Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference (open access)

Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference

This is an abstract for a presentation that was given at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11th, 2015. The presentation was given alongside a poster display. This abstract highlights Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, and went on to perform around the world. This abstract gives details on the history of the choir and the type of concerts that Jaroff gave. In addition, it explains the lack of scholarly attention that Jaroff and his choir have received.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief History of the University of North Texas Music Library (open access)

A Brief History of the University of North Texas Music Library

This paper documents the history of the University of North Texas Music Library from the perspective of librarian Donna Arnold. It covers the stories and contributions of the librarians and staff who have served the UNT music library since its inception in 1940 until present-day.
Date: unknown
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Good, Fast, and Cheap: The Pioneering Reference Chat Service at the University of North Texas

This presentation is about the Online Reference Help Desk utilized by the University of North Texas. It includes information on the history of the service and how it works, as well as facts about the Help Desk's performance since origination. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference on February 13, 2003.
Date: 2003
Creator: Arnold, Donna M. & Tarlton, Martha
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

RILM via FirstSearch

This presentation focuses on the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) search interface. RILM is an online music bibliography. Through screenshots of the interface and instructions, the presentation highlights different features of RILM's database and how to get the most accurate results based on your search topic. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference on February 12, 2004,
Date: 2004
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bay Area Community Colleges Information Competency Assessment Project (ICAP)

This presentation details a "collaborative project among community college librarians in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop and field-test an information competency assessment instrument. This competency assessment instrument would "assess community college students' proficiency with information competency skills. This presentation was given as part of the Music Library Association Conference on February 23, 2006.
Date: 2006
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
"The Smoking Gun": Evidence that Vladimir Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the Basis for his Electronic Music (open access)

"The Smoking Gun": Evidence that Vladimir Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the Basis for his Electronic Music

This paper was originally presented by Carl Rahkonen at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) Conference on April 3, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This paper includes details about Vladimir Ussachevsky, a pioneer in the proliferation of electronic music. It also contains biographical information about Ussachevsky, as well as his archival materials. The author attempts to prove that Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the basis for his electronic music.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Rahkonen, Carl John & Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association (open access)

Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association

This narrative centers on the start of the Texas chapter of the Music Library Association. The author gives the history and events that led up to the creation of the chapter, highlighting individuals that played a large role. This document played a part in a presentation given on behalf of the Oral History Committee at the national meeting of the Music Library Association in Dallas, Texas in 2012.
Date: 2012
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Thinking Outside the Box: Finding Publishing Opportunities in Unexpected Places

This is a slideshow that focuses on different places that writers can publish their work. It highlights how you can find ways to publish work in unexpected places. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference in Atlanta from February 26th - March 2nd of 2014.
Date: 2014
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library (open access)

Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library

This narrative gives details on Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which first began in a Turkish concentration camp in 1921. The author highlights the how the choir's music has personally affected her, while also giving details about the history of the choir and how the group went on to tour around the world. This document also gives the information that the University of North Texas Music Library maintains two rare Jaroff scores.
Date: 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evolving, Not Extinct: Music Reference in the 21st Century (open access)

Evolving, Not Extinct: Music Reference in the 21st Century

This is a personal narrative about the impact of ever-evolving technology used in libraries, particularly music libraries. The author - a librarian - highlights the strengths of using different types of technologies in libraries and also problems that they could cause. The author urges caution when considering the adaptation of particular technologies.
Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Serge Jaroff and the Don Cossack Choir: the State of Research in the 21st Century

This poster displays information about Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, but went on to perform around the world. The poster highlights information about Serge Jaroff, his choir, and their fans. The poster was presented at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11, 2015.
Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cataloging Sheet Music in the Church or Synagogue Library

This presentation provides an overview of the challenges faced in cataloging sheet music by both academic and congregational libraries.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Binder's Collection of Music as Indicators of Local Activity, a Case Study

This poster provides a case study of how binder's collections reveal the musical, economic, and political culture of an area through a case study using a four-volume set from Florence G. Boyer Paulson, of Chicago, which contains music collected during the 1860s and 1870s.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Aristocratic Soprano, An Estate, and the Sanitary District of Chicago: the Collection of Florence B. Paulson

This presentation describe the process of creating and use of binder's collections to study the musical, economic, and political culture of the geographic area, with the Florence B. Paulson collection as a case study.
Date: October 17, 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Aristocratic Soprano, An Estate, and the Sanitary District of Chicago: the Collection of Florence B. Paulson

This presentation includes slides and notes to describe the process of creating and use of binder's collections to study the musical, economic, and political culture of the geographic area, with the Florence B. Paulson collection as a case study.
Date: October 17, 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Hidden Collection of LPs: Cataloging with Connexion and MarcEdit

This presentation provides an overview of a pilot program cataloging LPs with Connexion and MarcEdit. Slides include presentation notes. Presented at the 2016 Music OCLC (MOUG) Annual Conference.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948-
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Catholic Missions Travel Guide

This presentation describes the use of The Portal to Texas History in the classroom through a lesson plan creating a journey through Spanish Missions in Texas.
Date: March 30, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Educating Music Catalogers: The Synergy of Work and School

Presentation for the UNT Music Library 75th Anniversary Symposium. This presentation discusses the education and training of the UNT Music Library's student workers.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948-
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Statistical Indications of Notational Style in Composers' Additions of Performance Marks in Solo Piano Scores

This presentation provides an overview of how statistical analyses may be used to examine patterns of performance marks and notational styles, using nineteenth-century piano sonatas.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Buchanan, J. Paul
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

I Can't Believe It's Not Borodin!: Documenting Performance Practice with Piano Rolls

The presentation discusses the value and importance of preserving piano rolls.
Date: April 23, 2016
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Caverns and Caves Depicted in Music

Presentation for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture. This presentation contains a brief overview of musical works about caverns.
Date: September 16, 2016
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Marcedit and Connexion in the Audio Rapid Cataloging Project at University of North Texas

Presentation for the 2017 Southeast Chapter of the Music Library Association. This presentaiton describes the workflow for audio rapid cataloging of a collection of LPs.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948- & Macias, Joshua
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Batch Processes: Using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access

Presentation for the 2017 Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) during the Music Library Association National Convention. This presentation discusses how to expedite the cataloging of similar items using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access.
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948-
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Life-Changing Magic of OpenRefine: The Open-Source Art of Data Decluttering and Organizing

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of a workshop on using OpenRefine to make sense of data, standardize, correct, and rearrange data elements, automate tedious editing, and prepare data for export to other platforms for a variety of uses.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library