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Music: Finding eBooks

Limiiting Your Search

Searches typically find far more than you need.

Faceted Search - Once you have completed an initial search, you can limit the results by clicking on the appropriate "Facet".

To find an eBook, click on the eBook Facet under the Format Category.

Find One - Find Many! - Once you have found an appropriate eBook, open the bibliographic record by clicking on the title. You can find similar books by clicking on the blue subject hyperlinks.

NOTE: eBooks are the only online format available through the Library Catalog. To find online articles, scores and recordings, you will need to utilize the Music Database Page accessible either through On Campus Database Access or Off-campus Database Access.

Typical eBook Search

You can find books by author, title, or subject., i.e. -

  • Author - Taruskin, Richard
  • Title  - Verdi : his life and times
  • Subject - Opera -- Italy. -- 19th century

Or just type in a key word or two, i.e.

  • Taruskin
  • Verdi and life
  • Opera and Italy

TIP : Do not use colons ( : ) when searching!

Faceted Search

Most searches will result in a variety of formats. Just click on the one you prefer.

For online users, the most appropriate format will be eBook.

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