to create contact lists for the music industry
HS Talks - Lectures from business experts
IBIS World - industry overview reports
Mintel - reports from the leading market research company
Passport - market statistics on industries, countries and consumers worldwide

Quick Links

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