Online Catalogs Week of September 22, 2008. “Guided” Search searches specific fields only guided...

Online Catalogs

Week of September 22, 2008

“Guided” Search

searches specific fields only guided searches in the BGSU catalog

include: title author subject numbers (call numbers, ISBN, etc.)

BGSU Catalog: Authors

author search includes the entity/entities responsible for the work:

personal authors (e.g., Donald Jay Grout) corporate authors (e.g., Bowling Green State

University) composers, performers, conductors, ensembles,

etc. primary and added authors (e.g., J. Peter

Burkholder)

BGSU Catalog: Authors

personal authors' names are entered in indirect order (e.g., Chopin, Frederic)

an individual’s name will often be qualified by dates to distinguish that person from someone else with the same name

corporate authors - that is, organizations, ensembles, etc. - are entered in direct order (e.g., Cleveland Symphony).

BGSU Catalog: Titles

title search includes: transcribed titles uniform titles added titles series titles


transcribed titles the title on the item itself as assigned by

the publisher or author identified as “Title” in a catalog record (“

Musik zu Goethes Trauerspiel "Egmont" : Opus 84”)

BGSU Catalog: Uniform Titles

“Used when a work has appeared under varying titles, necessitating that a particular title be

chosen to represent the work.”- Library of Congress

“Libraries use music uniform titles in their catalog records to uniquely identify and to collocate

similar printed and recorded musical works by a composer.”

- Matthew Wise


two common instances where a uniform title is used:when a title is a genre, form, or otherwise

indistinctive - symphonies, concertos, sonatas, etc.

when a title is in a foreign language - Figaro’s Hochzeit = Le Nozze di Figaro = Le Mariage de Figaro = Marriage of Figaro


usually formed from genre, musical form, or chamber music combined with opus number, key, or other distinguishing details

most often expressed in the plural a plural form without any other qualification is

usually a complete set of the works (“Symphonies,” for instance, with no key, opus number, etc., will be all the symphonies by a given composer)


example: Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”

title on item might be: “Unfinished Symphony,” “Symphony no. 8,” “Eighth Symphony,” etc.

uniform title is: Symphonies, D. 759, B minor form, followed by opus/work number, followed by

key


identified as “Unif Title” in a catalog record (“Egmont. Vocal score”); click on this title to find other versions of the work

sometimes easier to use in text-based version of catalog because of what information that is displayed in browse


for a thorough explanation of uniform titles, see: Matthew Wise’s “Principles of Music Uniform Titles”


added titles, such as the contents on a recording; listed under the “More Details” tab (“Yellow Submarine”)

added titles can also include uniform titles linked with composers’ names

series titles (“Recent Researches in American Music”)

BGSU Catalog: Subjects

subject search uses a controlled vocabulary based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings a print copy of the subject headings is at the reference

desk in the Music Library; the headings comprise 5 large, red volumes and are ordered alphabetically

a detailed explanation of the headings may be found at the beginning of the first volume; brief guides are included at the beginning of the other four volumes


another approach to using subject headings is to do a word search first; when you find an item that matches your criteria, look at the subject headings that have been assigned (listed on the “Find Similar Items” tab); searching by subject should yield additional records for similar materials


a subject search on an individual’s name will allow you to find information about that individual, not just by him or her - compare a search on John Cage (“Cage, John”) as an author search and as a subject search

BGSU Catalog: Call Number

call number search allows you to search by specific Library of Congress (LC) or Local call numbers; be sure to select the appropriate type of search based on the call number

for more information about LC call numbers, see http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html; choose the M classification from the list

local call numbers are unique to BGSU; in the music library, these are used for sound and video recordings and are based on the size, speed, label name, and manufacturer's number

BGSU Catalog: Word

word search includes words found in author fields, title fields, contents notes, subject headings fields, and added entry fields

search for complete phrases by enclosing them in double quotation marks

BGSU Catalog: Word

to limit your word search to specific fields by selecting a field from the drop-down menu on the left

impose a variety of limits to refine search - material type, date of publication, language - before beginning your search

to limit to sound recordings, choose “Sound Recordings” under “Material Type” OR, choose a sub-category under the “Sound Recording” section

BGSU Catalog: Boolean Operators

use Boolean operators to refine your search Boolean operators consist of the terms "and,"

"or," and "not"; they are derived from the work of George Boole, a nineteenth-century mathematician

Boolean operators specify the relationship between specific terms used in searching


“And” means find both terms entered; this will narrow search results because only records that contain both terms will be returned.

“And not” will eliminate from your search the term that comes next (example, “Stardust AND NOT Ziggy” will eliminate “Ziggy Stardust” from your search and increase your chances of finding the song, “Stardust”)

“Or” means find “term A” or “term B;” this greatly expands search results (“Or means more”)


“Near” means that your terms must be within 10 words of one another (try “nowhere man” vs. “nowhere near man”)

an asterisk (”*”) substitutes for up to 10 characters at the end of a word (“suite*” will look for “suites,” “suiten,” “suite”)

most databases assume “and” between words in a keyword search if you do not specify another operator


click on the “Catalog Help” link in the menu bar at the top of the screen and select the “Search tips” tab for more details on Boolean Operators and their function in the catalog

Discussion

At your table, spend 10 minutes coming up with two particular benefits of a guided search and two benefits of using a keyword search. Use

specific examples.Ex: “Turtles” as an author search retrieves results for the

musical group The Turtles (35 items) whereas “Turtles” as a keyword search retrieves everything with the word

“turtles” in the record (386 items). This is a greater degree of precision.

BGSU Catalog: Limit & Sort Search

limiting allows you to impose additional conditions on your search, e.g., if you have done an author search for Chopin, you may limit to words in title, such as "preludes."

conditions also include material type, language, publication date, publisher, and words in the title, author, or subject

after a Keyword search, this button appears at the top of the catalog screen as “Modify Search”

BGSU Catalog: Limit & Sort Search

material type: if you are limiting to scores, choose, “Musical Score," not “Score, Mss"; if you are limiting to recordings, make sure you choose “Sound Recording” OR scroll down to the Sound Recording category and select a specific format (“CD,” “33rpm”)

if you are doing a Word search, you may impose limits from the initial search; for other types of searches, limit after the initial search

BGSU Catalog: Additional Help

instructions for searching for scores and recordings may be found on the ML/SRA website:

http://libguides.bgsu.edu/findmusic

OhioLINK Central Catalog

Read http://www.ohiolink.edu/about/what-is-ol.html for a description of OhioLINK

To search for something in the OhioLINK catalog from within the BGSU catalog, simply click on the “Search OhioLINK button at the top of the catalog screen:

Although the appearance is different, the OhioLINK Central Catalog uses the same search engine and searching techniques as the BGSU Libraries Catalog


If BGSU does not own a book or score (and in limited instances a sound or video recording), or if BGSU's copy is on loan to another patron or missing, and a copy is AVAILABLE in the OhioLINK Central Catalog, you may request the item online. Follow the "Request this Item" link and enter the required information


for more information about borrowing materials, see:

Borrowing, Renewing, and Requesting Additional Survival Tips for Music Library

Patrons

WorldCat

WorldCat is the public interface for the OCLC Union Catalog. The OCLC Union Catalog is,

in some ways, similar to the OhioLINK Central Catalog, but much larger: libraries

around the world use and contribute to OCLC's holdings. For a brief description of

WorldCat, visit http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/. Online help is available when you log into

WorldCat.

WorldCat

access to the WorldCat database is provided to BGSU users via a product called OCLC FirstSearch

from off campus, you will need to log in to WorldCat using your name, your University ID number, and your PIN

if you have not yet set a PIN, create any password the first time you log in from off campus; if you forget your PIN, go to Access Services on the first floor, and they will reset it for you

WorldCat: Search Tips

use “Author” to search an individual’s last name, or full name in indirect order (“Beethoven, Ludwig Van”)

Use “Corporate and Conference Name” to search a organization’s name or acronymn (“MENC”).

“Title” is a keyword search in the title field; “Title Phrase” is a search for a particular string of characters in the title field.

WorldCat: Search Tips

limit by format ahead of time if you want only certain formats

if you forget to limit when you start your search, click on the format tabs at the top of the results to narrow

WorldCat.org

WorldCat.org uses the same database as regular WorldCat, but it only displays results from libraries that subscribe to FirstSearch, hence it will return fewer results.

free create an account and log in to enter:

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