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Library HacksGetting the most out of YOUR Music Library
Patrick Fulton & Sara Nodine
Warren D. Allen Music Library
So, what the heck is a hack anyway?
LIBRARY MATERIALSHow do I find what I’m looking for?
Hacking the Catalog
• Three ways to search for resources:• Basic Search• Advanced Search• Summon
• Which should I choose and why?• Does it really make a difference?
Basic Searching
Advanced Searching
Summon
Located below the catalog search on music.fsu.edu/library!
Summon
Ok, we got pretty close, but is that the best we can do?
Hack #1
HACK #1
Hack #1- Limit, Limit, Limit
• Try some facets, they’re amazing!
• Basic/Advanced Searching
• Limit by library, format, author, publisher, etc.
Hack #1- Limit, Limit, Limit
• To narrow down these thousands of results, Summon offers facets too!
• Summon allows for even more flexibility by including or excluding multiple facets at once!
Great! I found exactly what I wanted; where can I find more just like this?
Hack #1
HACK #2
Hack #2- Subject Headings & Uniform Titles
Created by Patrick Fulton- Spring 2014
Hack #2- Subject Headings & Uniform Titles
Electronic Resources
• Allen Music Library subscribes to a wide range of resources online:• Streaming Audio & Video• Electronic Journals• MASSIVE Databases!
• What are the major online resources?• How do I get to them?
Grove Music Online
Grove Music Online
Oxford Bibliographies
Oxford Bibliographies
JSTOR
JSTOR
IPA Source
IPA Source
ProQuest
Streaming Resources:Naxos Music & Video Libraries
Streaming Resources:Alexander Street Press
• Wide collection of products including: Smithsonian Global Sound, American Song, etc.
• Search them all at once at Search.AlexanderStreetPress.com
There are so many resources out there… how am I going to ever use them all?
Hack #1
HACK #3
Hack #3- Proxy Access:Use web resources anywhere at any time!
Hack #3a- Proxy Access:Take the resources with you!
Many databases and streaming sources are making their content mobile ready!
Some sources like Naxos even have apps now!
MATERIALS FOUND!Now how do I get them?
Physical Collections
• For books and scores, library items divide into collections:• AML: General Collection, Media, Reference, and Research• AML Website: All electronic collections• Other Campus Libraries: Strozier, Dirac, Goldstein, Medical,
Law, etc.
• Don’t forget about us!• Special Collections• Older Media (Reel-to-reels, DATs, Cassettes, Laserdiscs,
etc.)
Allen Music Library:Know your Collection
• General/Media Collection- Regularly-circulating books, scores, and media items
• Research Collection- Collected works and critical editions
• Reference Collection- Dictionaries, style guides, bibliographies, widely-used reference sources
• In-Library Use Only: Periodicals, micro-materials, Reserves, Reference, etc.
That’s great, but we see these things every day. Is that all you’ve got?
Hack #1
HACK #4
Hack #4- There’s a world beyond the catalog!
AML Special Collections
• AML is home to many rare items dating back as far as the 16th century
• Personal collections from Ernst von Dohnányi, Wiley Housewright, Ella Scoble Opperman, and many more!
• Massive collections of piano rolls, confederate sheet music, braille music, etc.
• Significant individual items (Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah)• Reel-to-reels and other older media!
AML Special Collections
And the best part… you have access to all of it!
Special Collections:How do I get it?
• Search for Special Collections items using the link on the home page• Most collections can be used in the library• Certain collections have restrictions—we’ll let you know!
• Old media• For reels, DATs, and Cassettes, we’re happy to help with
digitization• See your circulation desk worker for a form!
TA or Faculty member? Have we got a hack for you!
Hack #1
HACK #5
Hack #5- Library Express Delivery Service
That’s awesome! …but what do I do if the item isn’t on the shelf?
LIBRARY SERVICESDon’t worry! We’re here to help!
Someone has it checked out? Try placing a hold!
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• 1. See that due date? Don’t Stress!• 2. Click ‘Place a Hold’• Enter your FSU Lib # and your pickup location• We’ll take care of the rest!
We’ve got a form for that!
“Available, but not on shelf.”
• Ask our friendly circulation staff for help!
• Still no luck? Fill out a Search Request Form!
“We really should have this!”
• Have a great idea for a resource we don’t yet have?
• Let us know about it by filling out an Order Request form!
Is there any other way to get items FSU doesn’t have?
Hack #1
HACK #6
Hack #6a- State Library Loan Service (UBorrow)
• Borrow items from all college/university libraries in FL
• Delivery in 3-5 business days
• Select right from the catalog search!
UBorrow
State Library Loan Service (UBorrow)
Hack #6b- Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• Borrow from colleges, universities, and public libraries across the U.S. and internationally!
• Delivery in approx. 2 weeks
ILL- Placing a request
That’s great, but aren’t there a ton of versions of that sonata? Which will I get?
Hack #1
HACK #7
Hack #7- WorldCat & OCLC Numbers
Hack #7- I choose you, Schirmer!
Hack #7- A Better ILL Request!
This is so great! I can access everything! …got anything else I should know about?
ABSOLUTELY!!!
AML Reference Sessions
AML Special Events
Of course, you know, we had to save the best hack for last…
Hack #1
HACK #8
Hack #8-Your AML Staff!!
Sara NodineCollection
Development Librarian
Patrick FultonCirculation/Reserves
Manager
Laura Gayle Green
Library Director
Questions?
Created by:Patrick Fulton & Sara NodineWarren D. Allen Music Library
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