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Principles and Methods of Instruction for Diverse Learners

Previously covered in duPont-Ball Library class:

  • duPont-Ball's home page
  • Journals List
  • ILL
  • WebCat
  • WorldCat
  • Databases:
      • ERIC
      • Music Index
      • Arts and Humanities
  • Research guides
  • Citation guides

FINDING materials in the online catalog:

  • WebCat guide
  • Useful details for finding music and music-related materials:

1. Use TOP LINE and do keyword search first, using limits

2. Adjacency search: 'music adj education'

3. Truncation character: 'beethoven and symphon$'

4. Type of material: limit by formats such as compact disc, score, book

5. Difference between 'score' and 'sheet music' (library definitions)

6. Call number browse: to view titles as if browsing shelves in the library

7. Hot links: to travel from one search 'hit' (=good result) to other items

8. 'View' button for more information

Physical collections, locations, circulation policies in Jenkins Music Library

(NOTE: do not reshelve library materials! Leave on tables or carts.)

28-day loan:

Shelves-refers mostly to circulating materials (scores and books)

Oversize-larger scores that don't fit in regular shelves (back wall) Miniature scores (MIN-SCORE)-reduced print (back wall) Chamber music (CHAMB-MUS)-scores/parts (Woodland Blvd. wall)

7-day loan:

Compact discs (CMPACTDISC)- (in Circulation Office, ask by call #)

Records (a.k.a. LP, vinyl)-(RECORD) (Woodland Blvd. wall)

OVERDUES: overdues, billing policies, charged to your Student Account for unreturned materials – listen carefully!

Reference Sources: do not circulate except to faculty

For example: do keyword search of an instrument, limit by location 'Reference'

Electronic Sources: periodical articles, encyclopedia articles, biographical information, reference books online, streaming audio databases

[Databases]-select this button from the duPont-Ball Library's webpage

http://www2.stetson.edu/library/

Some (not all) relevant databases:

Arts & Humanities Search (indexes, abstracts)

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Credo Reference Works

· The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular MusicThe Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music

· The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music

· The Harvard Dictionary of Music

· The New Penguin Dictionary of Music

ERIC (Education) (EbscoHost, includes full-text)

ERIC (Education) (FirstSearch, indexex, abstracts)

EbscoHost (general, includes full-text)

Humanities (includes full-text)

Music Index (note: index only, no full-text)

Music In Print (publishing information about scores)

Oxford Music Online (incl. New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)

Oxford Reference Online

ProQuest Complete (general, includes full-text)

WilsonWeb (includes 'Humanities'-broader scope, includes full-text)

WorldCat (Library catalogs – use this for identifying items to ILL)

Note: bold indicates reference work also found in Music Library in paper form

Note: italicized items are general databases, useful for most subjects, including music

AUDIO (streaming audio subscription services: click [Databases]

Classical Music Library

DRAM (formerly: Database of Recorded American Music)

Naxos – be SURE TO LOG OFF!

JOURNALS of interest to music educators-from Library webpage, click [Journals List]

Select 'Subjects' tab, 'Fine arts and music' for full alphabetical list

EQUIPMENT in Library: networked printer, photocopier, headphones (check out at Circulation desk), turntables, CD players, cassette players, DVD player, VCR

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