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User Education, Z. Sylvia Yang, Angela Pratesi
User Education, Z. Sylvia Yang, Angela Pratesi
Library Faculty publications
You notice the flashing notification in the corner of your screen.
Click: Claim Chat.
Chat00568: Hi! I’m writing a paper about Black representation in opera and trying to find a copy of Fire Shut Up in My Bones. I tried googling but wasn’t able to find it. Do you know where I can find a copy?
Music Librarian: What a great topic! One moment while I search for that.
Furiously searches all of the standard places for a new opera score. Fire Shut Up in My Bones is too new to be commercially available but it …
Creating Information-Literate Musicians In The Academic Library, Z. Sylvia Yang, Jessica M. Abbazio, Angela L. Pratesi
Creating Information-Literate Musicians In The Academic Library, Z. Sylvia Yang, Jessica M. Abbazio, Angela L. Pratesi
Library Faculty publications
For musicians, the act of creation is multifaceted: musicians perform, analyze, write, speak, and teach in highly collaborative and diverse environments. Information-literate musicians require training to understand and engage with the myriad kinds of content and materials inherent to the contemplation, study, creation, and enjoyment of music.
The various information needs of musicians requires creators to make many choices--from selecting a particular score edition or recording from many similar options, to employing a specific scholarly or pedagogical methodology to their work, musicians require the skills to critically evaluate information and determine its usefulness. Music’s ubiquity adds a further layer of …