Green: Basic Music Reference

Name: Green: Basic Music Reference
SKU: BM008
Price: 40.00 USD

Series: Basic Manual Publisher: A-R Editions, Music Library Association

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Basic Music Reference

A Guide for Non-specialist Librarians, Library Assistants, and Student Employees

Alan Green, Michael J. Duffy

BM008 Green: Basic Music Reference

978-0-89579-745-2 Book (2013) 7.5 x 9.25, xiii + 123 pp.

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Abstract

Basic Music Reference is a quick-start guide designed to introduce library employees to the basic tools and techniques involved in answering questions related to music. As in every specialist subject area, music has its own terminology, but unlike most, it also has a multitude of formats—on paper and other materials—as well as special notation and frequent use of foreign languages in titles and texts. These features make it particularly difficult for library employees to answer users’ questions and thus a guide such as this one is essential.

Not all libraries with a music collection can afford to hire a music reference librarian. Even libraries with such a specialist rely on support staff and student employees to answer questions when the music librarian is not available. Whatever the scenario, this volume will serve as a helpful training tool for library employees to learn about the basic music reference tools, and to develop the techniques of greatest use when answering the most common types of music-related questions.

Contents

Part One: Basic Concepts and Tools
Chapter One: Library Catalogs
When to Use a Library Catalog
How to Use a Library Catalog
Basic Search Concepts
Chapter Two: Music Reference Tools
Guides to Music Reference Literature
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Periodical and Literature Indexes
Special Indexes and Bibliographies
Frequently Used Web Sites
Wrapping It Up
Part Two: Using Basic Skills to Answer Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter Three: Searching for Specific Items
Specific Works
Sound Recordings by a Particular Performer or Group
Translation and Pronunciation Guides
Questions about Serials
Problems with Citations
Quotations about Music or Musicians
Images of Manuscripts
Images of Musicians
Chapter Four: Factual and Short-Answer Questions
Contact Information
Book Sales
Dates and Obituaries
Name This Tune
Citation Style Questions
Factual Information about Works
Chapter Five: Topical Questions
Researching a Particular Work
Analyses of a Particular Work
Researching Music from a Particular Country
Researching Musical Instruments
In Closing
Appendix: The Library of Congress Classification for Music
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index