Steven K. Gerber



You're invited to my monthly
DRIVE-BY MUSICOLOGY programs

for this semester's flyer

download past handouts:
RIPM Database
Mozart Online
Free-Access Journals A
Free-Access Journals B
Source/Avantgarde
Conductor DVDs
Audio & Score DBs
Facsimiles
Performance Anxiety
Free Online Scores
Electronic Resources
Mellen Opera Index
ASP's Music Online


Reference Librarian and
Liaison for Music, Theater, and Dance
Johnson Center Library

Adjunct Professor
Department of Music

(703) 993-9051
sgerber@gmu.edu
JCL 227, MSN 1A6

MUSIC 662
Intro to Music Research


FALL 2009 SYLLABUS

Assignments and Readings:
#1, Musical Autobio
and Readings 1 for Sept. 10
#2, Research Topic
and Readings 2 for Sept. 17
#3, Encyclopedia Entries
and Readings 3 for Sept. 24
#4, Periodicals Marathon
and Readings 4 for Oct. 1
#5, Article Critiques A
and Readings 5 for Oct. 8
#6, Website Evaluation
and Readings 6 for Oct. 15
LC Readings for Oct. 23
#7, Book Reviews
and Readings 7 for Oct. 29
#8, Progress Report
and Readings 8 for Nov. 5
#9, Article Critiques B
and Readings 9 for Nov. 12
#10, Editions Comparison
and Readings 10 for Nov. 19
#11 & 12, Final Projects

Miscellaneous Handouts:
Library of Congress Trip
Think Like a Librarian
Toulmin Model
Thesis, Abstract, etc.
Evaluating Resources
Turabian Format Basics
Types of Bibliography
Indexing
Periodicals
Editing/Editions
Special Citation Formats
Educational Research
Icono-, Disco-, Biography
Presentation Schedule

Brief Resume
[CLICK] link to
old PowerPoint slides on
Music Search & Retrieval

MAY I ASSIST YOU in your search for performing materials and your pursuit of information about the past, present, and future of the performing arts? As the Johnson Center Library's liaison with the Departments of Music, Dance, and Theater I am the contact person for knowledge management in these areas. Please call on me for:

  • personal consultations regarding faculty teaching and research interests, as well as one-on-one reference assistance to performing arts students
  • suggestions for integrating library and electronic-resource use into student assignments
  • classroom instruction in use of library finding-aids, reference sources, subject indexes, and databases, both print and electronic--with options for a library tour of physical facilities and hands-on computer activities
  • procedural assistance or referral in such areas as electronic course reserves
I'm interested in your input regarding the acquisition of NEW ITEMS or the institution of NEW SERVICES at Johnson Center Library, and can serve as your intermediary for other library functions, such as preserving the traces of your current performance activities and creative projects that will become "primary sources" for performing-arts historians of the future.

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Phone: 703-993-9051
Email: sgerber@gmu.edu
Campus mail: JCL 227, MSN 1A6



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