This bibliographical essay describes a wide array of resources relating to hip-hop culture and rap music, including definitions and overviews, bibliographies, discographies, encyclopedias, historical and biographical information, articles and databases, sound and video recordings, lyrics, information about rap songs, hip-hop terminology and slang, photographs, Web sites, and research collections. The final section is devoted to collecting hip-hop and rap materials for libraries. While the essay is primarily intended to serve as a guide for music librarians who provide reference service and library instruction, and to those with collection development responsibilities, it may also prove useful to educators, students, and those beginning to conduct research on hip-hop or rap.
The Music Library Association’s journal, Notes, provides interesting, informative, and well-written articles on music librarianship, bibliography, trade and media, and on certain aspects of music history. Quarterly columns include scholarly book and music reviews, reviews of digital media, as well as lists of books and music recently issued. Information about new periodicals occurs biannually, and a summary of prices relating to monographs on music and music scores is published annually. The journal serves the Music Library Association’s membership, and other readers interested in music libraries, bibliography, and scholarship.
The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades. Complementing the Association’s national and international activities are ten regional chapters.
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