Find Music

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Begin research on a music topic.	Summon will pull results from across our many online databases, as well as from the library’s own collection. You can narrow your results to limit to peer-reviewed journals, exclude newspaper articles, find recordings, etc.	Music Research Guide Midd Libraries Quick Guide go/askus Ask a librarian! Any of our librarians can help you get started. For in-depth assistance with music research, contact Terry Simpkins 802-443-5045
Listen to something... now	go/naxos - Naxos Music Library Music Online - includes classical, world, jazz music from Alexander Street Press These are two streaming music services that the library subscribes to.	If neither database has what you want, try searching the library’s CD collection (see below).
Find a pop (or rock, jazz, blues, etc.) music CD in the library	MIDCAT (go/midcat) MIDCAT, the library’s traditional catalog, gives good search results if you’re looking for something specific in Middlebury’s collection. A simple keyword search may work, or, better yet, use the “author” search for musicians and bands, or a “title” search for a specific CD title. You can also select “Music Recordings” from the drop-down menu to limit your results even more. Once you've found what you're looking for, details about our borrowing policies are available here.	Summon (go/summon) Summon also works well, but you may get more results than you really need. For best results finding only items physically in the library, use the “Advanced Search” screen and choose “Show only: Items in the library catalog (mostly print and physical material).” You can also limit by format: Music Recording, Music Score, Book/eBook, are probably the 3 most useful ones.
Find a classical music CD or printed music in the library	Classical music can be difficult to locate in library catalogs. MIDCAT may provide better search results if you’re looking for something specific in our collection. A simple keyword search may work, or, better yet, use the “author” search for musicians and bands, or a “title” search for a specific CD title.	Summon (go/summon) MIDCAT (go/midcat) Both Summon and MIDCAT will work better the more specific you can be with your search. For example, if you search for “Mozart and sonata” you will probably get more results than are useful. If you can use an opus, work, or composer’s number in your search (such as “Mozart and sonata and 545”) and limit to a specific format, you’ll get better results. go/askus A librarian will be glad to help you with a search strategy! go/grovemusic Oxford Music Online, containing The New Grove Encyclopedia of Music can help find opus, work, and/or composer numbers for most composers.
Still need help?		go/ill ILL allows items to be requested from other libraries across the country. go/requests Feel free to ask us to buy something. go/askus Don’t forget: librarians are very good at helping you find the resources you need.