The short course : music research and writing. The research process ; Starting-point resources : reference books ; Starting-point resources : journals ; Starting-point resources : bibliographies ; A case study ; Scholarly writing ; Writing samples -- How to : discover and use resources. Browsing as a discovery strategy ; Databases : structured for searching ; Subject searching in library catalogs : controlled vocabulary ; Subject searching in indexes and abstracts ; Keyword searching ; Related-record searching and citation indexes ; Other discovery methods : experts and the Internet ; Using thematic catalogs -- Resources : the literature of music. M : the music : scores and recordings ; ML : music literature ; MT : instruction and study -- Form subdivisions : a selective list from the Library of Congress subject headings -- Outline of the Library of Congress m-class -- Topical guide to music in the Library of Congress classification -- Bibliographies by topic in ML128.