Q. How can I find books about music in the 1980's?

Use Library Search to pull up results for:

• ("nineteen eighties") AND (music OR “popular culture”)

• Specific types of music, for example: "Punk rock"
• Specific musicians, for example: David Bowie

Consult these reference books:

• Current Biography Each issue includes a section on famous musicians.
• Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980-2001
• The Greenwood encyclopedia of rock history
• The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians

Continue your research looking at articles from these library databases:

• Project Muse
• JSTOR- select subject area music

and/or search this specific journal, Popular Music and Society, available through:

• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) 

For assistance with the above databases or to find additional sources of information Ask a Librarian.