Internet Collection & Acquisition Resources (Music Library)
Disclaimer: personal favorites of the compilers. Not a comprehensive guide.
Compiled by R. Michael Fling, revised by Keith Cochran.
Last updated 27 June 2014 by Keith Cochran.
In-Print Online Vendors, Bookstores, and Databases
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Search and compare prices in the following online bookstores + more at AddALL.com (40+ sites) and FetchBook.com (126 stores)
- Amazon.com (online U.S. books, CDs, videos)
- Barnes & Noble (books, CDs, videos, OP books)
- Amazon.ca (Canadian books, CDs)
- Amazon.fr (French books, CDs)
- Amazon.de (German books, CDs)
- Amazon.es (Spanish books, CDs)
- Amazon.co.uk (UK books, CDs)
- Atlantico Books (books and scores from Brazil and Portugal)
- Bibliographie nationale francaise (French national bibliography: books & printed music)
- Blackwell's Books (UK & US books)
- Casalini (books from Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal; login required)
- Deutsche Nationalbibliografie online
- Eastview (books from Russian, Eurasia, East Asia, Middle East)
- Harrassowitz (books from Germany and the rest of Europe; login required)
- Theodore Front Musical Literature (books from the United States and Europe)
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OP Book & Antiquarian Music Dealer Catalogs and Databases
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BookFinder and ddALL Used (simultaneous searches of the following OP book datases and others)
- ABE Books
- Amazon.com
- Alibris.com (OP books & recordings)
- Half.com (an eBay company)
- bibliophile.net (new, rare books worldwide)
- Dan Fog Musikantikvariat (online database of books and scores)
- Harvest Booksearch
- Howard Karno Books (Latin American books old & new)
- Ernst Kuhn (books: separate lists of Russian-language and Western-language music books)
- LIM Musica Antiqua
- Montagnana Books (the violin family: current catalog online)
- Musikantiquariat Michael Raab (books & scores)
- SLAM (French multi-dealer antiquarian book database)
- Paul van Kuik Antiquarian Music (books & scores)
- Zentrales Verzeichnis Antiquarischer Bücher (German-language books and scores)
| Books | OP Books | CDs | OP/Used CDs | Directories | Dissertations |
| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
| Music Library Home |Scores
- American Composers Alliance (database/sales of members' works)
- Blackwell's Music Shop (printed music)
- Casalini libri (Italian scores; login required)
- Educational Music Service (score database)
- Elibron (50,000 reprint scores)
- Ejazzlines.com (everything jazz: scores, CDs, videos books)
- Frank Music Company
- GSP (Guitar Solo Publications)
- Guitar Gallery
- Harrassowitz (scores from Europe and North America; login required)
- MusicaNet (international choral-music database)
- MusicRoom (UK music and books)
- OMI (facsimiles: PDF catalogs)
- JW Pepper.com (Scores published world wide)
- Puvill (scores from Spain, Mexico)
- Ruslania (Russian books, scores, CDs)
- Shar Music (string music database)
- SheetMusicPlus.com
- Penders.com (formerly Sheet Music Service)
- Theodore Front Musical Literature (books & music published world-wide since 1994)
- Trevco-Varner Music (double-reed music)
- Vanderbilt Music (harp music)
- Steve Weiss Music (percussion music)
| Books | OP Books | CDs | OP/Used CDs | Directories | Dissertations |
| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
| Music Library Home |Antiquariat Score Dealer Catalogs and Databases
- Lisa Cox Music (antiquariat scores)
- Dan Fog Musikantikvariat (books & scores)
- Ernst Kuhn (scores & books)
- J. & J. Lubrano (antiquariat scores)
- Musikantiquariat Michael Raab (books & scores)
- Paul van Kuik Antiquarian Music (books & scores)
CDs and Videos
Online Stores and Databases (in-print recordings)
- All Music Guide ("Buy" links to retailer affiliate CDNow)
- Amazon (CDs, videos, books)
- ArkivMusic (classical recordings and videos)
- Barnes & Noble (books, CDs, Video)
- CD Source / AV Source
- CD-Info (product and preservation information)
- ClassicalNet (links to retail recording sites)
- Crotchet (obscure UK releases)
- Descarga.com (Afro-Latin CDs & DVDs)
- ejazzlines.com (everything jazz: scores, CDs, videos books)
- electrocd.com (electronic music)
- GEMM (new, used, imported CDs, videos, books from multiple vendors)
- Gourmet musical (Latin American CDs)
- H&B Direct (principally classical CDs)
- Harold Moores Records (UK CD & LP dealer)
- Musical.gr (recordings from Greece)
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BookFinder and ddALL Used (simultaneous searches of the following OP book datases and others)
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| Books | OP Books | CDs | OP/Used CDs | Directories | Dissertations |
| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
| Music Library Home |
Video Only Databases- Alibris (used DVD and VHS)
- DVD demystified (FAQ)
- Facets Multimedia
- Films Media Group
- DVD Planet
- Kultur Video
- Video Artists International
| Books | OP Books | CDs | OP/Used CDs | Directories | Dissertations |
| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
| Music Library Home |World Music
- Bagchee Associates (Indian academic books, CDs, videos)
- Beat of India (Indian folk music)
- K.K. Agencies (Indian books and recordings)
- Descarga.com (Afro-Latin CDs & DVDs)
- World Music Store (audio, video, books on traditional and contemporary world music)
| Books | OP Books | CDs | OP/Used CDs | Directories | Dissertations |
| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
| Music Library Home |National Libraries, Information Centers, Directories, Union Catalogs, etc.
- AMICUS Web (500 Canadian libraries)
- Canadian Music Collections Directory
- COPAC (25 UK university-library & legal deposit libraries : Same as CURL on RLIN/Eureka, but better search capabilities here)
- IFLANET (IFLA's list of web-accessible national and major libraries has now moved to Wikipedia, complete with links)
- ICCU (43 Italian libraries, including national libraries at Rome & Florence : separate database for music scores)
- libdex.com (directory of libraries worldwide)
- SUDOC (2,000 French universities & research institutes)
- The WWW Library Directory
- International Association of Music Information Centers (links)
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| General Sources | Journals | Microfilms | National Libraries & Music Centers |
| Publishers | Scores | | Union Catalogs | Videos | World Music |
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