FINDING SHEET MUSIC THE QUICK GUIDE 1

Cambridge University Library has circa 600,000 items of sheet music including both printed and manuscript music. 2 FINDING SHEET MUSIC

Important things to know: Not everything is on Newton or LibrarySearch Only around a third of all sheet music can be found on the online catalogues If you can’t find what you want please ASK! 3 ONLINE CATALOGUES

Music catalogues are among the most diverse in the library : Online catalogues : Newton / LibrarySearch / JANUS Card catalogues : With a choice of primary (more academic) or secondary (more ephemeral) music, in a variety of locations (although principally in the Anderson Room) Sheaf catalogues : Secondary music “only” but with a few surprises And the behind the scenes manual and computer catalogues for uncatalogued items (there are around 61,000 of these!) 4 FINDING SHEET MUSIC

Finding printed music at the UL 14:30 – 15:30, 18 th October 2012 Morison Room, Cambridge University Library 5 FINDING SHEET MUSIC

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If you find a non- borrowable copy on the electronic catalogues, it’s worth double checking the card catalogues for a borrowable copy 13 REMEMBER….

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Most sheet music is either catalogued in the card catalogues in the Anderson Room, or is in a behind the scenes manual or electronic catalogue. 17 THE CARD CATALOGUES

There are two card catalogues – one each for primary and secondary material, with a further sheaf catalogue for earlier secondary. 18 THE CARD CATALOGUES

Cards are arranged alphabetically by composer (anonymous works will be listed by title) If we have very few works by a particular composer they will be arranged alphabetically by title within that composer More works and they’ll be sub-divided by medium 19 THE CARD CATALOGUES

It’s in the cards

It’s in the cards…..

It’s in the cards…… Sometimes you’ll spot a pencilled classmark at the top-right hand corner of a card catalogued item…. If this happens ask Anderson Room staff for advice

Manuscripts Most music manuscripts including composers’ archives are held in the Manuscripts Department If they’re still in process of being catalogued and sorted, they’ll usually be in the Music Department If in doubt…. ASK!

Manuscripts

Books about music are almost all on LibrarySearch - If you can’t find something ask! 26 FINDING MUSIC LITERATURE

How to find sheet music 14:30 – 15:30, 18 th October 2012 Morison Room, Cambridge University Library 27 FINDING SHEET MUSIC