Database Guides : New and Updated Resources

The Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries collection includes a selection of music from cultural groups across the nation and around the world. It includes 45,000 tracks from over 3000 albums.

Search Tips:

Search results page lets you limit by:

• Cultural group
• Genre
• Date written / recorded

Browse searches available include:

• Cultural Groups, Genres, Places

Advanced Search allows field searching, including limiting by geographic area and date written or recorded.

Full text:

100% of items available (online streaming audio).

Searching in OneSearch:

OneSearch (Books & Media or Everything @ Stan Stat) searches and lists information about each of the 3100 albums in the collection, including album title, composer or performer, and usually track titles.  To search for liner notes or a full list of track titles, use the Alexander Street Press search interface.

Example OneSearch album record: Viva el mariachi! / Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

Citing a Document

• Citation icon provides a citation in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
• Always double-check the example citation for errors / corrections.

Downloading:

No audio downloading of audio clips available from the Alexander Street Press website.

Download or Print functions retrieve brief text entries / descriptions only.

Using Clips:

• Alexander Street does not support the downloading of audio from this platform.
• To create clips:
  • You must register for an Alexander Street Press personal account while logged in from a Stan State Library link.
  • You must be logged into your personal Alexander Street Press account.
  • Use the Clips function found underneath the album audio playback box and album description.
• Clips (maintained on the Alexander Street site) can be stored as:
  • Links
  • Playlists

Link to a specific document:

• Use the "Embed" icon when viewing a list of search results or viewing a document.
• Copy "permanent link" option.  (This link includes the Stan State Library proxy server which provides for off-campus access.)

Coverage of world music with access to Smithsonian archives and world music archives in Asia and Africa.  These audio collections support the creation and preservation of diverse musical forms and are designed for music history, appreciation, world music courses, ethnomusicology, sociology, anthropology, sound studies, cultural studies, linguistics, and language studies. The collection includes 45,013 tracks on 3,108 albums.

• Music from 169 countries from around the world 
• Over 1,000 distinct genres and sub-genres available 
• Over 1,400 cultural groups represented 
• Over 450 languages represented 
• Data on 100,000s of artists and ensembles 

Platform:  Alexander Street

Full-text: All items

Content Update: Closed/one-time collection

Type of records:

• Online streaming music
• Online streaming audio (non-music)

Number of records: 3108 albums / 45,013 tracks

Provider: ProQuest - Alexander Street / CSU Collections

OneSearch:

Collection Record: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries

Example OneSearch album record: Viva el mariachi! / Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

OneSearch scopes: Everything @ Stan State, Books & Media @ Stan State, CSU+ and beyond

Library Guides URL: https://library.csustan.edu/smithsonian-global-sound

Library PURL: http://libpurl.csustan.edu/s/purl.php?2495