The curtain opens on a college music library. It's a warm environment, and the sound of music fills the background, just audible enough to know that it's there. An Amazing Librarian is working behind the circulation desk, where a student approaches...
(Nick)Hi - My name is Nick!
I'm putting on my recital and I've come to the College Music Library for some help. I've got a lot of "loud- bangy-things" on the program already, and think something on the Marimba would be great. Can you help me find what I'm looking for?
(Amazing Librarian)
Hello Nick! Let's use the Naxos Music Library to find something! Simply go to the Enhanced Search, and enter "Marimba" in the instrument field. That should get you started.
(Nick)Wow...Great! However, I've heard of this composer..
Ney Rosauro - who composed a whole bunch of
Brazilian music, which would round out the program nicely. Can these results be refined down?
(Amazing Librarian)Yes they can! By adding the composers name to the Composer box - your search is refined! Look at that, here are 6 discs that contain music by Ney.
(Nick)Great - but I've only got about 5 minutes left in the recital to add a new piece- would you mind narrowing it down for me?
(Amazing Librarian)
Not a problem! Simply enter the duration in the box, and include it into your results...and...Voila! We've got these 4 discs that contain Ney Rosauro marimba works between 5 and 6 minutes long! Happy Listening!
Include AND Exclude Terms!Alright - while the above may be a bit "over the top" - it's an incredibly real scenario. With the new Naxos Enhanced Search - coming to the Naxos Music Library, Naxos Jazz Library, and Naxos Spoken Word Library soon - you'll be able to use these resources to aid members!
Not only will you be able to include and filter results in real-time, but you'll be able to "exclude" certain things from your searches as well!
Let's say that I'm looking for a disc to listen to that's got the following:
- A piece composed by Bach- On the Naxos Label- It contains the Viola- It does not contain any Cello*The NML has 2 discs that meet this criteria!
The new Enhanced Search will allow you to do this, with near instant results that can be constantly filtered "down" or "up" depending on your level of specificity. Here's the evolution of the above search.
First - All discs that contain pieces composed by Bach.
Secon
d - Narrow that list down, by including only those Bach compositions on the Naxos label.
Third - Let's get this list more manageable - filter out anything that contains the Cello. This will return all of the discs that contain Bach, on the Naxos Label, with no cello.
Finally - We only want discs that contain the Viola, from that list. We get our 2 discs!
Results Filtered By CountryAnd the last, but certainly not the least, feature to mention here, is that country restricted recordings will no longer be shown in your search results. For our friends in the United States trying to do a search for Elvis (wanting Costello, but getting Presley) - the wait is over. For our friends in Hong Kong, Korea, Canada, and beyond - we're all getting customized results!
Here's an example of what 2 different subscribers will see - one is a student in the United States. The other, is a musician in Canada.
Canada - (No Restrictions on Recordings) - USA (Many Restricted Recordings)
All in all - we hope you enjoyed this short look at some of the interesting Enhanced Searches we were able to perform. We look forward to the days ahead where we can all search together!
We appreciate any and all feedback on the design plans - so please post below or email us directly with your comments! Who knows...you may be the one to add a feature that millions will use every day!
Happy Searching,
Nick
Nick D'Angiolillo
Naxos of America, Inc.
615.465.3836 (direct)
Nick@NaxosUSA.com
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