This search box will allow you to search the OCC Library for books. More information here.
You can search all of the library's resources in one place from OCC Library's online catalog, Discovery. Books, ebooks, streaming videos, articles, DVDs...they're all searchable from the here. After you get results, you can use the filters on the left hand side to help narrow the results by resource type (books, videos, articles), publication date, availability online, and more.
Most people start a search with keywords; the words they would guess describe the resource they need. Sometimes this works, but often you will not pull up all the available resources. Try using the Library of Congress Subject Headings, the terms used by most U.S. academic libraries to describe the main subjects of books. Subject searching on natural words and phrases may give lower or zero results if not the "official" terminology. If you do not know the subject heading, start with the keyword search, find a record that looks close to what you need and then look at the subject heading attached to the record. You can do a new search by clicking on the subject term.
Search operators can be used within the Basic Search:
To find a book on the shelf in the library, you need 2 pieces of information from the book record:
The status (to get it today, it should say Available).
The call number.
Below are the major sections of Library of Congress call numbers for Music. You can go to these letters on the library shelves and you will find the books about each subject area. These are the same for any library that uses the Library of Congress Classification system.
| Call Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| M | Music: collections, instrumental and vocal scores |
| ML | Literature on Music |
| 159- 3785 |
History and Criticism |
| 3790-3799 |
Music trade, as a profession, Musical research |
| 3800-3923 |
Philosophical and social aspects of music |
| MT | Instruction and study of Music |
For a more specific breakdown of the call numbers see the Library of Congress Classification Online: M subclasses.
OCC Discovery lets you search for books, articles, videos and other materials that are available in the OCC Library.
When you know exactly what you want: