Announcing a Free Information Source in Music

[mbic@mila.ps.uci.edu (Music and Brain Information Center)]

The following letter has been mailed to a number of music, auditory system  
and behavioral/cognitive science researchers at a variety of institutions.  
We are posting this notice to a variety of music-related newsgroups on the 
chance that some readers might be interested but, as yet, unaware of our new 
Music and Brain Information Database.  We welcome all inquiries.

-- MBIC Coordinators    (mbic@mila.ps.uci.edu)

		Announcing a Free Information Source in Music

Dear Colleague:

There is  now a source of information on research in music and 
behavior that is available free of cost to all interested workers. 

Topics covered are previous and current publications of journal 
articles and books in the following fields: auditory system, animal 
and human behavior, cognition, creativity, human brain and 
neuropsychology of music, effects of music on behavior and 
physiology, music education, music medicine, musical  
performance, music therapy, perception and psychophysics.  The 
entire contents of the following journals are being included: 
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of 
Music Therapy, Journal of Research in Music Education, Music 
Perception, Psychology of Music, and Psychomusicology.  Complete 
abstracts are included for journal articles, wherever possible. The 
information base currently has more than 10,000 entries and it is 
updated continually. 

This information is being provided by the Music and the Brain 
Information Center (MBIC), recently established at the University 
of California, Irvine. Its goals are (a) to establish a computer-based 
bibliographic record of  scientific research on music, including its 
brain substrates, (b) to serve as a clearing house for the newest 
findings and (c) to foster interdisciplinary knowledge concerning 
music, behavior, the brain and allied fields. 

Information is directly accessible via computer link. To obtain a 
free account send E-mail to mbic@mila.ps.uci.edu.  However, if you 
are unable to access the database by computer, please write or 
FAX me at the address listed above, stating the type of search you 
need and we will help if possible.

We invite you to send reprints and preprints for entry into the 
database and we welcome suggestions concerning all aspects of the 
database and the MBIC. 

If this letter is a duplicate, please give it to a colleague or please 
post.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Norman M. Weinberger
Professor and Scientific Director, MBIC