- Online as well as Ref. GR101 .A54 1996 in library
- North American folklore (American and Canadian), excluding the folklore of Native Americans.
American Musical Traditions / ed. by Jeff Todd Titon, Bob Carlin
- Ref. ML3551 .A53 2002 5 vols.
- Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, covers Native American, African American, British Isles, European American, Latin American and Asian American musical traditions and influences.
- Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. 11 vols.
- Ref. ML102 .P66 C66 11 vols.
- Volume 9 on published under title: Bloomsbury encyclopedia of popular music of the world / ed. by David Horn et al. Contents: v. 1. Media, industry and society. v. 2. Performance and production. v. 3. Caribbean and Latin America. v. 4. North America. v. 5. Asia and Oceania. v. 6. Africa and the Middle East. v. 7. Europe. v. 8. Genres : North America. v. 9. Genres : Caribbean and Latin America. v. 10. Middle East and North Africa -- v. 11. Genres: Europe.
Encyclopedia of African American music / ed. Emmett G. Price
- Ref. ML101 .U6 E53 2011 3 vols.
- Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles, and its role in American cultural history.
The Encyclopaedia of music in Ireland / eds. Harry White & Barra Boydell
- Ref. ML101.I73 E53 2013 2 vols.
- First comprehensive attempt to chart Irish musical experience across recorded history and document Ireland's musical relations with the world at large. Alphabetical listing.
- Updated web access of Colin Larkin's 10-volume The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th edition, covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, available through Oxford Music Online. Library has 3rd ed. of The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Music Ref. ML102 .P66 G84 1998 8 vols.
- Search specific names or topics.
- Web access to 2004 edition of Ethnomusicology : a guide to research. Updated print 2nd ed. of Ethnomusicology : a research and information guide. ML128.E8 P67 2011 ref. Introduces print and web-based sources and research resources published primarily in the last decade. Sources organized by topic and geographic region.
- Web access to The Garland encyclopedia of world music, the first encyclopedia devoted to the music of all the world's peoples, with each volume devoted to a single region. Print edition: Ref. ML100 .G16 1997- 10 vols., accompanied by 9 CDs at Circulation Desk (SRCD97-121 v. 1-9).
- Updated web access through Oxford Music Online to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Ref. ML100 .N48 2001 29 vols.
- See specific topics or the chapter on Ethnomusicology in general.
Latin music : musicians, genres and themes / Ilan Stavans, editor.
- ML101.L38 L37 2014 2 vols.
- Alphabetical, encyclopedic listing of topics on Latin music and Latino culture, including musical instruments, record cover art, festivals and celebrations, the institution of slavery, feminism, and patriotism. Covers the music, traditions, and history of more than two dozen countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, and Venezuela.
The rough guide to world music / ed. by Simon Broughton et al.
- ML102 .W67 W67 2006-2009, 3rd ed. 2 v. (vol. 3 not yet published)
- v. 1. Africa & Middle East. v. 2. Europe, Asia & the Pacific.
World music : the rough guide
- ML102 .W67 W67 1999 2 v.
- A-Z on the music, musicians and recordings of: v. 1. Africa, Europe and the Middle East; v. 2. Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
Oxford Music Online/Grove Music
