New printing system--release the print jobs!

As of yesterday we have a new printing release system. 1. When you want to print a document you can choose "Print" from the file menu, use the print icon in the task bar, or use Ctrl-P as you always...

Posted by dougan on February 20, 2013 9:12 AM

MPAL Easy Search

Are you just beginning research for a project? If so, the Easy Search tool on the MPAL homepage may help you find many of the resources you need to get started. Easy Search searches the UIUC library catalog, I-Share, dictionaries...

Posted by dougan on June 5, 2012 11:08 AM

New Online Journals and Databases Tool

Recently, you may have noticed some changes in the way you can search for journals and databases on the library website. The Online Research Resources (ORR) database (the yellow and blue pages!) has been replaced by the new Online Journals...

Posted by dougan on June 4, 2012 10:30 AM

New interface for ProQuest databases

Do you use IIMP or IIPA or ProQuest Dissertations? If so, be prepared for a new look. It simplifies searching and expands the resources available. IIMP contains both full-text and abstracts to articles from 1874 to the present while IIPA...

Posted by dougan on May 23, 2012 12:58 PM

Partifi: make parts from a score

Partifi.org is a "free and automated tool for creating parts from music scores." This tool was created by those who seek to support and encourage the study and performance of early music who found that instrumental parts were often not...

Posted by dougan on November 28, 2011 10:32 AM

Illinois dissertations and theses in IDEALS

Did you know that you can find dissertations and theses created here at the U of I by using IDEALS? Students can now deposit electronic copies of their dissertations and theses, which means you can find full-text versions here. You...

Posted by dougan on December 17, 2010 2:01 PM

"Send to mobile" functionality in Classical Music Library and other ASP products

From ASP: We now have "Send-to-Mobile" functionality in Music Online, including all of the individual streaming music collections and some items in Opera in Video. This functionality will follow in all of our streaming video collections later this year. What...

Posted by dougan on July 2, 2010 11:24 AM

Improvements to Music Online

MPAL subscribes to Classical Music Library, Jazz Music Library, and Smithsonian Global Sounds from Alexander Street Press. They have made improvements to Music Online, the cross-search platform (http://music.alexanderstreet.com) (and also to the native interfaces of each individual music collection). Highlights...

Posted by dougan on June 28, 2010 9:35 AM

Twitter feed on our blog

If you are only reading our blog through an RSS feed reader like Google reader you might be missing the links from our Twitter feed that appear on the righthand side of our blog page. We don't always post the...

Posted by dougan on June 25, 2009 10:07 AM

Additional full text options in IIMP and IIPA

There are now more full text link options for the International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) and the International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) databases. If the full text of an article is available directly from one of those...

Posted by dougan on June 25, 2009 9:59 AM

Classical Music Library recordings now findable through library catalog

You may know that we subscribe to the Classical Music Library streaming audio tool. Now when you search our online catalog, if a recording is available in CML, it will have it's own entry. Here's a Boolean search for Reger...

Posted by dougan on May 20, 2009 12:50 PM

Now get access to articles listed in Grove bibliographies

We've activated the "Discover" buttons in the Oxford Music Online tool. So, when you look at a bibliography you can click on the blue "Discover" button to see if there is online access to the article. If not, it will...

Posted by dougan on May 1, 2009 11:09 AM

Twitter is here

OK, while many of you seem shy about commenting on the blog, you have told me that you'd be interested in a Twitter stream from the Music and Performing Arts Library--so here it is: twitter.com/mpalillinois Click on "Follow" under the...

Posted by dougan on April 27, 2009 2:08 PM

Do You Tweet?

Our little blog is now over 100 posts old. While I think this is a useful tool for you, dear reader, who may not have time to search for arts news on your own and also want to keep up...

Posted by dougan on April 3, 2009 1:21 PM

Jazz on the Screen

Jazz on the Screen: A Jazz and Blues Filmography by David Meeker This searchable filmography documents the work of some 1,000 major jazz and blues figures in over 14,000 cinema, television and video productions....

Posted by dougan on March 9, 2009 3:54 PM

Folk Song Index online

The Folk Song Index Oberlin College Libraries and Sing Out! brings us this invaluable resource. "An index to traditional folk songs of the world with an emphasis on English-language songs. Each entry includes the song title, first line of chorus,...

Posted by dougan on March 2, 2009 9:59 AM

Wrangle that citation data

Drowning in Data? RefWorks can Help These are the last two workshops of the semester! Sign up early, space is limited. Learn how to use RefWorks, a citation management software program subscribed to by the University of Illinois Library that...

Posted by dougan on November 10, 2008 9:47 AM

Improvements in Classical Music Library tool

{From the folks at Alexander Street Press} The new release of Classical Music Library includes new features and updates in addition to a new interface. Users can now browse all classical works by album and find associated recordings using the...

Posted by dougan on November 7, 2008 12:44 PM

New titles in the Music and Performing Arts Library

Want to know what new music, dance, or theatre materials we have in the Music and Performing Arts Library? Use the "New Titles @ the University Library" tool. You can narrow by library and/or subject and by date received. There...

Posted by dougan on September 17, 2008 8:27 AM

Protect your laptop

Online laptop registration tool now available CITES has a new online tool to help protect laptops on campus. The Computer Registration Tool will allow anyone with a NetID to register their computer with CITES Security. Registering will help CITES Security...

Posted by dougan on September 15, 2008 7:56 AM

the end is in cite

Perhaps you haven't started writing those term papers yet, or perhaps you are knee-deep in your thesis or dissertation. In either case, if you need a quick reminder about how to cite things in your paper, see the online version...

Posted by dougan on August 29, 2008 3:23 PM

YouTube and Research

It comes as no surprise that students use YouTube for fun and for research, because it's easy to use and has a lot of content. Respected music writer Norman Lebrecht writes about how he too has been pulled into YouTube....

Posted by dougan on July 1, 2008 9:23 AM

New scanner up and running

A new scanner is up and running in the Music and Performing Arts Library. Directions are on the machine cover; if you have any questions, just ask us!...

Posted by dougan on June 13, 2008 1:46 PM

Music Library scanner not working

The scanner in the Music Library is currently out of order. We'll let you know when it's working again....

Posted by dougan on June 3, 2008 10:23 AM

Happy Birthday iTunes

iTunes turns five from Wired.com...

Posted by dougan on April 29, 2008 9:03 AM

Arts News

Want to keep up with what's happening in the arts? The site ArtsJournal can help you do just that. With categories for: issues, dance, ideas, media, music, people, publishing, theatre, visual, and classifieds, there is something for everyone. We've included...

Posted by dougan on April 21, 2008 9:01 AM

Search Music Index and RILM at the same time (and more!)

Several of our music and other databases are available through the same vendor (Ebsco). This means that you can search in more than one of these databases simultaneously. 1. Go to the Online Research Resources page 2. Do a title...

Posted by dougan on April 18, 2008 8:47 AM

Sibelius is here!

A not-very-well kept secret--we've got the Sibelius music software on two machines in the Music Library. They are on the end near the card catalogs--look for the notices on them that say "this machine has Sibelius." You can use the...

Posted by dougan on April 15, 2008 8:42 AM