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| Subject Content | African American music and narrative. |
| Date Coverage | 1890s - 1970s. |
| Type of Material Covered | Sound recordings of African American songs from many genres including jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives. |
| Full-text | Not Applicable. |
| Refereed Journal Filter | Not Applicable. |
| Remote Access | Available to Boise State University students, staff, and faculty after entering BroncoWeb userid and password |
| Help Pages | Located within the database by selecting the "Help" tab on the upper right side of the screen. |
| Boolean | AND,OR; OR is the default Boolean on the Basic Search, while either AND or OR can be selected on the Advanced Search; Boolean logic selector is located in the pull down bar under "Search using" on the lower portion of the Advanced screen. |
| Truncation Symbol | None; database has an automatic spell checking feature; each search term or phrase is checked against the fields in the database, and, if a match is not found, the user will be forwarded to a page which explains why the search terms failed and offer other choices; enter search terms in the singular and not the plural, for example, "guitar" not "guitars". |
| Other Search Options | Basic, Browse, and Advanced search options; Browse search is available by selecting a particular category in the left-hand column of the page; Basic search is located at the top right of every page; Advanced can be used by selecting either the "Search" tab or the link to "advanced search" on the top of the opening screen. |
| Alerts | No. |
| Special Notes | Able to make custom playlists by creating a user id and password. |
| List of Journals | Not Applicable. |
| Related Indexes | Look under Music after selecting "Article Indexed by Subject" on the top of the "find Articles" screen or link to http://library.boisestate.edu/reference/subjectindexes/music.htm. |
| Reference Assistance | Phone, email, chat, and in-person reference services are available; link to http://library.boisestate.edu/reference.shtm for further information. AE 04/17/08 |
