Music & Musicians

The easiest way to find music scores in the SUNY Adirondack Library is to go to the upper floor of the library and browse in the music call number area M 1000 to M 1500. Ask a librarian to direct you if needed. You'll find the scores section easily - most are oversized books in the same section.

To find a book about your musician or a music topic:

• enter a name or term into the Start Your Research Here search box and
• limit it to Books using the dropdown menu (this limit includes physical books and ebooks, if you just want ebooks limit it to Ebooks)
• click Search
• to limit to just physical books, scroll down the page to Library Location in the left column and click on Circulating Books

You may borrow circulating books for four weeks. 

Search tips: 

• Most of the books that will be useful to you will be in the ML section on the second floor of the Library. 
• If you do not find an entire book just on your musician, enter the genre of music in which your musician composed or participated: Rock Music, Jazz, Rap Music, etc.
• To access ebooks off campus, you will need to log in with your username and password.

 
Below are a few examples of books about music and musicians that the library has to offer. New items added to the library collection are listed at the bottom of this page.

To find a music CD:

• enter your search term (a composer or musician, the name of a work, etc) into the Start Your Research Here search box on the library's home page
  • to see all CDs, leave the search box blank
• leave the dropdown box at All Resources
• hit Search
• scroll down the page until you see Library Location in the left column
• click on Audio CDs

All of the CDs are located on the second floor of the library near the Research Help Desk. They are organized by call number. For assistance, ask the librarian at the Research Help Desk.

CDs may be borrowed for two weeks.

 
Here are a few examples of music CDs and DVDs the library has to offer:

Audio CDs in the SUNY Adirondack Library are cataloged based on the ANSCR (Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings) System. The ANSCR system classifies sound recordings based on 46 different categories.

Songs, musical work and sound recordings may be protected by copyright laws. Learn more: 

Just as with a book or an article, you must cite all sources you use, including things like videos and sound recordings - including YouTube! For help with citations, check with the Center for Reading and Writing (CRW).