The following sources identify periodical articles and books about the salon. When using any index, it is important to note its scope and period of coverage.
Arts and Humanities Search
Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1980-current. On-line through FirstSearch
This is a database of citations of journals in all areas of the arts and humanities including music, which can be particularly useful when researching interdisciplinary topics. Although it contains more citations to music journals than IAC cited above, it is still limited in its coverage of music. Those needing more comprehensive coverage should consult Music Index or RILM.
International Index to Music Periodicals
Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1996-. IIMP draws its current content from more than 300 international music periodicals from over 20 countries, and also indexes feature music articles and obituaries appearing in The New York Times and The Washington Post. IIMP covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from the most scholarly studies to popular music. Every IIMP record in the current file (1996 forward) contains an abstract. There is selective coverage of music periodicals before 1996.
Music Index
Detroit: Information Coordinators; Warren Mich.: Harmonie Park Press, 1949- . Index Ref ML118.M84 This is the most comprehensive index for materials about music. It primarily includes citations for periodical articles, articles in conference proceedings, Festschriften, etc. as well as citations for books.
RILM - Répertoire international de littérature musicale (International Inventory of Music Literature: RILM Abstracts of Music Literature)
New York: International RILM Center, 1967-1993 (in print), 1969- (online). Index Ref ML1.I83 RILM provides citations and abstracts for books and articles about music. The coverage is international and emphasizes scholarly literature. Although there is some overlap with Music Index and the International Index of Music Periodicals, the duplication between them is not great. The sources complement one another. More information can be found on the RILM web page. This link can be used to search RILM and RIPMat the same time.
WorldCat
WorldCat. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 1972- . On-line. (Select WorldCat from the database listings linked to the Middlebury Library Catalog.)
This is the database of the On-line Computer Library Center which contains citations to materials in thousands of libraries throughout the world. Although the database was established in the 1970s, it contains information on much older materials as well.