The aim of this page is to bring together, on one page, access to a number of useful resources and tools for music research, composition and performance. Although a number of these sources may be institution specific, they may still be useful for general research.

The list below contains useful research tools that libraries at tertiary institutions may subscribe to, and which you may access via your institution's library (please consult with your library - access to libraries at South African tertiary institutions here):

• Grove Music Online (via Oxford Music Online)
• International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
• JSTOR
• Music in Print Online
• RILM (via EBSCO)
• Sabinet
• Scopus (limited for music. Useful for: interdisciplinary studies, journal statistics, author statistics)

Theses and Dissertations

• Nexus Database (Current and Completed Research Projects)
• PhdData.org (The Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress)
• Sabinet: SA Theses; Current and Completed Research (Library subscription)
• IRSpace
• Scirus (Library subscription)
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
• National ETD Portal (South Africa)
• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Library subscription)

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