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Finding Music (HOMER Search Guides)
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Introduction
HOMER is UConn's library catalog. It lists all of UConn's music books, scores, recordings, microforms, videos, and journal titles, regardless of holding library. Below are search guides (in PDF) that will help you find music held in the UConn Libraries.
Basic HOMER Guides
-- Cheatsheet of good music searches.
How to search HOMER --general guide used by UConn Libraries.
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Detailed Music Guides
These guides (in PDF) give step-by-step instructions for finding music.
They have illustrations, numerous examples, shortcuts, and information
for power users.
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READ THESE GUIDES!
These provide detailed information about the two best searches for music:
Finding Music (#1): Prolific Author/Composer
Finding Music (#2): Keyword-Boolean Searches.Learn how musical titles are entered in the catalog. Do better searches!
Finding Music (#5): Uniform TitlesOTHER USEFUL GUIDES
Learn how to browse items (especially recordings) as they appear on the shelf.
Finding Music (#3): Call Number SearchesFind materials about music. Find music by genre/instrument/ensemble.
Finding Music (#4): Subject Heading Searches
Not all scores appear in HOMER. Learn how to find them in our library.
Finding Music (#6): Music in Anthologies & SetsFind non-Western or folk music in HOMER.
Finding Music (#8): World MusicHere is a guide we hope you won't need too often.
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Other Library Guides
Guides (PDF) from the Music & Dramatic Arts Library -- collection of local guides.
Library Resource Guides (UConn) -- The library has dozens of guides focusing on specific research topics, electronic resources, subject collections, and library archives.
This page was found at http://www.lib.uconn.edu/music/finding_music_series.html