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Allmusic

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Allmusic


This is my favorite website for answering all the questions we get about bands and artists.  I love all the links within the pages that let you easily explore “meaningful connections between artists and the music,” such as learning more about individual artists who have side projects or have been part of multiple groups, or finding music that is similar to bands you know you like.  It also includes historical information and extensive genre tagging.  I’ve looked up some pretty obscure artists here, and there is always an entry.  Information is current, and I’ve never noticed an error.  There is also news, editorial content, and you can listen to tracks (not that this is part of our job as ready reference librarians, but just so you know!)

www.allmusic.com

Government forms, anyone?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Government forms, anyone?


This webportal maintained by the Library staff at the University of Memphis, has links to a variety of federal government agencies that provide forms. Many of the forms are useful for the general public, and this is a great place to start looking if your library doesn’t already have a particular form on hand.