Use these short help videos to learn how to use Novanet:
| Call number | Description |
| ML 1 - ML 5 | Periodicals. Serials |
| ML 12 - ML 21 | Directories. Almanacs |
| ML 25 - ML 38 | Societies and other organizations. Institutions. Festivals. Congresses |
| ML 47 - ML 54 | Librettos. Texts |
| ML 55 - 89 | Aspects of the field of music as a whole |
| ML 93 - ML 96 | Manuscript studies and manuscripts |
| ML 100 - ML 108 | Dictionaries. Encyclopedias |
| ML 111- ML 112 | Music librarianship. Music printing and publishing |
| ML 113 - ML 158 | Bibliography |
| ML 159 - ML 161 | History and criticism, general works |
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ML 162 - ML 197 |
History and criticism by period |
| ML 198 - ML 350 | History and criticism by region or country |
| ML 385 - ML 429 | Biographies |
| ML 430 - ML 458 | Composition and performance |
| ML 460 - ML 1380 | Instruments and instrumental music |
| ML 1400 - ML 3275 | Vocal music |
| ML 3400 - ML 3465 | Dance music |
| ML 3470 - ML 3540 | Popular music |
| ML 3545 - ML 3776 | Folk, national, and ethnic music |
| ML 3790 - ML 3792 | Music trade |
| ML 3795 | Music as a profession. Vocational guidance |
| Ml 3797 - ML3799 | Musical research |
| ML 3800 | General works on the philosophical, societal, and physiological aspects of music. |
| ML 3805 - ML 3817 | Physics and acoustics |
| ML 3820 | Physiological aspects of music |
| ML 3830 - ML 3838 | Psychology |
| ML 3845 - ML 3877 | Aesthetics |
| ML 3880 - ML 3915 | Criticism |
| ML 3916 - ML 3918 | Social and political aspects of music |
| ML 3920 | Moral influence of music. Therapeutic use of music |
Subclass MT: Instruction and Study
| Call Number | Description |
| MT1 | General works |
| MT3 - MT5 | History |
| MT5.5 - MT7 | Music theory |
| MT35 | Notation |
| MT40 - MT67 | Composition. Elements and techniques of music |
| MT68 | Improvisation. Accompaniment. Transposition |
| MT70 | Instrumentation and orchestration |
| MT75 | Interpretation |
| MT85 | Conducting. Score reading and playing |
| MT90 - MT146 | Analysis and appreciation of musical works |
| MT180 - MT252 | Instrumental techniques for keyboard instruments |
| MT259 - MT338 | Instrumental techniques for bowed string instruments |
| MT339 - MT505 | Instrumental techniques for wind instruments |
| MT580 - MT640 | Instrumental techniques for plucked string instruments |
| MT655 - MT725 | Instrumental techniques for percussion instruments |
| MT728 - MT733 | Instrumental techniques for ensembles |
| MT820 - MT915 | Singing and vocal technique |
| MT955 - MT956 | Musical theatre |
Novanet is a consortium of university and college libraries in Nova Scotia. The consortium maintains a library catalog that indexes library collections available at all five Dalhousie Libraries and at other universities and colleges throughout Nova Scotia.
Novanet also supports a "Novanet Express" service that supports movement of library material between member institutions. For example:
Requested items are transferred from the holding library to a library of your choice.
Several Nova Scotia universities and colleges have music collections that can be accessed via Novanet Express: