Patrick Fulton amp Sara Nodine Warre n D Allen Music Library So what the heck is a hack anyway Library Materials How do I find what Im looking for Hacking the Catalog Three ways to search for resources ID: 725744
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Library Hacks
Getting the most out of YOUR Music Library
Patrick Fulton & Sara
Nodine
Warre
n D. Allen Music LibrarySlide2
So, what the heck is a hack anyway?Slide3Slide4
Library Materials
How do I find what I’m looking for?Slide5
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?Slide6
Basic SearchingSlide7
Advanced SearchingSlide8
Summon
Located below the catalog search on music.fsu.edu/library!Slide9
SummonSlide10
Ok, we got pretty close, but is that the best we can do?Slide11
Hack #1
HACK #1Slide12
Hack #1- Limit, Limit, Limit
Try some facets, they’re amazing!
Basic/Advanced Searching
Limit by library, format, author, publisher, etc.Slide13
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!Slide14
Great! I found exactly what I wanted; where can I find more just like this?Slide15
Hack #1
HACK #2Slide16
Hack #2-
Subject Headings & Uniform TitlesSlide17
Hack #2-
Subject Headings
&
Uniform Titles
Created by Patrick Fulton- Spring 2014Slide18
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?Slide19
Grove Music OnlineSlide20
Grove Music OnlineSlide21
Oxford BibliographiesSlide22
Oxford BibliographiesSlide23
JSTORSlide24
JSTORSlide25
IPA SourceSlide26
IPA SourceSlide27
ProQuestSlide28
Streaming Resources:
Naxos Music & Video LibrariesSlide29
Streaming Resources:
Alexander Street Press
Wide collection of products including: Smithsonian Global Sound, American Song, etc.
Search them all at once at Search.AlexanderStreetPress.comSlide30
There are so many resources out there… how am I going to ever use them all?Slide31
Hack #1
HACK #3Slide32
Hack #3- Proxy Access:
Use web resources anywhere at any time!Slide33
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!Slide34
Materials found!
Now how do I get them?Slide35
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.)Slide36
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.Slide37
That’s great, but we see these things every day.
I
s that all you’ve got?Slide38
Hack #1
HACK #4Slide39
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 16
th
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!Slide40
AML Special CollectionsSlide41
And the best part… you have access to all of it!Slide42
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!Slide43
TA or Faculty member?
Have we got a hack for you!Slide44
Hack #1
HACK #
5Slide45
Hack #5- Library Express Delivery ServiceSlide46
That’s awesome! …but what do I do if the item isn’t on the shelf?Slide47
Library services
Don’t worry! We’re here to help!Slide48
Someone has it checked out? Try placing a hold!
1.
2
.
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!Slide49
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!Slide50
Is there any other way to get items FSU doesn’t have?Slide51
Hack #1
HACK #6Slide52
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!
UBorrowSlide53
State Library Loan Service (
UBorrow
)Slide54
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 weeksSlide55
ILL- Placing a requestSlide56
That’s great, but aren’t there a ton of versions of that sonata? Which will I get?Slide57
Hack #1
HACK #7Slide58
Hack #7-
WorldCat
& OCLC NumbersSlide59
Hack #7-
I choose you,
Schirmer
!Slide60
Hack #7- A Better ILL Request!Slide61
This is so great! I can access everything! …got anything else I should know about?
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ABSOLUTELY!!!Slide63
AML Reference SessionsSlide64
AML Special EventsSlide65
Of course, you know, we had to save the best hack for last…Slide66
Hack #1
HACK #8Slide67
Hack #8-Your AML Staff!!
Sara Nodine
Collection Development Librarian
snodine@fsu.edu
Patrick Fulton
Circulation/Reserves Manager
pfulton@fsu.edu
Laura Gayle Green
Library Director
lgreen3@fsu.edu
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?
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