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Music Therapy Research

You are advised to use SuperSearch as the comprehensive research facility to resources and the sub-category Music Therapy is recommended. More about SuperSearch, from Researching Music tutorial, Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne.

For first-time users, this website is designed as a guide to the main sources of information for your study and research. Search the databases to find journal articles, books and other publications of interest. Within the results lists, Source It symbol will sometimes link to the articles online if they are available. When 'Source it' fails, or if your article is not online, you can use the Music Journals List A-Z, or, for local print issues, search the journal title in the University of Melbourne Library Catalogue. If we do not hold the items you need, eligible patrons may request them through the Interlibrary Loans service.

If you have a question about locating the information you need, contact us for expert assistance.

Music Therapy & Music Databases Related Databases Nursing / Medical Databases
Music therapy research, 1964-2003
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Index with fulltext to:
  • Journal of Music Therapy
  • Music Therapy (US)
  • Music Therapy Perspectives

  • Also on: UniM Music CD 5047.
    Earlier ed. : Music Therapy Research, 1964-1998 (PDF) BROWSE only access available.
    Academic Search Premier(EBSCO) - Fulltext
    Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. The database includes full text for 1800 publications as well as images, for nearly every academic field of study.
    BioMed Central via SCIRUS
    An independent publishing house providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
    Music Therapy World
    Choose Structured Review Databases icon in banner.
  • Fulltext access to: Australian Journal of Music Therapy 1990-2002; Music Therapy Today 2001-
  • Index to: Music Therapy World Journal
  • Also archive of articles, papers, dissertations, Conference reports, bibliography, weblinks, etc.
  • Blackwell Synergy - Fulltext
    Also known as Synergy, provides an index and access to the fulltext of the journals from Blackwell Publishing and has much useful material for music therapy and multidisciplinary research topics. Guide
    CINAHL PLUS (EBSCO), 1981- Fulltext
    Access to a complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications, an authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. Guide.
    CAIRSS for Music - Index
    Useful for older material. Index to music research literature from the primary journals in music therapy, plus selections from many other journals. Guide
    ScienceDirect - Fulltext
    An international, multidisciplinary full-text journal service (Elsevier) with index. Numerous psychology journals are included.
    Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition (EBSCO), 1975-
    Index and access to 580 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
    Music Therapy Online Information & Resources
    Indexes periodicals, books, theses, assessment, qualitative research, GIM bibliography and discography.etc. Choose 'Archives & Links'.
    Ingenta Select - Full Text
    A multidisciplinary database indexing topics ranging from science, technology and medicine, to the humanities and social sciences.
    Journals@Ovid - Fulltext
    Index and access to hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals from over 50 publishers and societies. E-journals: fulltext articles from your desktop
    Books@Ovid - Fulltext
    Key medical, nursing, and pharmacy texts from a variety of publishers.
    MuSICA : Music & Science Information Computer Archive
    Fulltext of MuSICA Research Notes, 1994-2001 research on music and behavior by Dr. Norman M. Weinberger. Subject index.
    SCOPUS (Elsevier) - Index
    Scopus is an abstract and citation database covering scientific, medical, technical and social science literature, including 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 international publishers.
    MEDITEXT - Index 1968- Full Text 1995-
    Based on the Australasian Medical Index, provides access to journal articles on all aspects of health and medicine. Guide
    Music Index Online 1974- (EBSCO)
    Index to 800 international music periodicals with selective fulltext. Guide
    SpringerLink - Fulltext
    Index with some fulltext to Springer Publishing journals including psychology and neuroscience titles.
    MEDLINE (ISI), 1950-
    Comprehensive database from the National Library of Medicine (US) of citations to biomedicine, health, medicine, and nursing literature. Tutorial / Intro & tips
    RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, 1967- (CSA)
    A unique index to music books, articles, essays, reviews, dissertations, Festschriften, iconographies, etc. Coverage is broad, extending well beyond the primary journals. Guide
    Sociological Abstracts (CSA) - Index
    Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
    Cochrane Library (Wiley Interscience) Index with fulltext
    The Cochrane Library brings together in one place research which looks at the effectiveness of different health care treatments and interventions. It is recognised as the best single source of information on the effects of health care.
    JSTOR, 1800-
    Index and fulltext to 32 Music titles plus over 1109 core research journals in many subject areas, from the first issue to the most recent years (as required by the publisher). Guide

     

    PEDro : Physiotherapy Evidence Database
    Index to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
    Education Databases Psychology Databases Popular Databases
    A+ Education (Informit)
    "Indexed from 700+ journals in AEI (Australian Education Index) with approximately 33% available in fulltext. Covers all levels of education, from early childhood to tertiary and adult learning.

    Annual Reviews - Fulltext
    Collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for 29 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences.
    Google Scholar - Learn Google 201
    Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. Set Scholar Preferences to display "SourceIt@Melbourne" links to University of Melbourne holdings and subscriptions.
    - Choose Scholar Preferences
    - Find library enter - Melbourne
    - Check box - SourceIt @ Melbourne
    - Click Save Preferences
    Use Advanced Scholar Search for best results.

    Education : SAGE Collection (CSA) - Fulltext
    Index with Full Text to publications on a variety of education topics.

    PsycArticles (CSA), 1985- Fulltext
    Index with fulltext to US, Canadian, and European journals in general and specialized psychology. Fulltext sub-set of PsycINFO. Guide
    Google Advanced Book Search - Using Google Book Search
    Search the full text of books to discover those that are most useful to you. From your results, you'll be able to see everything from a few short excerpts to the entire book. Alternatively, for each book,
    - use the Borrow this book "Find this book in a library" link.
    - Choose "Get this item" to display a list of Australian libraries where the book can be borrowed, or,
    - use the University Library catalogue for local holdings.
    Educational Research Abstracts Online
    Publisher: Routledge.

    PsycINFO (CSA), Index 1840- Fulltext 1985-
    Comprehensive major index to psychological literature. Guide

    Australian Public Affairs, 1995- Fulltext
    Based on the index APAIS, of which approximately 30 percent is available in fulltext. Fulltext sub-set of APAIS.

    ERIC (CSA),1966- Fulltext
    Index with fulltext to journal articles from over 750 professional journals plus conferences, theses, bibliographies, and books. Guide
    Psychology + Behavior (EBSCO)
    Database with nearly 470 full text titles concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry + psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
    APAIS, 1978- Fulltext 1995-
    Australian Public Affairs Information Service index of many Australian publications.

    Education Research Complete (EBSCO) - Fulltext
    A bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Online resource to a large collection of full text education journals. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, areas of curriculum instruction and related social issues.

    Finding Psychological Tests and Measurements - John Hopkins Univ.
    "This guide shows you how to find information about tests and how to find the tests themselves."

    Current Contents Connect, 1998- Index

    Education Complete (Proquest) - Fulltext
    An index with full-text to multiple databases. For full text articles only, check 'Full text documents only' box. For refereed journals only, check 'Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed' box. Guide

    Internet Directories
    Google: Music Therapy

    Yahoo: Music Therapy

    Infomine : Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

    Emerald - Fulltext
    A multi-disciplinary database with full text. E-journals: fulltext articles from your desktop.

    Music Education Resource Base
    "MERB/CMI is a bibliographic database of more than 31,000 resources in music and music education from 38 Canadian and International journals and other sources covering the period 1956 through the present. The journals are fully indexed by title, author, and subject." Includes Subject, People, Places and Ensemble lists, as well as a online search tips.

     

    Expanded Academic ASAP 1980- Fulltext
    A multi-disciplinary database with full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, including the New York Times. Guide

     

     

    JSTOR (EZP), 1800- Fulltext
    Index and fulltext to 32 Music titles plus 100+ core research journals in many subject areas, from the beginning year of publication and includes all but the most recent years (as required by the publisher). Guide

     

     

    Project Muse - Fulltext
    A multi-disciplinary database of the fulltext electronic journals from America's Johns Hopkins University Press covering humanities and social sciences.

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