Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: From George Grove to the "New Grove"

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians has been on the shelf for two years now, and the pride and excitement I felt when it first appeared, due to my small contributions to its content and completion, have not diminished. As a reference librarian, I use it constantly myself and with patrons...

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Published in:Reference services review 1982-03, Vol.10 (3), p.15-22
Main Author: Daub, Peggy
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians has been on the shelf for two years now, and the pride and excitement I felt when it first appeared, due to my small contributions to its content and completion, have not diminished. As a reference librarian, I use it constantly myself and with patrons to answer a wide spectrum of questions. As a cataloger, I turn to it for birth and death dates, help in establishing names and uniform titles, and for the date of composition for music (to be stored in field 045 of the MARC format). As a researcher, I delve into it time and time again for the opinions of respected scholars and for data in worklists and bibliographies.
ISSN:0090-7324
2054-1716
DOI:10.1108/eb048753