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Bloomsbury Popular Music Profile

What will I find in Bloomsbury Popular Music?

  Pop Music Scholarship

This is one of the few resources at the Libraries that is focused solely on popular music. It's also scholarly research on pop music topics, so it's definitely a resource you'll want to consult.

  33 1/3 Book Series

Looking for history and analysis of some of the most famous recordings ever released? The 33 1/3 series provides just that, in a short, concise package. Each book examines a particular album by a popular artist, from ABBA to Elvis Costello.

Abstracts are an excellent tool for quick evaluation of an item's relevancy to your research need.

  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC OF THE WORLD

Ten volumes of this work are available, covering I. Media, Industry & Society, II. Performance and Production, III. Caribbean and Latin America, IV. North America, V. Asia and Oceania, VI. Africa and the Middle East, VII. Europe, VIII. North America Genres, IX. Caribbean and Latin America Genres, and X. Middle East and North Africa Genres.

  INTERACTIVE MAPS AND TIMELINES

Use these digital tools to explore chronological (1960-present) and geographical development of popular music.