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This is a guide created to help students doing research in music, music history, music education, music business and more.

Music History Web Resources

Using OhioLINK for Books from Other Libraries

Search the OhioLINK catalog by clicking the link under the search bar on the Books tab of the main library homepage.

Enter your search term in the search box and click Search.

Select the item you want to request from the results list and click its title. (You may use OhioLINK to request books, DVDs, audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and many other types of physical materials.)

Click the green "Request" button under the heading "Library Holdings."

Select Otterbein University from the drop-down list, and click "Submit above information."

Enter your first and last name and your barcode and click "Submit."

You will receive an email when your OhioLINK request is available for pickup. Identify yourself at the circulation desk in the library to check it out.

Looking for Biographical Information on a Musician?

Need a biography on a musician? Click on Oxford Music Online  - This includes the Grove Dictionary of Music.

Try Searching Classical Music Reference Library - for more essential reference materials - this includes Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. 

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music - Browse for cultural groups and more.