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Music 1341 wayang
1. Music 1341: Library Research
Tracey Snyder
Assistant Music Librarian
tls224@cornell.edu
2. Today’s Session: topic—wayang
Please open four Internet tabs:
Google/Wikipedia
Can be a good place to start; definitely a bad place
to stop!
Library Guide (from Blackboard)
Links to various useful tools selected for this class
Library website
Access to two different library catalog interfaces
Research databases TBA as the session
progresses
Links from Blackboard
3. Google—use sparingly
Search “wayang”
Consult Wikipedia article for overview
Look at list of bibliographical references—are
these scholarly sources? Are they relatively
recent?
A general Google search is all but useless for
scholarly research, but tools like Google Books
and Google Scholar do have value.
4. Some Types of Research Tools
Subject encyclopedias (Garland, etc.)
Good starting point for getting background
information
Bibliographies (pub’d separately, or with
encyclopedia entry)
Good starting point for choosing sources
Periodical indexes/literature indexes (RILM, etc.)
Good for discovering other scholarly sources on
your topic
Cornell’s catalog and Cornell’s articles tab
Good for locating known items and discovering
related items
5. Garland Encyclopedia
Access through Library Guide
Major scholarly reference source for topics in
world music—use in place of (or in addition to)
Wikipedia
Search “wayang”
Scan the bibliography, looking for items that are
somewhat recent, and on topic (can be
wayang, or more general)
6. Cornell’s Catalog (Books)
Search title of overall work cited in Garland
bibliography (not title of chapter) to locate it in
the Cornell Libraries
Advanced Search works well for known-item
searching
7. Cornell’s Articles (Articles)
Search title of article cited in Garland bibliography
to access the article if available in electronic form
Advanced Search works well for known-item
searching
* If the article is only available in print
form, search title of journal (not title of article) in
Cornell’s catalog
8. ProQuest Dissertations and
Theses
Access to the full text of dissertations and theses
by music scholars (soon-to-be faculty)
Keep in mind that each of these scholars usually
publishes a book based on the dissertation
several years later—search the author in the
library catalog to find out if the book has been
published yet
Title usually differs somewhat
Content is updated, so prefer the book over the
dissertation
9. RILM and Music Index
Indexes to the scholarly literature in the field of
music
Can be searched separately or simultaneously—
some overlap
Why are these useful?
Article-level/chapter-level indexing
Variety of formats—
books, chapters, articles, dissertations, etc.
Detailed subject headings
Abstracts—truly helpful!
Search “wayang” as general keyword; can also
specify to search for term in abstract, subject
heading, title, etc.
10. Back to Cornell’s Catalog and
Articles
RILM and Music Index often link directly to the
article if it is available in electronic form (Get It!
Cornell)
If not, search in Cornell’s catalog and articles
tab, as before
Use catalog for books
Use articles tab for articles (in electronic form)
Use catalog for journals (for articles in print form)
Use ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (for
dissertations)
11. Cornell’s Catalog and Articles
Again
Try different keyword searches to discover more
sources
Catalog: When you find something
promising, look at the subject headings, and use
them in a new search (by clicking a subject
heading, or by entering subject terms in an
Advanced Search by Subject) to find similar items
Articles: Browse subject headings etc. using the
facets on the left; try out different possibilities
12. About Scholarly Research
Search several different places for sources
Search several different ways for sources
Be prepared to spend time searching
for, selecting, and locating sources
Start searching early; allow time for requesting
materials that are already checked out or are not
yet owned by Cornell
Ask a librarian or your instructor for help if you are
getting stuck or feeling unsure about your results
13. In Summary
Expect to see some of the same sources turn up
in different places—that’s a good thing
Embrace serendipitous discoveries
Think of searching for sources as an iterative
process
Find out about it
Find it
Find more like it