Libraries and the universe of information on Music (Overview ; Rules for successful music library users ; Types of libraries and selected listings ; Tips on searching library catalogs ; Bibliographic style and style manuals ; Using the Internet for music research)
Bibliographies of music literature (Overview ; A, Bibliographies of bibliographies and guides to the literature about music ; B, Bibliographies of music literature
format-specific sources ; C, Bibliographies of music literature
subject-specific sources ; D, Bibliographies of music literature
Dictionaries and encyclopedias (Overview and chronological survey of music dictionaries ; Encyclopedic sources, concise dictionaries, terminological sources, biographical sources ; Special subject sources ; Titles, AKAs, and cross-references)
Composers, performers, and composer-performers : selected bibliographic and dictionary sources
Histories of music and related subjects (Introduction ; Historiography of music and landmark music histories ; Musicology ; Ethnomusicology ; Popular music studies ; Jazz research ; German musicologists in perspective ; Teaching of music history and music history textbooks ; Specific music histories published since 1990 ; Source readings ; Oral history ; Music iconography ; Organology ; Chronologies and calendars ; Biographies)
Periodicals, periodical indexes, and databases (Introduction ; Selected music periodical titles ; Music periodical indexes and databases)
Discographies (Introduction : discographic tools and the history of recording ; Specific discographies ; About recordings : a select bibliography)
From manuscript to printed edition (Introduction ; Manuscript sources and RISM ; Bibliographies of early music (music before 1800) ; Music printing and publishing ; Music printing and publishing : a selected bibliography ; Chronology of printing, publishing, and copyright : landmarks ; Types of editions and the process of editing ; Editing and editions : a selected bibliography ; Study of manuscripts via surrogates : facsimiles, microfilm, and digital copies ; Copyright ; Performing rights societies)
Bibliographies of music (Introduction ; Bibliographies of music and indexes ; Musical settings of poets and writers ; Regional Bibliographies and other specialized tools ; Resources for local music publishers)
Composer thematic catalogs (Introduction ; Composer thematic catalogs)
Text translations and guides to pronunciation (Introduction ; Selected sources)
Resources for careers in music and other miscellaneous tools (Introduction ; Directories ; Funding resources and grants ; Business and legal resources ; Careers in music ; Travel guides and gazetteers)
Selected glossary of German terms
Selected glossary of bibliographic terms and abbreviations.