Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1, Libraries and the universe of information on music. Overview ; Rules for successful music library users ; Types of libraries and selected listings ; Tips on searching library catalogs ; Bibliographic style and style manuals ; Using the Internet for music research -- Chapter 2, Bibliographies of music literature. Overview ; A : Bibliographies of bibliographies and guides to the literature about music ; B : Bibliographies of music literature : format-specific sources ; C : Bibliographies of music literature : subject-specific sources ; D : Bibliographies of music literature : indexes -- Chapter 3, Dictionaries and encyclopedias. Overview and chronological survey of music dictionaries ; Encyclopedic sources, concise dictionaries, terminological sources, biographical sources ; Special subject sources ; Titles, AKAs, and cross-references -- Chapter 4, Composers, performers, and composer-performers : selected bibliographic and dictionary sources -- Chapter 5, Histories of music and related subjects. Introduction ; Historiography of music and landmark music histories ; Musicology ; Ethnomusicology ; Popular music studies ; Jazz research ; German musicologists in perspective ; Teaching of music history and music history textbooks ; Specific music histories published since 1990 ; Source readings ; Oral history ; Music iconography ; Organology ; Chronologies and calendars ; Biographies -- Chapter 6, Periodicals, periodical indexes, and databases. Introduction ; Selected music periodical titles ; Music periodical indexes and databases -- Chapter 7, Discographies. Introduction : discographic tools and the history of recording ; Specific discographies ; About recordings : a select bibliography -- Chapter 8, From manuscript to printed edition. Introduction ; Manuscript sources and RISM ; Bibliographies of early music (music before 1800) ; Music printing and publishing ; Music printing and publishing : a selected bibliography ; Chronology of printing, publishing, and copyright : landmarks ; Types of editions and the process of editing ; Editing and editions : a selected bibliography ; Study of manuscripts via surrogates : facsimiles, microfilm, and digital copies ; Copyright ; Performing rights societies -- Chapter 9, Bibliographies of music. Introduction ; Bibliographies of music and indexes ; Musical settings of poets and writers ; Regional Bibliographies and other specialized tools ; Resources for local music publishers -- Chapter 10, Composer thematic catalogs. Introduction ; Composer thematic catalogs -- Chapter 11, Text translations and guides to pronunciation. Introduction ; Selected sources -- Chapter 12, Resources for careers in music and other miscellaneous tools. Introduction ; Directories ; Funding resources and grants ; Business and legal resources ; Careers in music ; Travel guides and gazetteers -- Selected glossary of German terms -- Selected glossary of bibliographic terms and abbreviations.