In this section of the Library's Moodle space you will find resources and activities to help you develop your information searching skills.
The scores can be found on the 1st floor of the library. They are in a section of the group study area and the entrance to this can be found next to the stairs, just past the vending machines. Here you will find items shelved at the 700 Dewey Number. This includes scores, but also material relating to music, drama and media arts. Some useful things to know:
If you are having any difficulties in finding a score please check the trolley with scores awaiting shelving and ask for help at the help desk, a member of staff would be more than happy to help you.
Naxos Music Library is the world´s largest online classical music streaming library. It includes music tracks plus text resources, composer notes, recording notes and history of music.
An open-access respository of 16th-century music provided by the Music Department of Royal Holloway (lead by Dr Stephen Rose) in collaboration with the British Library.
A multi-disciplinary databases with access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines, as well as over 3 million images.
Quick tips on searching JSTOR
Gale Research Complete provides access to a variety of primary and secondary sources. From literary criticism and full text literary works to rare primary source content and news, this resource is packed full of information covering a variety of subjects. You can find details on what each database contains on the Gale menu page after you login, but here is a brief snapshot of what you can find:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
News sources (current and historical)
Gale Primary Sources, including several archival collections e.g. Holocaust sudies
E-books of the Cambridge Companions in Literature, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Music and Culture, giving accessible introductions to major writers, artists, composers, philosophers, topics and periods. Individual titles are listed in the library catalogue.
Oxford Handbooks in Music bring together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in Music. Containing specially-commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer thorough introductions to topics in the discipline.
A multidisciplinary database provides high-quality research on a wide range of topics including but not limited to social sciences, humanities, science, and education.
Over 2,200 e-books in a range of humanities subjects, including area studies, film and media studies, history, literature, musicology, performance studies, philosophy, politics and sociology.
Black Thought and Culture provides approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to the present. The collection is intended for research in black studies, political science, American history, music, literature, and art.
This database includes monographs, periodicals, maps and atlases, music scores and sound recordings, theses and dissertations dating back to 1913 Also, the database contains the holdings of the German Music Archive since 1976 and the archives of the German exile archive 1933-1945.
DDM-Onnline is an international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology.
BoB is a viewing and off-air recording and media archive service which allows you to search for, watch and also record from a list of recorded channels. You can also create clips, search for programmes coming up, create playlists and share them with others.
BoB is only available in the UK.
Search all the online resources from the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) in one place. Includes online newsreels, and historical listings on television and radio broadcasts since 1986.
This resource searches 13 BUFVC databases, which can be searched separately or as one.
A collection of performances and interviews of a number of classic and Shakespearean productions, including: live productions to watch in full or break down by scene, act or speech; interviews and documentaries featuring the cast and creative teams behind each production, as well as detailed study guides, authored by experts in the field.
A multi-disciplinary databases with access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines, as well as over 3 million images.
Quick tips on searching JSTOR
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
Statista provides data on over 80,000 topics covering agriculture, advertising, health, hospitality, consumer goods, and much more. The content is geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, with a focus on current (not historical) statistics.
A globally recognised market analysis resource, Mintel produces hundreds of unique reports into consumer markets every year. Each report provides an overview of a market's dynamics and prospects enabling you to create an informed marketing strategy.
We currently have access to the following UK sectors: Automotive; Technology; Brands; Retail; Lifestyle; Health & Wellbeing; Media; Leisure; Beauty
We also have access to 'Mintel Trends' which gives a more global perspective on a variety of sectors.
BoB is a viewing and off-air recording and media archive service which allows you to search for, watch and also record from a list of recorded channels. You can also create clips, search for programmes coming up, create playlists and share them with others.
BoB is only available in the UK.
A collection of historical archives (modern to present), newspapers and periodicals (17th to 19th centuries) including:
Archives Unbound
Daily Mail Historical Archive
The Economist Historical Archive
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals (Series 2, Empire)
Political Extremism and Radicalism
The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. You can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from different news sources.
The link below will help you find Royal Holloway PhD theses, UK theses through British Library's EThOS service and theses and dissertations from other countries through ProQuest.
The online version of the OED including over 500,000 definitions, together with etymological analysis and variant spellings. Traces the development of English from 1150 AD to the present.
Video tutorial on using the Oxford English Dictionary
Over 100 general reference works, language dictionaries and subject dictionaries covering languages, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences and business.
A series of online research guides in a range of subjects including American Literature, British and Irish Literature, Cinema and Media Studies, Environmental Science, Victorian Literature,Geography, Classics and Philosophy. Each guide contains a series of articles introducing key topics, and lists recommended readings about each topic.
Video user guide (YouTube)
Through this link you will find more information about accessing Senate House's physical and online resources, as well as information about accessing libraries at other institutions.