MUS 1021: Introduction to Music

Using the University Libraries online catalog, you can both browse our physical and digital holdings and you can search for known items. Visit lib.umn.edu to get started with searching. The first think you'll see is the Libraries Search box:
 

The Libraries Search box is a great place to start searching for music materials because you can use it to find both digital materials like PDFs of journal articles and streaming audio and video AND physical materials like CDs, LPs, DVDs, scores, and books. If you know what you're looking for (a journal article title and author or a composer name and the title of a piece), enter it into the Libraries Search box to get started.

You can search for digital materials and narrow down your search results using the limiters built into the catalog! Start by entering keywords (author/composer and title will be enough to get you started); once you receive your search results, use the options for "Availability" to limit to "Available Online":
 

After limiting your search results to "Available Online so you see only digital materials, you can narrow things down further by selecting the type of item you're looking for. Choose the "Material Type" you want from the list:

Once you've narrowed your search results down to the digital item you want, you can click the green "Online access" to go to it:
 

If you're not already logged in, you'll be asked to sign in with your UMN internet ID and password. Once you're in the interface of the Libraries database that includes this digital item, look around - there may be helpful accompanying material like liner notes that can be useful for your research.

The video below shows the sequence for using Libraries Search to find digital materials:
 

Searching for digital materials using Libraries Search from Jessica Abbazio on Vimeo.

Questions? Need help? 

Please contact Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio (jabbazio@umn.edu) or the Music Library staff (musiclib@umn.edu) for help!