Musings I: Sources and Resources

Having recently posted the Sources: Print, Sources: Media and Annotated Bibliography here, I feel I should explain the criteria for the inclusion of materials on the 3 lists (and one that is still to come). First, the 2 source lists are comprised of what I feel are the most reliable documents from which I am gleaning information about the recordings on a regular basis. Generally, I will mention them, at least by title, when stating information derived from them and will, sometimes, quote from them as well.

On the other hand, the materials in the Bibliography will probably not be used as resources for explaining the recordings. These books are but a fraction of those available in bookstores, libraries, etc. about a myriad of Dylan-related topics. People who write about Dylan tend to be very thorough, I have found, in their chosen subject area as if they want to make sure that there is no way someone else could find additional information relevant to the little piece of virtual-turf they’ve staked out for themselves. The ones listed here are not particularly better or worse than the ones that I haven’t included, these are just the ones that I’ve actually come across along the way and have had time to evaluate. My annotations are very subjective (which is fun for me since, in my job, I would be required to be much more formal, objective and compleat in the production of a bibliography). Therefore, my reactions are not definitive, merely mine.

I expect not only to add to the Bibliography as I come across more materials in my travels, but to also create a similar section that will explore the Dylan-related websites with which I am familiar. They, too, are of a great number ranging widely in scope, depth and quality. The best of them, like my Sources, have already been listed in “Major Dylan Info Sites” links section at the top of this page.