Methods of Searching Music Information Sources in Search Engines

Document Type : Research َ Article

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1 MSc Graduate in Information Management, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor (Retired) Department of Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor Department of Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: Users of‌‌ different disciplines use specific search methods to get the information they need. Knowledge of these methods can help information professionals in designing and increasing accuracy of information retrieval systems. The field of music is not an exception. This study has investigated methods of searching music information sources in search engines by postgraduate students in two universities, namely The University of Fine Arts, and The University of Tehran.
Methods: All  the 94 postgraduate students in both universities completed a questionnaire. Their fields of study included composition, Iranian music, world music, and musicology (ethnomusicology). The questionnaire was researcher made. Descriptive and inferential statistics techniques were carried out for analysis of data using SPSS software (version 23) and Excel 2013 program.
Findings: The students had musical skills such as reading musical notes, knowledge of instruments, knowledge of singers, and knowledge of musical styles, playing instruments at professional levels as well as singing skill at a beginner level. Also, students used general and specialized search engines for music scores, track and song titles, artist names, and album titles. They search in the search engines by exact phrase, specific names and playing music contents, and select retrieved resources according to the credibility, quality of audio files, ease of search and use, music files in mp3 format, and the like.
Conclusion: No relationship was found between the level of learning and the use of specialized content search components, space, strategies, resources used, and reasons for selecting sources.
 

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  • Receive Date: 25 October 2022
  • Revise Date: 11 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 23 February 2023

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