Directory of Library User Guides for Music Collections

ONLINE CATALOG GUIDES

DRA Systems

Searching for Music in LUCIA: A Brief User-friendly Guide / Eunice Schroeder. Lawrence University, Appleton, WI. Rec'd. 2/96. 4 p.

Point of use guide offering tips on searching music in an online catalog.

Available at http://cwis.lawrence.edu/~schroede/lucia1.htm

GEAC Systems

Music Scores and Sound Recordings: Searching on GEAC using Boolean / Monica J. Burdex. California State University, Northridge. 10/92. 1 p.

Definition and description of boolean operators. Music-related examples are used.

Paper copies from Monica J. Burdex, Performing Arts Librarian, Public Services/OLIB, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8327. Telephone (818) 885-4679. E-mail to mburdex@dewey.csun.edu

NOTIS Systems

Boolean and Keyword Searching for Music Materials / Cornell Music Library. Rec'd. 2/96. 7029B.

Point of use guide for NOTIS system covering Boolean and positional operators, narrowing searches using work numbers or format words, limiting a search with field-name delimiters, use of truncation, help screens, stopwords, and evaluating search results.

Available at http://www.library.yale.edu/~segglstn/mugdir/muguides/opac/nicsbaks.txt  . Paper copies from Lenore Coral, Cornell Music Library, lfc1@cornell.edu

Keyword Searching for Music Materials on LOLA / Lois Kuyper-Rushing. Louisiana State University. 6/95. 5,394 B.

Point of use guide for NOTIS system which discusses keyword searching, truncation, format limiting, field limiting, and searching contents notes.

Available at http://www.library.yale.edu/~segglstn/mugdir/mugides/ug_opac/guide1.not  . Paper copies from Lois Kuyper-Rushing, Head, Music Resource, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Telephone () 388-4674. E-mail to notlkr@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu

Searching HOMER in the Cookson Music Library / Joseph Scott. University of Connecticut. 1/94. 21 p.

Intended for use at OPAC, presents searching techniques and musical examples for a NOTIS system. Types of searches include author, title, subject, keyword, call number, video, compact disc, and journal searches. A three page summary is included.

Paper copies from Joseph Scott, Cookson Music Library, U-153, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1153. E-mail to hbladm16@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Searching MNCAT for Sound and Video Recordings / A. Lathrop. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. 9/94. 2 p.

Point of use guide for searching sound recordings and videos in an online catalog.

Paper copies from Laurie Probst, Music Library, 70 Ferguson Hall, 2106 S, 4th St., University of Minnesota, 55455. Telephone (612) 624-8552. E-mail to Laura.K.Probst-1@tc.umn.edu

Local Systems

Hints for Finding Music in ILLINET Online / H. Stephen Wright. Northern Illinois University. Rec'd. 2/96. 2 p.

Well-designed point-of-use guide to searching music in an online catalog. Provides tips for performing various searches effectively.

Available at http://www.lib.niu.edu/nlib/musiclib2.html  .  Paper copies from H. Stephen Wright. Northern Illinois University, Music Library, DeKalb, IL 60155-2889. Telephone (816) 753-9839. E-mail to hswright@niu.edu

Scores, Recordings, and Videos in the Music Library: Searching Tips Using Wilco / Deborah Pierce. University of Washington. 9/95. 2 p.

A two page handout describing searching techniques for finding these materials in the UW online catalog.

Available at http://www.lib.washington.edu/libinfo/libunits/soc-hum/music/mlcbib.html Paper copies from Deborah Pierce, University of Washington, Music Listening Ctr., DN-10, Seattle, WA, 98105.

Scores, Recordings, and Videos in the Music Library: Searching Tips Using Willow / D. Pierce. University of Washington. 9/95. 2 p.

A two page handout describing searching techniques for finding these materials in the UW online catalog.

Available at http://www.lib.washington.edu/libinfo/libunits/soc-hum/music/mlcbib2.html Paper copies from Deborah Pierce, University of Washington, Music Listening Ctr., DN-10, Seattle, WA, 98105.

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