Reference Online: subscription-based electronic services for English public libraries

MUSIC ONLINE: LISTENING

Music Online: Listening is the gateway to Alexander Street Press’ music listening databases:

• African American Music – documents the history of African American music in sound (eg jazz, blues, gospel)
• American Song – a history database of the great American musical genres (eg country, folk, bluegrass, Western, blues, gospel) performed by well known and loved artists
• Classical Music Library – a comprehensive database of distinguished licensed classical recordings (eg Medieval to contemporary music, choral works to symphonies, operas)
• Contemporary World Music – delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent (eg reggae, world fusion, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and traditional music Indian classical, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gagaku)
• Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries® – a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions covering an extraordinary array of individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds

MUSIC ONLINE: REFERENCE

Music Online: Reference - the gateway to Alexander Street Press’ music reference databases:

• African American Music Reference – chronicles history of African American music from early slave spirituals through to 1970
• Classical Music Reference Library – spans entire history of Western classical music from the Medieval period to the 21st century, including Baker’s Dictionary of Music, Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, and Baker’s Student Encyclopedia of Music
• Classical Scores Library – contains some of the most important classical music scores, manuscripts, and previously unpublished material. A mix of in-copyright and out-of-copyright material is included with a focus on great publishers’ editions (eg the entire catalog of Boosey and Hawkes is available, including the Hawkes Pocket Scores series)
• The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online – the online, fully searchable, full-text version of the ten volume print publication, The Garland Encyclopedia

NEWS: A Special Offer for these products from Alexander Street Press is available now with a potential 45% discount for public libraries in England. Please contact ASP before 25th July 2008 to register your interest. A free trail is also available. Further details here (Word 82KB).

Further information
Find out more about Music Online: Listening (and the individual listening databases included within the package) and Music Online: Reference (and the individual reference databases included within the package) via: http://alexanderstreet.com/products/muso.htm and discover how users with different skill levels, needs, and purposes can bring an interactive element to their exploration and study of music.

How to Subscribe
If you wish to subscribe, first take a look at the  Model Licence  (Word 92KB) and these amendment schedules:

Schedule 1 (Word 32KB) Schedule 2 (Word 32KB)

For pricing information please use the contact details below quoting MLA's Reference Online.

Further information, to arrange a trial, or to discuss pricing:
Hayley J. H. Harris
Sales Director - UK & Ireland
Alexander Street Press, LLP
Mobile Number: +44 (0) 7738-403-546
Fax Number: +44 (0) 20-8626-7436
E-mail: hharris@alexanderstreet.co.uk  

Global Website: www.alexanderstreet.com  

FREE classical music downloads (updated weekly): http://musicdownloads.alexanderstreet.com/promo/