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South Asian Music : Print Resources: Journals and Articles
This research guide focuses on South Asian Music. It is intended to be a useful place to start your research, using resources from Mills Music Library and the open web.
Article Databases/Indexes
The library maintains an extensive list of online indexes and other reference and research databases in its Database Library, including subsets for Music and for South and Southeast Asian Studies. The indexes below should be particularly helpful:
- Bibliography of Asian StudiesPerhaps the most helpful online index for research on South Asia as it contains citations to articles both from and about South Asia.
- International Index to Music PeriodicalsIIMP draws its current content file from more than 375 music periodicals from twenty countries and covers both scholarly and popular articles about music.
- International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)A good starting place to look for articles on South Asian cinema, including film music.
- RILM OnlineA comprehensive music bibliography featuring citations, abstracts, and indexes including traditional music, popular music, and classical music. RILM also features bilingual abstracts and all non-Roman scripts.
- South Asia Periodical IndexA locally created and growing resource, the South Asian Periodicals Index provides citations to the Journal of the Music Academy of Madras.
Current Subscriptions from South Asia
The Libraries are committed to continuing access to journals and magazines from South Asia and related to Music. In addition to to the current subscriptions listed below, we're happy to deliver articles available elsewhere using interlibrary loan.
- Chayanata by Uttara Pradeśa Saṅgīta Nāṭaka AkādamīCall Number: Memorial Library AP C504 L
- Journal of the Music Academy by Music Academy, MadrasCall Number: Music Library (Mills) ML5 M32
- Sangeet natak by The Sangeet Natak AkademiCall Number: Memorial Library AP S225 N271
- Sangeet Natak Akademi news bulletinCall Number: Memorial Library AP S225 N271 N
- Sangita kala vihara by Akhila Bhāratīya Gāndharva Mahāvidyālaya ManḍalaCall Number: Music Library (Mills) ML5 S239
- Vageeshwari by Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of DelhiCall Number: Music Library (Mills) ML5 V28
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