Music
Music
Location of the subject
The Music subject (mus/not) is located on Mezzanine Level 3. In addition to all kinds of reference materials, it houses collections of literature and sheet music, supplemented by an extensive collection of sound recordings in the media library on Mezzanine Level 4. This is underpinned by various musical estates (e.g. of salon music), the library’s own archive for contemporary music in Eastern Europe, and the co-operation with the Sophie Drinker Institute (Bremen) for musicological
gender studies.
In addition to its printed collections, the BIS also provides access to electronic resources such as e-books, databases and journals. Further information on this can be found here: Information on access to electronic resources.
Search for literature
You can search for specialist literature and articles that are not listed inORBISplus in specialist databases:
You can find an overview of all electronically available journals in the Electronic Journals Library:
You are welcome to suggest books and other media for acquisition by the BIS. Please use the following form for this purpose:
Nkoda – the digital sheet music app
The nkoda database provides access to over 100,000 editions of sheet music. Scores, performance materials, practical editions and much more can be accessed and used via the nkoda app on PCs and tablets running all major operating systems. The app also allows you to use sheet music offline and add annotations.
Research-related services
Digital Humanities
The BIS Digital Humanities Service offers advice, training and further education on the methods and tools of DH: Digital Humanities at the BIS
Research Data Management
The BIS operates the DARE research data repository and also offers advice and training on research data management: Information on research data management
Authority Data Service
Authority data is a tool for increasing the visibility of research data and results. The BIS assists with the creation and editing of entries in the Joint Authority File (GND): Authority Data Service
Open Access
The BIS supports the University’s researchers with open access publications, including through an open access publication fund: Information on open access publishing
Nationwide services
Specialist Information Services in Musicology
This service is specifically aimed at academics. Its aim is to provide them with specialist literature and research-related information quickly and directly, regardless of their location. As a nationwide system, specialist information services complement the information infrastructures of universities and research institutions.
Access to the resources of the specialist information services is provided directly via the libraries responsible.