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History of Music I
Library Resources
Frederic Murray
Assistant Professor
MLIS, University of British Columbia
BA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services Librarian
Al Harris Library
[email protected]
Today’s Class Session
• JSTOR vs. Music Index (journal archive vs.
article database)
• WorldCat (How to use ILL)
• Advice on vetting websites
• RefWorks (Chicago Citation Style)
Assignments
1) 3-5 min. presentation on a composer
2) 90 sec. presentation on historical music instruments
3) 4 page, research paper (their choice of topic)
4) ILL specific assignment
Charles Mingus
Definitions
• Catalog
• Database
• Search Engines
Tools of Scholarship
Content
• Books
• Articles
• Journals
• Citations
• WWW
Tools
• Catalogs
• Databases
• Lists
• Indexes
• Search Engines
Search
• Keywords
– phrases
• Natural language
• the, of, an….NO
• Boolean
– And
– Or
– Not
Example
Mingus and Composition
Mingus and Composition or Technique
Mingus and Composition and Goodbye
Pork Pie Hat
Databases
Music Index (EBSCO)
• Article Database
• Keywords/Boolean
JSTOR
• Journal Archive
• Keywords/Boolean
• Popular/Scholarly
• Scholarly
• Citations/Full Text
• Full Text
A Few More…
• Credo – basic biographical information
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
• IMSLP (International Music Score Library
Project) / Petrucci Music Library*
– Open Repository
Open WorldCat
ILL ( Interlibrary Loan)
• The Interlibrary Loan Service gives SWOSU
students, faculty, and staff a fast, convenient way to
obtain materials that are not available in the Al
Harris Library.
• You can make interlibrary loan requests by filling
out an online interlibrary loan form for journal and
magazine articles or for books, videos, and sound
recordings
• Document Delivery
Vetting Websites
• What is the Internet?
• Domain Names
– .com .edu .gov
• Google Site Search
Charles Mingus site:edu
Charles Mingus site:gov
Class Resources
• Web Page
• Campus Guide
• Refworks
– Create Account
Class Exercise
• Research Topic
• Brainstorm for Keywords/Use Worksheet
• Find 3 articles in Music Index related to the topic
– Export to Refworks
• Find 3 articles in JSTOR
– Export to Refworks
• Create Bibliography
Class Exercise
• Jazz, more than any other
music, has been closely
associated with the
geographical, social,
political, and economic
affects of American cities as
well as the fluctuating
reputation of American
culture throughout the
world.
• Brainstorm for
Keywords/Use Worksheet
• Find 3 articles in Music
Index related to the topic
– Export to Refworks
• Find 3 articles in JSTOR
– Export to Refworks
Create Bibliography
Questions?
• Contact me:
• Frederic Murray
• 774-7113
• [email protected]
Thanks!