Ethnomusicology

Here's is the digest version of the above document--

Keyword Searching (the default search box)

• Will search all the words you have entered, but not necessarily in the same order.
• Use quotations to search phrases: e.g., "javanese gamelan"

Creator/Author Search (=composer, performer, ensemble)

• Enter: last name, first name [case doesn't matter]

Title Search (in Advanced search or Browse search)

• Enter as much of the title as you know.
• Drop initial articles in ALL languages.
• Best results if you search the musical title in its original language. (check Grove's)
• Search song titles here in addition to the Keyword Search.

Subject Search (in Advanced search or Browse search)

• Search a person's name as a subject to find biographies and books about their work.
• Check the subject headings of books that cover your topic and click the subject heading link to find more items on the same subject!

Advanced Search

• Take advantage of limiters for material type, dates, etc.

Truncation

• use the asterisk mark * for truncation  cultur*  will retrieve all of these terms: culture, cultures, cultural, and so on.

InfoKat Advanced Search

• To search UK's holdings select the  "Library Catalog" button.
• To search additional online resources leave the "Search for" button at "Search."

• Set the first parameter to search "Subject". Some suggested subjects:
  • Folk music
  • Music
  • Songs
• Leave the second parameter set at "Any field." Some suggested terms:
  • A country's name
  • A region
  • An ethnic group
  • A language

Click the links below to execute searches in the library's catalog:

• Gaelic folk music
• Popular music South Africa

InfoKat Subject Browse 

Just type in a suggested term from below, or one of your own, and you'll retrieve a listing of that term with additional subdivisions:

For example, browse Ethnomusicology and you'll also retrieve:
     Ethnomusicology -- Australia
     Ethnomusicology -- Mali -- Bamako
and other headings.

Or, browse Folk music and you'll also retrieve:  
     Folk music -- Argentina
     Folk music -- Georgia (Republic)
and other headings.

Additional subject headings to browse:

     Anthropology
     Applied ethnomusicology
     Ecomusicology
     Ethnology
     Folk musicians
     Indigenous peoples
     Language and culture
     Music and globalization
     Music and race
     Musical instruments
     Musicians -- Interviews
     Popular music
     Songs
     World music    

SCORES

• M1627--M1853        Folk, national, and ethnic musics

BOOKS

• GN301--GN674              Ethnology
• GN495.4                         Ethnic groups
• ML3469--ML3541           Popular musics
• ML3544--ML3785           Folk, national, and ethnic musics
• ML3797.6-- ML3799.5    Ethnomusicology
• P35-P35.5                      Anthropological linguistics