Plymouth (UK) libraries music catalogue

Subject: Plymouth (UK) libraries music catalogue
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 11 May 01 - 06:03 AM

I couldn't remember (Damn CRS!) whether anyone has posted this reference to their song index so I reprint their e-mail circular below:
Plymouth Libraries are delighted to announce the launch of PLS-Online, to be found at http://www.webopac.plymouth.gov.uk

The new services available include:

* Catalogue search by author, title and keyword.
Highlights of Plymouth's catalogue include: the largest collection of music performing sets in south-west England (and one of the largest in the UK);
books in the Naval Studies collection (thought to be the largest outside Greenwich);
rare ornithological works in the Moxon collection;
indexes to articles published in naval periodicals and local newspapers since January 2000.

* The Plymouth Song Index - one of the very few Web-based Song Indexes worldwide, with almost 60,000 song titles contained in 2,000 song albums, all available on ILL from Plymouth.

* Clubs and Societies - a database for Plymouth, SE Cornwall and SW Devon, searchable by topic and area.

* The Music Information Centre - a database of local music teachers and groups, searchable by instrument and name.

-- Chris Goddard
Resources & Information Manager
Plymouth Library Services
Tel/fax:[phone]

Visit us on the Web: www.pgfl.plymouth.gov.uk/libraries www.webopac.plymouth.gov.uk

RtS (the Naval stuff may also be interested to Chanteymen and others)