Catalogues
iDiscover
Use iDiscover to search the University’s libraries print and online collections using a single search. Find books, ebooks, printed music, sound and video recordings, open access content and more.
Search tips for music are available in online help and in the Music Libguide
Pendlebury Library
- List of unbound material from the Pendlebury Library Rare Books Room (XR shelfmarks)
- List of Julian Andrews Collection of sound recordings (Pendlebury Library)
- Robert Philip collection (Pendlebury Library)
University Library Music Department
Not all notated music can be found using iDiscover. Some archival material is catalogued in ArchiveSearch whilst a large proportion of printed music can be located using the card catalogues in the Anderson Room. The department also has a significant number of uncatalogued items.
Other catalogues and resources
- Worldcat: OCLC’s union catalogue of over 10,000 libraries worldwide with excellent music coverage
- Jisc Library Hub Discover – union catalogue of UK university libraries
- Explore the British Library (Catalogue)
- Library of Congress (USA)
- Ufficio Ricerca Fondi Musicali (Italy) – National catalogue of music manuscripts to 1900
LibGuides
Cambridge LibGuides provide a wide range of catalogues and finding aids to various resources, including music, ebooks, eresources and ejournals, audio-visual resources and film.