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About the Guide

This guide provides a starting point to finding resources from the CCC Library and beyond for research on many music-related topics.

  • Find Books & Ebooks: Books in print as well as eBooks that you can read anywhere you have Internet access, and how to search for them
  • Research Databases: Trustworthy, free online information sources from the library's databases, including journal articles, eBooks, and streaming media
  • Websites: Trustworthy sites to further explore your music topics

Biographies

First Time Ever book cover

Films on Demand

Films on Demand is a comprehensive streaming video database of closed-captioned educational videos covering a wide range of topics. Find categories relevant to music here, including notable musicians under "Biography," and a large "Music and Dance" area with several subcategories. Below is a small preview of the many music-related films available from the database.

War on Disco

The War on Disco
Play It Again

Play It Again! The Art of Musical Composition
Max Roach documentary

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Picture Books

Herman and Rosie book cover

Ebooks from the Catalog

The library's ebooks are just like the print books you'd find on the library shelves, except they are available completely online for our students, faculty, and staff to read. Explore the eBook collections using the library's database page, or find eBooks using the OneSearch catalog. Most of the ebooks found using OneSearch have no due date, and don't need to be downloaded; simply read these ebooks in a browser window, anywhere you have Internet access. Learn more about ebooks from our OneSearch research guide.






New Books

More Music - Jazz

Check out our guide specifically on everything jazz! Links below--


jazz guide