Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites

Arts, Performing

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Home page for the performing rights licensing organization. The ASCAP Resource Guide is an annotated list of reference books, published information sources, and professional organizations relating to the music industry. ACE (ASCAP Clearance Express) on the Web includes a database, updated weekly, of music registered with the organization; it is searchable by title, author, performer, and publisher.

BMI
Home page for the music performing rights organization, with a database of song titles ("repertoire search") searchable by author, title, or publisher. Users should read BMI's disclaimer prior to searching.

Internet Movie Database
Searchable by name of actor/character/crew, title of movie, or keyword. Brief biographical information is available for some individuals in the database.

SESAC
Home page for the performing rights organization, with a searchable database of popular song titles, writers, and publishers. Uses Frames.