Finding Music Materials
at
Temple
Anne Harlow
Reference and Instructional Services
Samuel Paley Library
January 17, 2005
How do I ….
• Know where to go for the materials or
information that I need?
• Use the internet to find music materials at
Temple?
• Use Temple’s databases to find music
information?
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There are many libraries
containing music materials at
Temple!!!
How do I know which one has the materials
that I need?
Music Collections at Temple
Listening Library
Presser Learning
Center
Alice Tully Library
Opera Library
Ensembles Libraries
Zahn Audio Collection
Paley Library
 Listening Library
Room 100, Presser Hall
* Come here to do your listening assignments!
* Contains CD’s, LP’s, some videotapes, and basic
music reference materials
* Contact 204-8338 for assistance
 Presser Learning Center
102 Presser Hall
* Houses materials for
Music Education and
Music Therapy.
* Computer
Competency Lab is
located here!
* Contact Aaron Fisher,
204-8308, for
assistance.
 Opera Library
3rd floor, Mitten Hall
* Houses opera LP’s, 78’s, and scores
* Contact Jamie Johnson, 204-6814, for assistance.
 Alice Tully Library
Rock Hall
* Chamber and solo
music scores and parts
* Books about music
* Contact Millie Bai,
204-5531, for
assistance
 Zahn Audio Collection
Ritter Hall Annex
* Houses a large
collection of LP’s,
jazz, classical, and
popular
* Contact Anne Harlow
204-1399, or Brian
Schoolar, 204-3839
for assistance
 Samuel Paley Library
* Main Library of Temple University
* Situated next to the Bell Tower
* Over 40,000 scores and parts, books, and journals
in music
* For assistance, contact Anne Harlow, Performing
Arts Subject Specialist, 204-1399
A Good Place to Start
 Library’s homepage - memorize this URL!
Http://www.library.temple.edu
 Is a great “jumping off” point for all kinds of
research!
To find scores, recordings,
or books about music and musicians,
go to
Memorize
this URL!!!
Diamond
Temple’s Online Catalog
Located at
Http://www.library.temple.edu
August 8, 2000
Click here!
Mouse over here!
What is NOT in the Diamond
Online Catalog?
(the bad news)
Holdings of the Listening
Library, Presser Learning
Center, Opera Library, Alice
Tully Library, or Ensemble
Libraries are not yet in the
Diamond online catalog.
(But we are working on
it!!!)
What IS in the Diamond Online
Catalog?
(the good news!)
 You can use the Diamond online catalog to access
the over 40,000 music holdings in Paley Library
including:
Books
Miniature scores, orchestral scores
Opera scores, vocal scores
Solo and chamber music scores and parts
Music journals
Sound recordings available in the Zahn Audio
Collection
(Digital Diamond is a database of images.)
If you feel confused,
there is help available,
right from the search
page.
Start with a Keyword Search!
Even if you think that you KNOW
what the title of a work is,
a good place to begin is a
KEYWORD SEARCH!!!!
(There is a long explanation for this.
If you have more than an hour, I’d be
happy to explain it to you.)
Keyword Search Screen
Scroll
Down
for help
screen!!!
Search Tips Screen for Keyword Search!!!
So, for example,
if you were looking up Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring,
you could enter
Stravinsky AND Rite
in the Keyword Search box.
Notice at the top of the screen that the computer
tells you how many records are found that
contain the keywords
Stravinsky and Rite.
Notice also the icons to the right of each title,
indicating
the format of each item.
This item is a book!
This item is a score!
Click on a title to find out more
about the location and the status of an item.
Notice that for this publication,
there are two copies, and one is checked out.
Notice also the “Item Loc” (Item Location) column.
In this case, the item is in the Paley Stacks, which are
on the second and third floors of Paley Library.
NOTE!
Most music materials in
Paley Library are housed on
the third floor!
The Call Number gives you a more
precise indication of the location of the item.
(You will probably want to jot this down.)
Under the composer’s name,
there appears what is called the
“Uniform Title”.
Clicking on this will lead you to
other manifestations of the
same work.
There are many ways to customize, or limit, your
search right from the Keyword Search Screen...
Usually, the most important limit to set when
searching for music is
“Material Type”.
Material Types in the Diamond Online Catalog
(most useful for music)
•PRINTED MATL - mainly books. Scores are not included in
this category.
•ARCHIVAL MATL - Stored in Special Collections.
•PRINTED MUSIC - Scores, vocal scores, chamber music.
•MS MUSIC - Manuscript music.
•PROJ MEDIUM - “Projected Medium”, including
videocassettes and DVD’s.
•SPOKEN RECORD - recordings that are not music.
•SOUND RECORD - musical sound recordings in various
formats.
•COMPUTER FILE - CD-ROM or other electronic formats.
•EBOOKS - Books in electronic format.
Limit your search to the type of material desired
by highlighting your selection on the
“Material Type” Drop-Down Menu.
From the Keyword Search Screen,
you can also limit your searches by
Location, Collections, and Publisher.
Limiting searches is not mandatory!
(You do not have to use any of the drop-down
menus on the search screen.)
But, it can make your searches faster,
and your results more relevant.
However, sometimes setting too many limits
can give you incorrect results.
Titles such as...
(and many more)
are known as “Generic Titles”, and are
RAMPANT in music!
Enter generic titles
in the English plural form of the word!
So, for example, if you are
looking for Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, you
could enter in a Keyword Search,
Tchaikovsky and symphonies and 4.
Keyword searches
are a great place to begin for research
about a specific topic, too!
A Useful Search Strategy
• Start with a keyword search
• Examine the list of materials to find one
that seems to match your topic
• Once you have the record for this one item
on your screen, look at the subject heading
that matches your topic
• Click on that subject heading to find other
materials on the same topic.
Keyword Searches
• Use only important
words
• Use Boolean
Operators
• Great for beginning
a research paper
Keyword Searches use
the following Boolean operators:
• AND - requires that both words are
present in the entry.
• OR - requires that at least one word is
present.
• NOT - excludes the word it precedes.
If you are researching the topic “History of Opera”,
you could enter the terms
opera and history
in a keyword search.
Here is your results list. Let’s say that the fourth
title is of interest to you.
Click on the title ….
...to see the entire bibliographic record.
Scroll down to find subject headings that you can click
to lead you to further information.
Subject headings to click
for further information.
You can also search for phrases in Keyword Search,
just omit the “and”.
Here is a search for the phrase “Modern Jazz”.
And your results...
If you want to find
information ABOUT a person,
you can do a subject search in Diamond,
the library’s online catalog.
BUT, remember to enter the person’s
last name first, followed by a comma,
and then the first name.
Once you find an item of interest,
don’t forget
to browse the nearby area in the library
for other related materials!
Library of Congress Classification
for Music
M - Music Scores
ML - Literature about Music and/or Musicians
MT - Music Instruction and Study
Temple University Libraries,
like most major libraries in the United States,
use the Library of Congress classification
system.
How do I find journal articles about
music or musicians?
Use indexing and abstracting databases!
Begin at the Library’s homepage!
http://www.library.temple.edu
(Remember, you memorized this URL, right?)
Mouse over “Find Articles”,
then click on “A-Z” and you will find…
Click here!
Mouse over here!
…an alphabetical listing of databases available to you!
To find out about a database,
click on the “Description” link.
Selected Databases for Music
RILM Abstracts of Musical Literature
International Index of Music Periodicals
International Index to the Performing Arts
JSTOR
Academic Search Premier
Project MUSE
Explore the many databases available to you!
Information is often found in unexpected places!
Other relevant databases for music studies include:
 Anthropology Plus (for world music topics)
 ERIC - (Education Database)
 Education Abstracts
 Ethnic NewsWatch
 GenderWatch
 Historical Index to the New York Times
 Humanities Abstracts
 LexisNexis
PsycINFO
 World News Connection
…just to name a few!
Can I access
these databases
from home?
Accessing Temple’s restricted
databases from home is easy!
Just log into TUportal with
your AccessNet
username and password.
This is the same username
and password that you
use to access your
Temple e-mail.
tuportal.temple.edu
Click on the link for “TULibrary”.
You will be asked to re-enter your AccessNet
password.
Then, you will be taken to the library’s
homepage. From here, you can access all of
Temple’s databases anywhere on or off-campus.
Sometimes a professor will say not
to use the “internet” for a
particular assignment.
Make sure to clarify with the professor what is meant.
There is a BIG difference between the “internet”
and Temple’s Electronic Resources!
What is the difference between using
Temple’s databases and using the Internet?
Focus on scholarly
information
Information written
and presented by
specialists
Articles edited and
reviewed by experts
High probability of
quality information
Uncontrolled!
(Anything goes!)
Unedited!
(No editors making corrections!)
Author is often not indicated!
(It could even be your kid sister!)
Inaccurate information abounds!
(LOTS of garbage!)
OK to use if you EVALUATE the information
carefully!
The Internet and Information
Quality
•
•
•
•
Information overload
Useless information
Inaccuracies abound
Ephemeral nature of
websites (They
disappear on a regular
basis.)
BUT,
using the internet is OK !!
Just be careful
to
evaluate
the information!
5 Steps for Evaluating Information
(knowing your A’s, C’s, and B!)
•Authority
•Accuracy
•Currency
•Coverage
•Bias
Authority of Web Documents
• Who wrote the page
and can you contact
him or her?
• Check the domain of
the document
• Are the author’s
qualifications listed?
Accuracy!!!!
• Is the information factually accurate?
• Are there typos, spelling, or grammatical
errors?
• Are references given to other published
sources?
• Is there any quality control, referencing, or
editing?
• Is there a mechanism for reporting errors?
Currency
Quest for Quality
Last updated
July 2, 1972
• Importance depends
upon subject
• Date produced?
• Date updated?
• Date when will be
next updated?
• Frequency of
updating?
Coverage
• What are the
1. What are the
subject areas and
subject areas and
range
of
subjects?
range of subjects?
• How
2. What type of
materials are covered?
comprehensive
is
3. coverage?
How comprehensive
the
is the coverage?
4. What are the
limitations to the
coverage?
5. What is the level of
detail?
6. How far back in time
does the information
go?
BIAS:
Objectivity of Web Resources
• Is the information
presented with a
minimum of bias?
• What is the purpose of
the web page?
• What opinions are
expressed by the
author?
Apply this knowledge when
using the Web as a Research tool!
A Final Reminder...
• Have fun!
• Focus!
• Evaluate
resources as
you go.