Music and Music Business
The Library and Learning Centres provide a wide range of resources and this guide highlights those which are relevant to your course.
Click here for a downloadable version of the information given below.
Online resources
These resources are available on and off campus. If asked, select UK Federation log in, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college name and password.
ClickView
This is a video collection of over 19,000 titles including current TV recordings.
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
To access the Complete Issues site, click the link above. You will then be taken to the Moodle Home screen – click on the top right-hand corner of the page to log in with your college email and password. A page will then be displayed which contains a link to click to access Complete Issues, and below the link the Username and Password required to access the site are also displayed.
A range of databases from the National Library of Scotland. They cover many subject areas and include e-books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual resources and images. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources.
VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)
An online resource for the visual arts comprising over 100,000 images which have been copyright cleared for use in learning and teaching in the UK.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Useful websites and Open Access resources
Site offers an archive of film and TV, and information and articles on film production, distribution and funding.
CCF Project: Vocational Resource Bank
Website offering a collection of videos and other resources covering many subjects.
Guidance from the UK Government on licensing bodies and management organisations.
Contemporary Music Score Collection
The Contemporary Music Score Collection is published by the UCLA Music Library.
The collection includes the digital, open access scores from the Contemporary Score Edition series, the first open access edition of new music published by a library, and scores from the Kaleidoscope 2020 Call for Scores, an open access collaboration with the UCLA Music Library.
Site offering access to downloadable royalty-free music for use in online projects.
Membership organisation for performers ensuring they receive royalties.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic books (e-books)
Most of the print books for your course can be found in music and music business (shelf mark 780 and above) section of the library.
All books on music and the music business can be found on the LLC catalogue.
Click here for a guide to using the Library Catalogue.
The LLC also has a range of ‘English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)’ books, as well as a selection of fiction books.
E-books for Music and Music Business can be found on the catalogue or through our providers Ebook Central, VLE Books and E-books for Further Education. Further e-books are available through the ‘Useful websites and Open Access resources’ section above.
Below are just a few of our most popular e-books – click on the title or image to access the book. If asked, select UK Federation log in, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college name and password.
Modern Recording Techniques by David Miles Huber
The Economics of Music by Peter Tschmuck
So You Want to Join the Music Industry: Here's the Info You Need by Angela Erickson
Understanding Music : Philosophy and Interpretation by Roger Scruton
Journals
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. We have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
Further journals are available through the ‘Useful websites and Open Access resources’ section above.
Accessibility
Our campus libraries have lots of resources to assist you with your accessibility needs – click here to learn more.
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