LibGuides: FYHS 102M: History of Rock'n'Roll: Finding Resources

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Types of Sources:

Primary sources are original materials created at the time of the occurrence in question. Some examples of primary sources include newspapers, sound recordings, films/videos, photographs, catalogs, and advertisements.

Secondary sources are based on primary resources, but occur after the occurrence in question, and provide comentary or an interpretation of the occurrence.Some examples of secondary sources are monographs (books on a single subject) and journal articles.

Tertiary sources summarize information based on secondary and primary resources.Tertiary resources are a good places to look for dates and verify terms and/or spelling. They often provide suggested reading lists. Some examples of tertiary resources are encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks.

Information Resources

Historical Newspapers
Please see this great collection of historical newspapers.

Gale Onefile: News (formerly InfoTrac Newsstand) This link opens in a new window
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A full-text database which allows searching of more than 1,000 newspapers by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields.
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Newsbank This link opens in a new window
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Current full-text access to six Kansas newspapers: Emporia Gazette (2002- ), Kansas City Star (1991- ), Lawrence Journal-World (1990- ), Manhattan Mercury (1997- ), Topeka Capital-Journal (2002- ) and Wichita Eagle (1984- ). Also accessible, Access World news, which is a comprehensive news collection of local, regional, national, and international topics. Terms of Use
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles, and features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
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New York Times (1851-3 years ago) with Index (1851-1993) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to the New York Times online for the years 1851-three years ago. This database offers full-page-images and article images. Digital reproductions of every page from every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable PDF files.
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Wichita Eagle Collection This link opens in a new window
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Digital access to the Wichita Eagle from 1984 to present, Wichita Eagle images from 2018 to present and Wichita Eagle Blogs from 2005-present. Terms of Use

New York Times
Full-text access from 1980 to the present through the Wichita State University Libraries.
50States.com
Links to U.S. newspapers
Newspapers.com
Newspapers from the 1700s–2000s; over 1800 newspapers across the US. Need subscription to access full-text. Historical in scope.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Online access to core scholarly journals in business, education, health, arts & humanities, life sciences, literature, physical sciences, and social sciences. Coverage begins with the first issue of each journal.
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Includes: Arts & Sciences 1-15, Business 2-4, & Life Sciences
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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For Optimal Performance, use Firefox or Edge. Full-text access to current content from high quality, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences, including literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and economics. Coverage varies.
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ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
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Citations and abstracts of articles in thousands of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers in over 150 academic disciplines. Includes full-text access to over half of the journals. Coverage: 1971-present.
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SmartSearch This link opens in a new window
SmartSearch is a “discovery” tool that allows you to search across numerous databases and full-text resources from one place. Included in this search query are major databases, as well as full-text journals and e-journals to provide you with one-stop searching.

Spin
Spin Magazine. Access from 1/1/2008-9/30/12
Rolling Stone
Online 8/9/1990 - present. In print Nov. 15,1969 - December of 2020, call no. AP2. R73.

Wichita State University Libraries Online Catalog
Search for books, videos and other materials held by the Wichita State University Libraries.

To reserve materials in advance of your library visit, place a hold using the Libraries’ online catalog at https://libcat.wichita.edu/.

Instruction for Placing a Hold through the Library Catalog

Use Worldcat to find materials to borrow through interlibrary loan:

WorldCat (OCLC) This link opens in a new window
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World's most comprehensive bibliography with over 40 million records of all types of materials (e.g. books, dissertations, manuscripts, serials, sound recordings, videos and more) cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Coverage:1200-present. Selecting WSU custom page provides localized content from Wichita State University Libraries' collection.

Some Selected Titles:

A New and Concise History of Rock and R&B Through the Early 1990s by Eric Charry
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780819578952
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
Rock and R&B history told with original charts, tables, and timelines.
Is It Still Good to Ya? by Robert Christgau
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781478002079
Publication Date: 2018-10-04
Is It Still Good to Ya? sums up the career of longtime Village Voice stalwart Robert Christgau, who for half a century has been America's most widely respected rock critic, honoring a music he argues is only more enduring because it's sometimes simple or silly.
The Rock History Reader by Theo Cateforis
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 1429460385
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
The Rock History Reader is an eclectic compilation of readings that tells the history of rock as it has been received and explained as a social and musical practice throughout its history.
Icons of Rock [2 Volumes] by Scott Schinder; Andy Schwartz
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780313081903
Publication Date: 2007-12-30
Icons of Rock offers a vivid overview of rock's pervasive role in contemporary society by profiling the lives and work of the music's most legendary artists.
Rock and Roll by Paul Friedlander
Call Number: ML3534 .F74 2006
ISBN: 0813343062
Publication Date: 2006-01-03
In this musical journey, Friedlander offers the melodious strains and hard-edged riffs of Elvis, the Beatles, The Who, Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Motown, the San Francisco Beat, Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, 90's grunge, plus file sharing, and much more.

Wichita State University Libraries Catalog
Search for Online Videos and DVDs in the Library Catalog

To find DVDs to check out, or to reserve in advance for later check out (place a hold) use the Libraries’ online catalog at https://libcat.wichita.edu/. Refer to the instructions here to place a hold/reserve a video to check out:

You may place requests for materials at any time and they will be paged every two hours during our hours of operation. We will notify you via email when your holds are ready. Please note that holds placed for items at the McKinley Chemistry Library and Thurlow Lieurance Music Library will take longer to retrieve.

To pick up your holds, please stop at the Circulation Desk in Ablah Library. Your materials will be held in a locker adjacent to the desk. Upon showing your Shocker ID card, Libraries staff will provide you the information needed to retrieve your materials. The process in place is designed to provide contactless checkout of your materials.

Note: If you are working or attending courses remotely and need to have materials mailed to you, contact Interlibrary Loan. We will mail items to you as needed. You are responsible for returning the items via mail.

Instructions for placing a hold using the Libraries' online catalog.

Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
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This is a comprehensive video collection that delivers more than 48,000 video titles spanning essential subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, history, music, film, and more. It includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs & newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage. It has award-winning films, including Academy, Emmy, and Peabody winners.
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60 Minutes: 1997-2014, American History in Video, Art and Architecture in Video, Asian Film Online (Volumes * & II), Black Studies in Video, Business Education in Video, Classical Music in Video, Counseling and Therapy in Video (Volumes I-III), Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video, Current Affairs in Video, Dance in Video (Volumes I & II), Education in Video (Volumes I & II), Environmental Studies in Video, Ethnographic Video Online (Volumes I-III), Fashion STudies Online, Filmakers Library Online (Volumes I-III), Health and Society in Video, Latin American in Video, LGBT Studies in Video, The March of Time, Meet the Press, new World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present, Opera in Video, BBC Video Collection, PBS Video Collect (2nd Ed), Silent Film Online, Theatre in Video (Volumes I & II), Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy, World History in Video, and World Newsreels Online.
Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
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A source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. Includes the Master Academic Collection and the FMG Archival Films and Newsreels Collection.
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Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new window
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A streaming video platform for a multitude of subject areas: Gender, Race & Diversity; the Humanities; Business; Science; Health; the Arts; Teacher Education; and Communications. In addition to the videos the University Libraries has subscribed to, a preview of other videos are available.
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Flash is required to play the videos on a PC. Videos can also be played on all iPads, iPhones and other mobile devices.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
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A streaming movie service providing box-office hits, independent features, documentaries, international movies, and classics.