The
National Library's Music Collection
About the Digitised Printed Music Collection
Using the Digitised Printed Music Collection
System Requirements
Minimum Screen Resolution
Minimum Browser Versions
Navigation
Image Displays
Thumbnails
View
Examination
Zooming
Using the Select Page
Menu
Using Arrow Buttons
Breadcrumbs
Page and Image
Numbers
Copyright
Copying and Downloading
Printing Digital Collection
Items
Printing
the Entire Item
Printing
a Single Page Through Your Browser
Printing
Background Colours and Images
Citing Digital Collection
Items
More Information
Persistent Identifiers
Item and
Page Citation
Obtaining Higher
Quality Copies
Publishing Digital Collection
Items
Accessing Original Collection
Items
Borrowing Music Collection
Items
Other Digital Collections
Feedback
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| The
National Library's Music Collection
The National Library of Australia has a very
large and rich collection of music, with a strong emphasis on Australian
music across all music traditions.
For a fuller description of the collection,
please see: http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/musicoll.html
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| About
the Digitised Printed Music Collection
The National Library's Digitised Printed Music Collection provides access to over 1900 Australian printed music
items, which have been digitised as part of the National Library's
digitisation program. The Collection will expand over time as the
National Library continues with its music and other special collections
digitisation program.
Music items are defined as Australian if:
· The composer, librettist, arranger
or editor is Australian
· Australia is the subject of the music
· The item was published in Australia
The majority of the items available as part
of the Digitised Printed Music Collection, were published before 1900.
For more information on the National Library's
digitisation program, please see: http://www.nla.gov.au/digital/program.html
and http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/
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| Using
the Digitised Printed Music Collection
The National Library of Australia's Digitised Printed Music Collection allows users to view and interact with printed
music in a way that is as close as possible to the experience of
using the original item. This includes the ability to 'turn'
pages of a piece of printed music, to move forwards and backwards
through a piece of printed music, and to view the printed music
pages at different sizes.
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System Requirements
Minimum Screen Resolution
To comfortably view the Digitised Printed Music Collection,
you will need to have the screen resolution of your monitor set
to 600x800 pixels or higher.
Minimum Browser
Version
The Digitised Printed Music Collection is designed
to work best with any browser version numbered 4 or higher (Netscape
Navigator 4.0 or above, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above).
If you have an earlier version you can upgrade by going to the Netscape
website or Microsoft website
and following the prompts. These browsers are free.
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| Navigation
The Digitised Printed Music Collection offers a range
of navigation choices to users, including the ability to view images
at different resolutions, and to move freely within the pages of
a piece of digitised printed music.
Image Displays
Each page of printed music can be viewed in
three different sizes: 'thumbnail', the default 'view'
copy, and a larger and more detailed 'examination' copy.
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Thumbnails
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| Thumbnails are smaller image
representations of larger images, designed to make looking at groups
of images easier and faster. National Library thumbnails are created
with a maximum height or width of 150 pixels.
Selecting the thumbnails display allows users
to view up to 50 thumbnail images related to the digital item being
displayed, and to navigate to further sets of 50 thumbnails for
very long printed music items.
Zoom in to view copies
of printed music images by clicking directly on the desired thumbnail.
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View
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view of pages from Digitised Printed Music Collection items. View copies are
designed to fit comfortably on a 600 x 800 screen, and to print
to a standard A4 page. National Library view copies are created with
a maximum height or width of 760 pixels.
Zoom in to examination
copies of printed music images by clicking directly on the desired
view copy.
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Examination
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Examination copies provide detailed inspection of pages from Digitised Printed Music Collection items. Examination copies may require some horizontal
scrolling on your browser to view different sections of the page,
and are likely to take longer to download, due to the larger file
size. National Library examination copies are created with a maximum
height or width of 1000 pixels.
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| Zooming
Use the Zoom buttons to navigate between view
and examination copies of Digitised Printed Music Collection items.
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Zoom In
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Click Zoom In to move from a view copy to an examination copy.
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Zoom Out
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Click Zoom Out to move from an examination copy to a view copy.
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Using the Select
Page Menu
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| Use the Select Page drop
down menu to navigate to different pages within an item.
The Select Page menu allows users to select
'special' pages such as 'Front Cover', 'Inside
Back Cover', and to choose actual page numbers as they appear
on the original item.
Very large items may not have every page listed
within the Select Page menu. For large items, select the page number
closest to the one you are interested in, and use the forward
and back arrows to complete your navigation.
To use the Select Page menu, simply click
on the downwards-pointing arrow and choose your desired page. If
JavaScript is disabled in your browser, you may need to click the
Go button.
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| Using
Arrow Buttons
To move through item images one-by-one, either
backwards or forwards, or to navigate directly to the beginning
or end of a Digitised Printed Music Collection item, use the four 'arrow'
navigation buttons:
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First
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Previous
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Next
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Last
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Breadcrumbs
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track where you are, and where you have just been in the Digitised Printed Music Collection site, and provide links back to the sections of the website
you have previously visited with a single session.
Breadcrumbs can also be used to navigate further:
click on any of the words within the breadcrumb trail, and the browser
will return you to that page.
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| Page
and Image Numbers
For Digitised Printed Music Collection items, 'page
number' and 'image number' are not synonymous. Page
number refers to the actual pages of the original item. Image number
indicates the sequence of digitised images of a particular item.
For example, the first image of a piece of
printed music may be the 'Front Cover' rather than 'Page 1'. However,
this will be considered 'image 1' of the sequence of digitised images.
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| Copyright
Please read the National Library of Australia's
Digital Collections copyright statement
on the copyright status of items available through this service. Note that some items from
the collection have copyright restrictions that prevent them from being made directly available online.
Please contact us to obtain access to these items.
Printed music images available through this
service may be saved or printed for private research and study.
If you wish to publish an image in any
other way, including as part of another website, you will need written
permission from the National Library of Australia to do so.
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| Copying
and Downloading
You may download images from the Digitised Printed Music Collection for personal use, in accordance with copyright law. You
may not publish images from the Digitised Printed Music Collection without seeking written permission from the National
Library of Australia.
On a PC, place your mouse over the image you
would like to download, and then click with the right mouse button.
Then choose the appropriate save option for your browser
(save picture as/save image as/save image). Then select a directory
to save the image.
On a Macintosh computer, place your
mouse over the image you would like to download, and then hold the
mouse button down. A menu will appear where you can select the appropriate
save option for your browser (save picture as/save image as/save
image). Then select a folder to save the image.
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| Printing
Digital Collection Items
You may print Digitised Printed Music Collection items
for personal or research purposes. You may download, display a print
and reproduce this content for personal or non-commercial use but
only in an unaltered form and with copyright acknowledged.
If you wish to publish
an image in any way, including as part of another website, you will
need written permission from the National Library of Australia to
do so.
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Printing
the Entire Item
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You may print the entire
item you are viewing by clicking on the "Print" icon. This
will open a PDF (Portable Document Format) copy of the entire digital
item in a new browser window.
To view this PDF file, you will need the software Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer (and optionally have the Adobe Acrobat
Reader plug-in configured to read PDF files in your web browser).
If you do not have this software installed, or you are unable to view
the file, you can download a free version of this software at the
website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
To return to the previous page after viewing
the PDF copy, close the PDF copy browser window.
Printing
a Single Page Through Your Browser
You may also print a single page of
the item using the print option through the file menu of your browser
software. However, the printed results may vary according to your
browser and page set-up. We advise that you print the View
Copy of the page as these dimensions have been designed
to fit onto a standard A4 page.
Printing
Background Colours and Images
If you are using Internet Explorer as
your web browser, to print the background colours and images of
this website, you will need to make a change to your settings. To
make this change select the Tools Menu, then select Internet Options.
Click the Advanced Option and scroll until you locate the Printing
section. Put a tick in the box marked 'Print background colours
and images'.
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| Citing
Digital Collection items
Online resources need to be cited correctly
if you have used them for your research. The Digitised Printed Music Collection
provides detailed information to allow you to cite at either a broad
item level, or at the level of citing a particular view of an image.
More Information
Click on the More Information link to navigate
to extended bibliographic information about the digital item you
are viewing. This information is drawn from the National Library's
catalogue records, and includes information about both the original
item, and a 'persistent identifier' for the item.
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Persistent Identifiers
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Library of Australia uses persistent identifiers (PI's) as a
permanent naming scheme for Internet resources. Persistent identifiers
for whole items - or for pages or images within an item mean
that URLs you include in your research references will always be 'live',
even if there is a change in the way the National Library's Digital
Collection is stored and made accessible.
For more information regarding the National
Library of Australia's persistent identifier scheme, please read:
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/persistence.html
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and Page Citation
You may wish to cite an entire digital item;
this information can be obtained from the More
Information page of the item you wish to cite. Please see the
More Information details.
You may wish to cite a particular page of
printed music from the Digitised Printed Music Collection. Citation details
for page views are located below each image.
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For example, to cite a page, use:
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You may also wish to cite a particular
view of a page. For example, if you wish to reference a handwritten
annotation on a page of printed music displayed through the Digitised Printed Music Collection, you can reference the higher resolution examination
copy.
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For example, to cite a view copy page use:
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For example, to cite a examination copy page use:
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| Obtaining
Higher Quality Copies
You may save or print images from the Digitised Printed Music Collection for research and study. Where copyright permits,
you may also order higher quality copies of printed music you have
found, through the National Library of Australia's Copies Direct
Service. This is a commercial service and a fee will be charged
for provision of these copies.
Some items available through this service
may still be in copyright. While the National Library may be able
to assist with referrals to copyright holders, responsibility for
ensuring copyright requirements are met rest with you.
Please see the following information: http://www.nla.gov.au/dss/individuals_and_business.html
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| Publishing
Digital Collection Items
If you wish to publish Digitised Printed Music Collection
items in any form, including books, journals, other websites or
merchandise (e.g. calendars), you must, in the first instance, seek
the National Library's permission to do so.
To publish photographic, digital images or
photocopies of printed music available through this service, contact
Information Services at: http://www.nla.gov.au/contact/
Some items available through this service
may still be in copyright. While the National Library of Australia
may be able to assist with referrals to copyright holders, responsibility
for ensuring copyright requirements are met, rest with you.
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| Accessing
Original Collection Items
To view or use original collection items at
the National Library, you need to register as a National Library
reader and request the desired items through the Library's
Electronic Requesting System.
Information on registering and requesting
is available at:
http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/
Music Collection readers are required to use
collection items in the Petherick Reading Room. More information
on the Petherick, including opening hours, is available at:
http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/prr.html
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| Borrowing
Music Collection Items
The National Library of Australia does not
lend its collection items to individuals. However, your local library
may be able undertake an Inter Library Loan on your behalf through
the Library's Document
Delivery Service. Please note that the Library will lend photocopies
only not originals in the case of rare or unique items.
Individuals may borrow photocopies of collection items through the
Document Delivery Service.
Further information, including Document Delivery
charges, is available at:
http://www.nla.gov.au/dss/
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| Other
Digital Collections
Items from the National Library's pictorial
collection are available through the online Pictures
Catalogue and the Digitised
Map Collection. The National Library of Australia is releasing
other Digital Collections as they become available, including items
from the maps, manuscripts and oral history collections.
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| Feedback
Please provide us with your feedback, comments
and reports of any problems you experience using the Digitised Printed Music Collection. Email us using the online form on our Contact
Us page, and be sure to include your email address if you require
a reply.
Requests for research assistance should be
directed to the Library's Information Services staff:
http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/askus.html
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