If you identify a print book that you wish to locate in the library, you use the call number to locate it on the shelf.
The Guide to Locating Books handout outlines the process of locating a book on the shelf and the Library of Congress Classification System handout provides a broad outline of the system we use to organize the books on the shelves by topic.
The library offers about 42,000 print books and over 590,000 Ebooks! Use Primo to locate them - select the Everything option if you are looking for Ebooks and then limit to Material Type "Books."
If you can visit the physical library, we have a very strong collection of music books, several of which may be of use to you. We also offer the following electronic reference books which can provide authoritative overviews of many topics.
Six Great Piano Sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oversize M23 .M7 2003
Five Great Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven Oversize M23.B414 S33 1999
Masters of the Keyboard: Individual Style Elements in the Piano Music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms by Konrad Wolff ML705 .W64 1990
Music for the Piano; a Handbook of Concert and Teaching Material from 1580 to 1952 by James Friskin and Irwin Freundlich ML128.P3 F7 1973
The Piano Works of Claude Debussy by E. Robert Schmitz MT145 .D4 S3 1966
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music; An Historical Survey of Music for Harpsichord and Piano by John Gillespie ML700 .G5 1972
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Research Assistance - Spring 2025
Email is the best method to use to contact me, I check my email several times a day during my normal work hours (9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST Monday through Friday). I check email less frequently (sometimes, not at all) during the weekends and on vacation days; if you need immediate help during these times, use the email and/or chat resources listed on our Ask for Help web page.
I look forward to working with you.
John