1. Finding Music in MORRIS Nora Gaskin Reference Librarian Mills Research Help 2nd floor - ext. 22533 millref@mcmaster.ca New! Online chat with the library: M - F, 11 - 3 MSN: library@mcmaster.ca AOL: maclibraries Yahoo! Messenger: maclibraries Fall 2005 Info Lit @ Mac

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3. The 4 McMaster University Libraries MILLS -- Humanities and Social Sciences INNIS -- Business THODE -- Science and Engineering HEALTH Sciences

4. Mills Innis Health Thode Library Locations

5. 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

6. first, to search for music in MORRIS, you need to know about… Uniform Titles

7. 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 5 th Symphony: Fifth symphony Symphony no. 5 Symphony nr. 5 Symphony in C minor Simfoniia no. 5 Symfoni nr. 5 Symphonies 3-5 Symphonies 5 & 9 Symphonie V Ve symphonie Symphonie n. 5 Symphonie no. 5

8. 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

9. 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?

10. Uniform Titles for Non-Distinctive, Generic Titles …consist of 4 major parts

11. 1. Form of composition name of a type or form of composition, usually in the plural examples: –symphonies –sonatas –quartets –suites –concertos

12. 2. Medium of performance what instruments, groups of instruments or voices are involved examples: –piano –violin –orchestra –instrumental ensemble –chorus

13. 3. Numeric identifying elements serial numbers, opus numbers or thematic catalogue numbers examples: –no. 5 –op. 23 –K. 550 –BWV 1044

14. 4. Key & other info examples: –B ♭ major –arr. (an arrangment for other instruments than the original ones) –piano vocal score –English & German

15. A Typical Uniform Title Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 18, C minor, arr. form medium of performance numeric elements key other info

16. Uniform titles for distinctive titles …like Turandot, Messiah, Appalachian Spring

17. Only 2 things to remember: they’ll be in the original language they’ll have no initial articles (the, a, an, le, la, etc.)

18. Examples of uniform titles for distinctive titles Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite” Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” Shchelkunchik Suite Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Noch’ na Lysoĭ gore (1867) Important -- don’t panic! There’s a trick for finding this stuff out. All will be revealed…

19. …so now how do I find music in MORRIS? Tips, Tricks & Little-Known Strategies

20. Author/Title Keyword Searching usually the easiest way to find a specific work by a composer

21. 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

22. Keyword Search Tip use “quotation marks” to indicate a phrase –keeps words together, e.g. “magic flute”

23. 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:

24. Finding a uniform title you don’t know …or it might be here:

25. 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

26. 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

27. How to limit before you search: go to the Advanced Search screen

28. Put in some search terms & choose limits

29. How to limit after you’ve searched: choose a limit from the drop-down menu

30. 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.

31. Truncation search example Author/Title Keyword search: beethoven and symphon* and 5

32. 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)

33. 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

34.  names of the musical works  number of items for each one

35. Advanced Searching lets you… search within specific fields apply limits in advance

36. Advanced Search example 1 …to get all the Dover editions of Beethoven symphonies

37. Advanced Search example 2 …to get all the CDs of Wynton Marsalis playing jazz

38. 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:

39. 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

40. …now I’ve found it, how do I get it?

41. Locating a Book if necessary, click Current Location and Status

42. Locating a Book: 4 essentials to know

43. Which Location? Mills Innis Thode Health

44. Which Collection within the library? Mills Bookstacks Mills Reference Mills 2 hour Reserve Mills Periodicals, etc.

45. 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…

46. Mills Book Locator for Bookstacks: –left column –first 1 or 2 letters of call number = floor for other locations, right column

47. What’s the Status? Check shelf: in Checked out: out Checked out Non-circulating …? –doesn’t go out; should be on the shelf In Storage, On Order, In Process, etc. In Storage, On Order, In Process

48. 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 promptsForms: Recall, Storage, etc

49. Other MORRIS options sorting emailing My List

50. Photocopying in The Libraries Photocopy machines –self-service; all libraries; no cash Library Debit cards: dispensers or Bookstore Library Debit cards –$3 - $20 –$2 for card; then 10¢ or less a page

51. Printing in the Library printers in Mills, Thode, Innis, Health Sciences send from any library computer uses library Debit cardlibrary Debit card same card, same cost as photocopying (10¢ a page)

52. Review of MORRIS Search Techniques for Music search by: –Author/Title Keyword –Author –Subject or Subject Keyword search techniques –do an Author/Title Keyword search; find the uniform title; do a new search –find one good item and use subject hotlinks or a subject keyword search to find more like it keyword searching tips –choose a few key words or phrases –use truncation* –use “quotation marks” for phrases –combine synonyms with “or” and brackets MORRIS search tools –limit by format –use advanced searching to search within fields

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