This guide serves as a helpful starting point for researching topics related to Musical Theater, related to the MFA capstone project. It includes online resources available through the library, a how-to guide for locating archival recordings of Conservatory and Berklee performances, and suggestions for finding archival materials related to theater in other institutions.
To search for articles in many of the library's databases, use Augmented Search on the library homepage. From the results page, scroll down to the Source Types section on the left sidebar, and select Academic Journals to see journal articles.
Below are some specific databases that might help narrow your search.
RILM abstracts of music literature with full text (RAFT) expands and enhances the unrivaled global bibliography of writings on music with the addition of a million pages of full-text content from more than 200 key periodicals. Coverage includes articles and reviews as well as obituaries, editorials, correspondence, advertisements, and news. Full publication runs back to the first issue will be present for most journals.
Formerly known as International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP). Music journal resource with more than half a million indexed articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1874 to current, covering the scholarly to the popular.
Spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. With more than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources.
Search for articles in the New York Times. Coverage from 1995-present.