Here are a few places you can find eBooks; from off campus you will log in with your myNOVA username and password (the same ones you use to access Canvas, student email, etc.). More information on downloading eBooks.
beethoven AND biography |
Use AND between two or more terms to find materials withall the terms.
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rock music OR punk music |
Use OR between similar terms. Searching for rock music OR punk music will find books that refer to either term. You must capitalize OR.
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"music theory" |
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "music theory" to find the words in that specific order.
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music* |
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using sing* as a search term will include results that refer to music, musical, musicals, musician, musicians, and musicology. |
Books and eBooks are a great choice when you're new to a subject, since they can provide topic overviews and background information. They don't need to be read cover-to-cover to be useful - just check the table of contents or the index to find sections that are relevant to your interests. In eBooks, you can do a search for your topic within the book.
For some short, music-relevant reads, check out the Very Short Introductions database below: