RIPM Online Archive of Music Periodicals (FullTEXT) is a unique collection of primary source material— not available in any library— for the study of music and musical life from approximately 1800 to 1950. It is also the only extensive collection available online for music periodicals dating from the Early Romantic to the Modern period, from Beethoven to Bartók and from Schubert to Stravinsky. With a growing collection of over 100 rarely available journals selected by international specialists, the RIPM Online Archive offers an almost daily chronicle of musical activities, and immense possibilities for original research. RIPM Online Archive is a full-text version of journals indexed in RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals. The RIPM Online Archive is updated every six months with new titles.

RIPM Online Archive’s exceptional interface offers easy and intuitive page manipulation including a zoom feature, the highlighting of the section of the journal page corresponding to the selected record, and the use of two browser windows to view simultaneous search results or an annotated Calendar and the corresponding journal page. A detailed Table of Contents (Calendar) introduces each journal issue, and each page view includes a complete bibliographical reference. Containing complete runs of journals at times pieced together from different collections, the RIPM Online Archive’s current content and a selection of forthcoming titles are available at http://www.ripm.org.

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• A unique collection of primary source material that is not available in any library
• The only extensive online collection of rarely available music periodicals dating from the Early Romantic to the Modern period
• Offers unlimited possibilities for original research
• New titles added every six months
• Access RIPM Online Archive directly from RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals on EBSCOhost
• "About the Journal" button offers quick access to basic journal information and to RIPM print introduction in both English and the original language of the journal
• Significantly enriches a library's collection -- for the period from Beethoven to Bartók and from Schubert to Stravinsky
• No more need to rely on fragile, space-consuming microfilm

Additional Materials:

• Music Database Flyer [PDF]