Transcript How to Find Music in MORRIS - McMaster University Library

Finding Music in MORRIS
Nora Gaskin
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The 4 McMaster University Libraries
 MILLS -- Humanities and Social Sciences
 INNIS -- Business
 THODE -- Science and Engineering
 HEALTH Sciences
Library Locations
Thode
Mills
Health
Innis
MORRIS: McMaster’s library catalogue
 http://morris.mcmaster.ca
 available to anyone anywhere
 covers all 4 libraries
 lists: books, journal titles, CDs, vinyl LP records,
cassettes, music scores, videos, maps, e-resources,
etc.
 does not list: about 15,000 of our vinyl LP records
listed in the card catalogue, Music Area
first, to search
for music in MORRIS,
you need to know about…
Uniform Titles
Titles of Musical Works
 …are not like titles of books
 they can vary in language, word order, etc.
 often a “Title” search won’t work
 for example, all these titles were found on different
scores and recordings of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony:
Fifth symphony
Symphony no. 5
Symphony nr. 5
Symphony in C minor
Symphonie V
Ve symphonie
Symphonie n. 5
Symphonie no. 5
Simfoniia no. 5
Symfoni nr. 5
Symphonies 3-5
Symphonies 5 & 9
Uniform Titles
 are added by our cataloguers when they put items
into MORRIS
 provide a predictable, uniform way to find musical
works
 e.g. the uniform title for Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
is:
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Symphonies, no. 5, op. 67, C minor
What do Uniform Titles Look Like?
 …for non-distinctive, or generic titles, like
symphonies, sonatas, or quartets?
 …for distinctive titles like Daphnis et Chloé or
Appalachian Spring?
Uniform Titles
for Non-Distinctive,
Generic Titles
…consist of 4 major parts
1. Form of composition
 name of a type or
form of
composition,
usually in the plural
 examples:
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symphonies
sonatas
quartets
suites
concertos
2. Medium of performance
 what instruments,
groups of
instruments or
voices are involved
 examples:
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piano
violin
orchestra
instrumental ensemble
chorus
3. Numeric identifying elements
 serial numbers, opus
numbers or thematic
catalogue numbers
 examples:
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no. 5
op. 23
K. 550
BWV 1044
4. Key & other info
 examples:
– B♭ major
– arr. (an arrangment for
other instruments than
the original ones)
– piano vocal score
– English & German
A Typical Uniform Title
numeric
elements
form
other info
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 18, C minor, arr.
medium of
performance
key
Uniform titles for
distinctive titles
…like Turandot, Messiah,
Appalachian Spring
Only 2 things to remember:
 they’ll be in the original language
 they’ll have no initial articles (the, a, an, le, la, etc.)
Examples of uniform titles
for distinctive titles
 Tchaikovsky’s “The
Nutcracker Suite”
 Shchelkunchik Suite
 Debussy’s “Prelude to the
Afternoon of a Faun”
 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un
faune
 Mussorgsky’s “Night on
Bald Mountain”
 Noch’ na Lysoĭ gore (1867)
Important -- don’t panic! There’s a trick for finding
this stuff out. All will be revealed…
…so now how do I find
music in MORRIS?
Tips, Tricks
& Little-Known Strategies
Author/Title Keyword Searching
 usually the easiest way to find a specific work by a
composer
Keyword Search Tip: Choosing keywords
 use just a few key words and phrases from your
musical work, e.g.
Canon in D for 3 violins and continuo,
by Johannes Pachelbel
Author/Title Keyword = pachelbel and canon
Keyword Search Tip
 use “quotation marks” to indicate a phrase
– keeps words together, e.g.
“magic flute”
Finding a uniform title you don’t know
1. do an Author/Title Keyword search:
mozart and “magic flute”
2. look for the uniform title; it might be here:
Finding a uniform title you don’t know
…or it might be here:
Finding a uniform title you don’t know
3. now you can do a new Author/Title Keyword
search:
mozart and zauberflote
…and you’ll get most, or all of them instead of just the
ones that happened to have the title in English
MORRIS search tools: Limiting
to narrow your search
MORRIS limits:
– format, e.g. CD, record, cassette, score
– location, e.g. Mills, Thode, Innis
– language, e.g. English, French, German
How to limit before you search: go to the
Advanced Search screen
Put in some search terms & choose limits
How to limit after you’ve searched:
choose a limit from the drop-down menu
Keyword Search Tip
 use the truncation symbol *
– also called “wild card”
 retrieves your search word with different endings,
e.g.
symphon* retrieves symphony
symphonie
symphonies
symphonien, etc.
Truncation search example
 Author/Title Keyword search:
beethoven and symphon* and 5
Combining Terms: OR
 broadens your search
 use for synonyms, alternate spellings,
abbreviations, etc.
 always enclose your “or” words in parentheses:
mozart and (“magic flute” or zauberflote)
Author Searching
 to see a list of everything by a composer, performer,
or author, for example:
Author = purcell henry
 scroll down to see titles of works listed in
alphabetical order


names of the
musical works
number of
items for
each one
Advanced Searching lets you…
 search within specific fields
 apply limits in advance
Advanced Search example 1
…to get all
the Dover
editions of
Beethoven
symphonies
Advanced Search example 2
…to get all
the CDs of
Wynton
Marsalis
playing jazz
What if you don’t have a title, just a topic?
1. try a Title Keyword search:
music* and german* and renaissance
2. look for 1 good book, like:
What if you don’t have a title, just a topic?
3. look at the book
details & check
the subjects
4. click on the
subject hotlinks
to find more, or
do a new Subject
Keyword search
using the subject
words
…now I’ve found it,
how do I get it?
Locating a Book
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if necessary, click
Current Location and Status
Locating a Book: 4 essentials to know
Which Location?
Mills
Innis
Thode
Health
Which Collection within the library?
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Mills Bookstacks
Mills Reference
Mills 2 hour Reserve
Mills Periodicals, etc.
What Call Number?
 items are arranged on
the shelf by call number
 if it’s in the
Bookstacks, the call
number also tells you
what floor to go to…
Mills
Book Locator
 for Bookstacks:
– left column
– first 1 or 2
letters of call
number = floor
 for other
locations, right
column
What’s the Status?
 Check shelf: in
 Checked out: out
 Non-circulating …?
– doesn’t go out; should
be on the shelf
 In Storage, On Order,
In Process, etc.
To recall a Checked Out book…
 ...or request a book that’s In Storage, In Process, On Order,
etc.
 at top of MORRIS screen, click the “Forms: Recall,
Storage, etc.” tab, scroll down to Borrowing/Circulation and
follow the prompts
Other MORRIS options
 sorting
 emailing
 My List
Photocopying in The Libraries
 Photocopy machines
– self-service; all libraries; no cash
 Library Debit cards: dispensers or Bookstore
– $3 - $20
– $2 for card; then 10¢ or less a page
Printing in the Library
 printers in Mills, Thode, Innis, Health Sciences
 send from any library computer
 uses library Debit card
 same card, same cost as photocopying (10¢ a page)
Review of
MORRIS Search Techniques for Music
 search by:
– Author/Title Keyword
– Author
– Subject or Subject Keyword
 search techniques
 keyword searching tips
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choose a few key words or phrases
use truncation*
use “quotation marks” for phrases
combine synonyms with “or” and
brackets
– do an Author/Title Keyword
search; find the uniform title;  MORRIS search tools
do a new search
– limit by format
– find one good item and use
– use advanced searching to search
subject hotlinks or a subject
within fields
keyword search to find more
like it
Questions?
…and don’t forget –
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