The strategy for identifying individual recorded songs or recordings of specific genres follows the same pattern. The sources, of course, will be different. Much material is being posted to the Internet, which might now be the easiest way to locate songs on individual albums. Like sheet music, most patrons prefer to borrow materials, but recordings are much more difficult to loan, so we include sources for purchasing. Your Strategy Find out as many details as possible about the recording.
Different sources offer different access points.
See Verification Sources for Recordings . Look in an online source, whether on the Internet or more locally in SWAN or Illinet Online. Be sure that you are aware of the specific capabilities of the source, such as truncation. The large Internet music stores are a good first place to look for in-print records. WorldCat is still the winner for older recordings.