INFORMATION LITERACY IN WORLD MUSIC
or "The Bibliography of Ethnomusicology"

Instructor:         Dr. Carl Rahkonen  310 Cogswell Hall   ph. 724-357-5644
                        Email:  Rahkonen@iup.edu      Web:  www.people.iup.edu/rahkonen

Course Web site: http://www.people.iup.edu/rahkonen/ilwm

Office hours:  M-F 8:00 a.m. to  4:00 p.m.  Please call for an appointment.

Objective:  To learn how to find and appraise print, electronic and media materials about all types of music from around the world.

Grading:  Weekly reading assignments to be completed before the class meets 20% Weekly written assignments due the following week (20%)  Midterm and Final Examinations (20% each) and Final Project (20%).

Week 1            Course overview and the research process.

Week 2            Definitions, History, and Scope of World Music Scholarship

Week 3            The World Wide Web as a framework

Week 4            Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Week 5            Books: World Music Subject Headings

Week 6            Journal Articles: Indexes and Abstracts

Week 7            Dissertations and Theses

Week 8            Spring Break  (Take Home Midterm)

Week   9          Sound Recordings, Films and Videos

Week 10          Archival Materials

Week 11          Fieldwork

Week 12          Transcription and Analysis

Week 13          Musical Instruments

Week 14          Recent issues in World Music Scholarship

Week 15          Intellectual Property and World Music

Week 16          Final Projects Due and Final Exam Review

(Note: Final Exam is at the Scheduled Time During Finals Week)