Music Cataloging at Yale ORBIS and OCLC

Searching titles in both the cataloging module and the OPAC:

• Titles containing words with internal commas cannot be retrieved unless the comma is included in the search string.
• Commas that occur between words are not affected and may be omitted when searching.

Ellipses:
Ellipses are transcribed as hyphens in the bibligraphical record. In a Voyager title search, include or omit the ellipses or hyphens with or without a space after them.
Title:	... huésped de las nieblas ...
Search:	... huésped de las nieblas ... or --huésped de las nieblas- or huésped de las nieblas All searches can be done with or without the diacritic

A hyphen in the title:
In a Voyager title search, either include the hyphen in the search or delete it and replace it with a space
Title:	Konzert f-Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056
Search:	konzert f-Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056 or konzert f Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056
versus a similar title without a hyphen:
In both, include the space in "f Moll"
Title:	Konzert f Moll für Klavier und Orchester
Search:	konzert f Moll für Klavier und Orchester
A hyphen in the name:
In a Voyager staff name headings search, either include the hyphens or omit the hyphens, in the name and date portions of the heading, and replace with spaces.
Name:	Eckhardt-Gramatté, S. C. (Sophie-Carmen), 1899-1974
Search:	eckhardt-gramatté, s. c. (sophie-carmen), 1899-1974 or eckhardt gramatté, s. c. (sophie carmen), 1899-1974 or eckhardt gramatté s c sophie carmen 1899 1974 Note: search with or without the comma.

Ampersand:
In a Voyager title search, you must include the ampersand. It cannot be omitted or spelled out.
Title:	Sonata for violin & piano
Search:	sonata for violin & piano

Plus sign:
In a Voyager title search, you must include the plus sign. It cannot be omitted or spelled out.
Title:	Paduana + 2 galliards for 5 instruments
Search:	paduana + 2 galliards for 5 instruments

Parentheses:
In a Voyager title search, either omit or, if copying and pasting, include the parentheses.
Title:	2e sonate (en mi majeur) pour violin et piano
Search:	2e sonate (en mi majeur) pour violin et piano or 2e sonate en mi majeur pour violin et piano

Brackets:
In a Voyager title search, either include the brackets or omit them and do not add spaces.
Title:	Horn sonat[a]s
Search:	horn sonat[a]s or horn sonatas

Musical flat sign:
a Voyager title search, truncate the search to "sonata in b" and scroll down to the end of titles retrieved, which are in alphabetical order.
Title:	Sonata in B♭ for clarinet and piano
Search:	sonata in b Note: The results are in alphabetical order; the musical flat sign is alphabetized at the end of the list of titles. or include the flat sign; do not substitute with a lower case "b": Sonata in B♭ for clarinet and piano

Musical sharp sign:
In a Voyager title search, include the sharp sign.
Title:	Trio, F# minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello ♯
Search:	Search using the pound sign (#), with or without commas or periods: trio, f# minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello or trio f# minor op 1 no 1 for pianoforte violin and violoncello If the search retrieves no results, try the search again using the UNICODE sharp sign (♯), with or without commas or periods: trio, f♯ minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello or trio f♯ minor op 1 no 1 for pianoforte violin and violoncello

Diacritics
In a Voyager title search, either omit or, if copying and pasting, include the diacritics.
Title:	Sonate für Flöte (Altflöte) und Klavier, op. 25
Search:	sonate für flöte (altflöte) und klavier, op. 25 or sonate fur flote (altflote) und klavier, op. 25

Special two-letter characters such as Æ, æ
In a Voyager title search, search either as individual letters or, if copying and pasting, with the character.
Title:	Mediæval musical relics of Denmark
Search:	mediæval musical relics of denmark or mediaeval musical relics of denmark
Special one-letter characters such as Polish L, d with bar, slash o, etc.
In a Voyager title search, substitute the character with the letter without the slash, bar, etc. or, if copying and pasting, search with the character.
Name:	Aksdal, Bjørn
Search:	aksdal, bjørn or aksdal, bjorn Note: search with or without the comma.
Superscript o
This character may also be input as a regular lower-case o, so it would make sense to search this title with and without the o. In a Voyager title search, omit the superscript ° and replace it with a lower case letter o.
Title:	Symphonie n° 5 en ut dièse mineur
Search:	symphonie no 5 en ut diese mineur
The German Szlig: ß
The ß should be input and searched as "ss"
Title:	Baßschlüssel, das ist, Anleitung für Anfänger und Liebhaber der Setzkunst
Search:	bassschlussel das ist anleitung fur anfanger und liebhaber der setzkunst