SVC Library: World Music Guide: Home

Welcome to the World Music Research Guide

Use this guide to find reliable resources in the library and on the web related to world music.

The tabs at the left will help you navigate the guide.

Contact the library at mv.library@skagit.edu if you need help. A 24/7 library chat service, Ask A Librarian is also available.

Here's a list of starting points for finding World Music resources. Use the menu on the left to find more.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: REFERENCE 780.9 GAR/mus
ISBN: 0824060350
Publication Date: 1997-08-01
Five volume set of books on world music, organized by region, with accompanying CDs.

Songlines World Music Magazine
UK-based online magazine featuring articles on music from around the owrld.
OneSearch
Search to find books in the library, as well as articles in our online databases.
Smithsonian Folkways
Search for articles in Smithsonian Folkways magazine.
Open Folklore
A partnership of the American Folklore Society and the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries, devoted to increasing the number of useful resources, published and unpublished, available in open access form for folklore studies and the communities with which folklorists partner.