Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The SLC Music Library welcomes you to another streaming audio database – American Song.
American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America’s past. The database includes songs by and about:
American Indians
Miners
Immigrants
Slaves
Children
Pioneers
and Cowboys
Included in the database are the songs of:
Civil Rights
Political campaigns
Prohibition
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Anti-war protests [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you checked out Smithsonian Global Sound?
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
It [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, jazz, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for classical music? Here is a database for your listening pleasure!
Classical Music Library is a fully searchable classical music resource of classical recordings. The music moves from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde. There are multiple versions of works to enable comparative. Online reference works such as Grove’s [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, jazz, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that Sarah Lawrence now subscribes to an online Jazz database?
The most comprehensive jazz listening collection available online, Jazz Music Library will include thousands of tracks performed by extraordinary artists including:
Benny Carter
Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Dave Brubeck
Dizzie Gillespie
Ella Fitzgerald
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
[...]
Posted in Reference, tagged consultations, research consultations, spring break on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know why they call it “research,” right?
It’s because you never search just once. Research begets more research, so you wind up searching and re-searching, again and again!
If you find the process daunting, there’s no need to fear. Set up a research consultation with a librarian and we’ll guide you through the process of finding [...]
Posted in Reference, tagged reference staff, research consultations on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New this semester, the library is offering expanded reference service hours! For those of you who have had difficulty meeting with a reference librarian, this will be a welcome change. For the spring semester, reference librarians will be available during the following hours:
Monday: 9-5
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 9-6:30
Friday: 9-5
Please use the request consultation form on [...]
Posted in Reference, tagged Reference, research consultations on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are you having trouble getting started with conference work? Need to find articles or books about your topic but not sure where to start?
Help is available! Use the link to “research consultations” form on the library’s home page to set up a research consultation with a librarian, or simply click here. The form will ask [...]
Posted in Reference, tagged Databases, research consultations on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In our previous post, we noted that the library’s consultation request form was temporarily not working. Happily, the problem has been fixed and the online form can again be used to request your very own one-on-one consultation with a research librarian!
The form can be found at:
http://pages.slc.edu/~library/dbforms/refcon/consultform.php
You can use our consultation services to obtain help finding [...]
Posted in Reference, tagged research consultations on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are experiencing some technical difficulties with the library’s Request a Consultation online form. Therefore, if you need research assistance this weekend, we invite you to set up your own personal research consultation with a reference librarian by emailing us at reference [at] slc.edu.
We will work to resolve the technical difficulties and will post on [...]
