Catalog User Search Strategies in Finding Music Materials

King, David Michael

doi:10.1300/j116v09n04_01

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“…The investigator found this approach extremely effective for this type of research. It was surprising, therefore, that King (2007) found that protocol analysis seems to be used rarely, having been used in only one of the studies of user searching he analyzed.…”

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“…The strategies employed in the 30 test searches can be seen in Table I. King (2007) described two studies that "found that music users rarely choose title searching to find their materials . .…”

Section: Search Typesmentioning

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“…A number of participants stated that the title was often recorded in a language or form different than the title they knew or had been provided. Findings summarized by King (2007) indicated that "scores tend to reflect the original title in its original language, but the recordings tend to reflect a common English-language title." Participants also stated that anthologies (scores or recordings) containing a large number of works often did not record the titles in catalog records.…”

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Creating a specialized music search interface in a traditional OPAC environment

Thomas

2011

OCLC Systems &Amp; Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

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Purpose -Undergraduate music majors often search for resources in a limited number of formats. This developed a specialized search interface which might better support the needs of undergraduate music majors. The aim of this paper is to improve music resource discovery now, without spending any additional funds.Design/methodology/approach -A literature search was conducted to inform the design process. The web search capabilities of the library's existing catalog system were then used to develop a specialized music search interface. Finally, user testing was conducted to obtain qualitative feedback on the effectiveness of the new interface compared with the general-purpose library catalog interface.Findings -This project confirmed that an effective specialized music search interface could be created at no additional cost and with minimal effort, and that coupling a keyword search with pre-search format limiting was an effective strategy.Originality/value -The paper provides a low-cost approach to improving music searching using tools that already exist in most ILSs.Keywords Computer software, Libraries, Music, Online retrieval, Information retrieval, Online operation, Online catalogues, Library systems, United States of America Paper type Case study IntroductionHow people search for music is likely to change in the years ahead. In its annual proceedings, the International Society of Music Information Retrieval (2010) routinely describes potential new ways to discover music. The current generation of library discovery interfaces that offer tag clouds, concept maps, and facetted searching will also likely impact how music is discovered. These new methods of music information retrieval, however, are not yet available in many integrated library systems (ILSs). Like many institutions, budget constraints at Western Washington University (WWU) make the purchase of a new discovery layer unlikely in the next few years.The goal of this project was to improve music resource discovery now, without spending any additional funds. The project resulted in the creation of a specialized music interface based solely on the capabilities inherent in most traditional ILSs. After describing the environment in which the development took place, the article discusses the principle design issues-what type of search would best support music searching and which format limits to offer. Qualitative user assessment was obtained through user testing in which each participant searched for music resources in both the existing general-purpose catalog interface and the specialized music search

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Section: Search Typesmentioning

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Creating a specialized music search interface in a traditional OPAC environment

Thomas

2011

OCLC Systems &Amp; Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

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“…In 2007, King summarized and synthesized the research to that date regarding user search strategies for printed music and recordings, concluding that music searching differs in specific ways from general searching, particularly in that known-item searching is more common for music materials and personal name is used more frequently as an access point. 8 Similarly, a study of music reference service found that, in comparison to general reference, music questions "focus much more heavily on locating specific, known items" and were answered via different means, with music reference employees relying on "their local catalogs, the circulating collection and their own knowledge much more frequently than librarians in general reference situations." 9 This literature review shows that web-scale discovery and faceted searching represent a significant change in the way users can encounter library information.…”

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The Detail Behind Web-Scale: Selecting and Configuring Web-Scale Discovery Tools to Meet Music Information Retrieval Needs

Newcomer

2011

Music Reference Services Quarterly

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Abstract:Web-scale discovery tools are rapidly gaining popularity as a purported "one-stop search" for discovering library information. Music, particularly printed music and recordings, presents unique information retrieval needs. This article identifies, explores, and makes recommendations regarding key music-related aspects to consider when selecting and implementing a discovery tool, considering scope, metadata, and interface.

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“…He suggests patrons use a subject search "when an object is not known, but the user is searching for a certain type of item." 40 A 1959 study at the University of Chicago found that while subject queries constituted only about 10 percent of the total searches, patrons used a subject search 23 percent of the time when locating a music score for performance purposes. According to a 2004 study involving music faculty at three American schools, "searching by genre was a common access point for conductors, instrumentalists and vocalists, who are looking for music to perform and for composers and theorists, who wish to study certain types of music."…”

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“Lexicon of Love”: Genre Description of Popular Music Is Not as Simple as ABC

Kulczak

Lennertz

2011

Music Reference Services Quarterly

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In 2007, the University of Arkansas Libraries received a large donation of 5,295 popular music recordings. This gift nearly doubled the existing CD holdings and greatly altered the collection's emphasis. The present authors sought to enhance retrieval in the local catalog, concentrating particularly on subject access. To this end, they analyzed popular music genre terminology used by three well-known online resources: allmusic.com, Wikipedia, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. This article reports their findings about the genres that each assigned to the specific artists in the collection and whether the genres were applied consistently among the three resources.In 2007, the University of Arkansas Libraries received a gift of 5,295 audio materials in the form of 3,434 CDs and CD singles and 1,861 LPs, EPs, and 45s from the estate of an alumnus. The donor had collected popular music from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. A preliminary review of the collection suggested that while the collection contained classic rock and roll, heavy metal, and blues, the donor had been particularly interested in club and dance music. Prior to the gift, the libraries' collection supported the university's curriculum and therefore almost exclusively consisted of classical music and jazz recordings. In particular, the new gift of 3,434 CDs almost doubled the existing CD collection and greatly changed its emphasis. The authors were confronted with the question of how to best identify the recordings in the collection to enhance retrieval through the library catalog.

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Catalog User Search Strategies in Finding Music Materials

Cited by 16 publications

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Creating a specialized music search interface in a traditional OPAC environment

Creating a specialized music search interface in a traditional OPAC environment

The Detail Behind Web-Scale: Selecting and Configuring Web-Scale Discovery Tools to Meet Music Information Retrieval Needs

“Lexicon of Love”: Genre Description of Popular Music Is Not as Simple as ABC

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