library hacks

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

snodine@fsu.edu

Patrick FultonCirculation/Reserves

Manager

pfulton@fsu.edu

Laura Gayle Green

Library Director

lgreen3@fsu.edu

Questions?

Created by:Patrick Fulton & Sara NodineWarren D. Allen Music Library

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