library hacks
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Want to learn how to best use your library? This presentation will teach you the best tips and tricks for efficiently using the library’s services and materials. Including discussions of the library catalog, online resources, and library services, among others, learn the hacks that will help you get the most out of your library!TRANSCRIPT
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
Licensed by: Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International