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Albums (Vinyl Records) and Compact Discs (CDs)
Albums (Vinyl Records)
Albums are on the shelves.
The album Jesus Christ Superstar was published in 1970 by the label Decca. The call number looks like this:
PHONODISC Decca DXSA 7206.
- PHONODISC is another word for album
- Decca is the publisher
- DXSA 7206 is the call number
Compact Disks (CDs)
CDs are inside the cabinets.
The CD Jesus Christ Superstar was published in 1993 by the label MCA. The call number looks like this:
COMPACT DISC MCA MCAD2-11542.
- COMPACT DISK is the full word for CD
- MCA is the publisher
- MCAD1-11542 is the call number
In Hale Library
Location Filter
If you know you want CD's or albums owned by K-State Libraries, you might like to filter by location. LP stands for "long playing". It is another word for album.
Find One on the Shelf
Both albums and CDs are shelved in order by the label publisher – not the band name.
For example, there are many compilation CDs for jazz musician Charlie Parker. They are published by Verve, Uptown, Atlantic, and others. They are not side-by-side in the cabinets.
You may find call numbers on their spine, but they are very small and sometime wear off. There will also be a sticker on the face of the album or CD.
Online - Subscribed
K-State has paid subscriptions for several online audio resources.
- Naxos Music LibraryStreaming music format for instrumentals, chamber music, orchestra, and others.
- Naxos Music Library JazzStream jazz, blues, spoken word, and more. A supplement to the main Naxos Library.
- Global Jukebox
Free Resource
The Global Jukebox explores expressive patterns of musical recordings in their cultural-geographic and diasporic settings. - Music Online Smithsonian Global Sound for LibrariesStream diverse musical forms - folk songs, spoken word, children's songs, and more.
