JSTOR recently announced that its seventh major release, the Music Collection, containing the complete back runs of 31 titles new to JSTOR - all dedicated to scholarly research and theory in the field of music - is scheduled for availability in Fall 2003.

This collection features a far more international selection of titles than any previous JSTOR collection and includes journals published in the Netherlands, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, and France. The journals in the collection span diverse musical genres, and include articles on an array of topics, such as World Music in television ads, and "Structure and Imagery in Chinese Lute Music." With journals stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century, the Music Collection will prove valuable to students and scholars in a number of fields including musicology, folklore, history, and literature. Journals such as Asian Music, Black Music Research, and Latin American Music Review/Revista de Msica Latinoamericana also strengthen JSTOR's selection in several area studies. Manuscript studies, criticism, and book reviews from respected scholars, musicians, and composers such as Aaron Copland, Allen Forte, and Jean-Jacques Nattiez distinguish this collection as well.

When the Music Collection is released, JSTOR will send an announcement via email to participating institutions. In the meantime, should you be interested in participating in the collection, please don't hesitate to contact us at participation@jstor.org. A complete list of titles in the Music Collection can be found on our website at: http://www.jstor.org/about/music.list.html.

Last updated on September 8, 2006