Popular music research can involve historical, archival, ethnographic and even virtual methods.
Need ideas?
To come up with research questions for your project, ask yourself:
Searching the library catalog by *subject* provides a comprehensive listing of books on popular music.
What is a subject search?
When an item is cataloged, it is placed under a topic heading (or headings), devised by the Library of Congress. The cataloger chooses the subject heading most relevant to the item's subject matter. When you search by subject, then, all items classified under this topic are listed.
How do I do a subject search?
From the library home page, choose "Library Catalog". In the Keyword search, click on "Alphabetic search" and change the drop-down menu to "Subject." Type "popular music" into the search box. Like this:
Results will look like the following. Click on the subject heading of your choice to see details.
How do I evaluate websites and other popular media?