How to Find Music & Sound Recordings in BobCat
SEARCHING SOUND RECORDINGS BY FORMAT
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Click on the "Keyword Search" button at the top of the screen
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Choose "Limits" and select "Sound Recordings" (the equivalent of selecting "gmd"). Then click "Set Limits."
Set Limits Screen
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Type your keywords in the text boxes provided, making sure to select the correct index (author, title, subject, etc.) from the drop-down menus.
Keyword Search Screen
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Click on the "Enter Search" button
Note: you can type more than one term in a box, as long as they are in the same index. For example, you could put both "concertos" and "flute" in the box next to the "Title" index to find recordings of Mozart's flue concertos.
SONGS AND OTHER SHORT WORKS APPEARING IN THE CONTENTS LISTING OF THE BOBCAT DETAILED DISPLAY
Sometimes titles of musical selections (such as songs) do not appear in the Title of the recording. If you don't find what you are looking for searching by Title, try using Notes. Be aware, though, that BobCat does not always provide tables of contents for every recording.
- On Keyword screen enter Author (performer) and Notes:
- There are a number of recordings by Miles Davis with this selection. Here is an example of one:
- The same Notes search may sometimes work also for personal or group names in anthologies.
COMPOSERS, PERFORMING ARTISTS, AND PERFORMING GROUPS
Any person or group of people with a name is considered an "author" by BobCat.
SUBJECTS (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS
SUBJECTS for music recordings can relate to the:
- Genre (such as "jazz," "musicals," or "operas")
- Instrumentation (such as "piano music")
- Nationality (such as "Bulgaria" or "Bulgarian")
Use the book, Music Subject Headings by Harriette Hemmasi (call number ML111.H36 1998 at the Avery Fisher Center or the 1st floor reference desk) for help with Library of Congress Subject Headings that might be used in a keyword search.
