Catalog Searching Tips
Listening to Recordings
Using Books and Scores
CatalogSearching Tips
Cataloged materials held by BGSU Libraries, including scores and recordings, may be located by searching the web-based version of the online catalog.
Some users prefer the text-based version of the catalog (type library at the login: prompt) because it offers different limiting capabilities than the web-based version. The text-based catalog
requires a telnet connection. Telnet has been disabled on some public workstations in the library, but it is installed on
the public workstations in the Music Library.
Music Library staff have prepared brief instructional guides for searching the web version of the catalog. Follow the links
below to consult the guides. If you prefer using the text-based version of the catalog and need additional help, please ask
a Music Library staff member for assistance.
Please see our guide to finding scores and recordings in the online catalog for some search strategies and approaches.
Listening to Recordings
Call numbers for recordings are based on the format of the recording and the manufacturer's number.
Recordings with call numbers that start with "Music" (such as "MusiccdAccentACC-22150" or "Music12/331750Arch1751") are part
of the College of Musical Arts circulating collection and may be checked out by BGSU students, faculty, and staff. See our
Circulation Policy for more details about which patrons can borrow which formats and for how long. To request these materials, simply jot down
the call number and give it to the worker at the Listening Center Window. He or she will pull it for you, and you may listen
to it in the ML/SRA (headphones are provided) or check it out. When checking out recordings, be sure to hand them to the
staff at the Access Services desk on your way out of the library so that you do not set off the alarm.
Recordings with call numbers that start simply with the format ("12/33," "10/33," or "Cd") are part of the Sound Recordings
Archives and are for library use only. To request these materials, fill out a green card from the slots beneath the Listening
Center Window and give it to the worker there. He or she will pull it for you, and you will be able to listen to it in the
ML/SRA (headphones are provided). If you need a selectron from an SRA recording for a class presentation, see our Recording Policy.
We also subscribe to two services that provide streaming audio content: Naxos and DRAM. Visit our Listen Online page for more information about these services.
Using Books and Scores
Books or scores with a location designation in the online catalog of "Music Open Stacks" are located in the compact shelving
on the south end of the third floor, with the exception of scores whose call numbers start with "ovsz," which are located
in the oversize score collection opposite the third floor stairs and those whose call numbers start with "min," which are
located on the miniature score collection immediately next to the stairwell door. These materials circulate at the main circulation
desk on the first floor.
Books with a location designation in the online catalog of "Music Reference" are located in the ML/SRA reference section,
immediately to the right of the Listening Center Window and are for use only in the ML/SRA.
Books or scores with a location designation in the online catalog of "Music Listening Center" are housed in the closed stacks
and are for use only in the ML/SRA. Request these materials by filling out a green card from the slots beneath the Listening
Center Window and giving it to the worker there.
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