Intended for dance historians and teachers of the art who need access to information about dance music, scores, and recordings, this manual includes a discussion of information resources, an annotated bibliography, a guide to recordings, and a selected discography of the music of dance. Sections detail the following: essential research manuals; collections of research materials; cataloging and shelving of materials; bibliographic aids for the music researcher; microform processes; interlibrary loan; acquisition of materials from abroad; locating recordings; and addresses of publishers and dealers. A section on the effect of data processing on music information sources is provided, and the bibliography is divided into the following headings: general aids to research; materials from the field of dance; music reference books; music periodicals; music histories; surveys of and guides to dance music; biographical and style studies of important composers of dance music; and selected studies about or including dance music. (FM)