UGA Libraries Peabody Awards Collection

Searching for Peabody Collection programs in GIL

All Peabody Collection television programs from 1949-1958, 1978-81, and 1988, and most African-American History and Culture television programs from 1959-1996, are cataloged in GIL, the University of Georgia Libraries online catalog. These records were created using national standards for Archival Moving Image Cataloging and are fully integrated within the catalog. Most records contain extensive name, subject, and genre access. The records from 1978-81 and 1988 are less detailed.

Search Strategies

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CAVEATS

QUICK SEARCH

Peabody Number
Title
Collection (eg. all Peabody Collection African-American History and Culture Programs)

KEYWORD SEARCH

Collection (eg. all Peabody Collection African-American History and Culture Programs)
Limiting large lists by date
Personal Name
Corporate Name (station, production company, ballet troupe, etc.)
Subject
Genre

Recommendations and Caveats

You may find it helpful to print a copy of these tips, or to open a second window to conduct your GIL search, so that you can refer back to these tips and examples as needed.

Because of the logic governing the organization of information within the records and the restrictions on searching inherent to the GIL system, it is best to employ a variety of search strategies. The system which supports the creation of these records sets a limit on record length. For this reason, it was not possible to add specific author and subject headings for all persons and topics associated with the program. A general keyword search will retrieve information from several descriptive notes where such names and subject references might be found.

The KEYWORD search is recommended as the more reliable option. This option features drop-down boxes to help you direct your search.

Using the "videorecording" option to limit your search will cause the titles in the Collection that are on 16mm film (most entries through 1970) to be excluded from the search.

Using the Corporate Author search will often cause your search to fail. Corporate authors such as television stations and networks, production companies, and musical groups, may be found using the Author Name or Keyword Anywhere searches.

The Sort Results features are not reliable for large lists. Generally, this function works better in the KEYWORD search than in the QUICK search.

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Search Strategies

Using QUICK SEARCH

WHEN YOU KNOW THE PEABODY NUMBER

to retrieve a specific program by Peabody number:
- type the Peabody entry number with a space between alphabetic and numeric characters and select "search for a phrase" in the drop-down box
e.g.: the search below will retrieve the record for NAACP Convention 1980, the program associated with Peabody number 80109 NWT

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WHEN YOU KNOW THE TITLE

if you know the exact title:
- type the title in and select "search for a phrase" in the drop-down box
e.g.: the search below will retrieve the NBC special saluting Motown's 25th anniversary

if you know some words from the title but not the whole thing:
- type in the words that you know and select "find all words" in the drop down box
e.g.: the search below will retrieve the program 1954 DuSable: The Uncrowned Champions (as well as 4 other titles you don't want)

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FINDING ALL PEABODY RECORDS

to retrieve all cataloged Peabody Collection programs:
- type peabody awards in search box and select "search for a phrase" in the drop-down box

to retrieve all cataloged African-American programs:
- type peabody collection african-american and select "find all words" in the drop down box

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Using KEYWORD SEARCH

search example

FINDING ALL RECORDS IN A COLLECTION

to retrieve all cataloged Peabody Collection programs:
- search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'Keyword Anywhere'

to retrieve all cataloged African-American programs:
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'Author Name'

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LIMITING LARGE LISTS BY DATE

to limit the list by year:
perform either of the above searches with this additional step:
- select the first AND icon
- search for the desired year in Date

e.g.: the search below will locate all the African-American programs entered into the 1975 Peabody Awards

to limit the list by a range of years:
- click the Narrow My Search box in the lower right of the screen
- in the Date box(es), type in the desired date(s). For single date, you may select greater than (for programs broadcast after that year); less than (for programs broadcast prior to that year); equal to (for programs broadcast during that year); or fill in two dates and select range (for programs broadcast during or between those years)
- click on [Narrow My Search] box at the bottom of the screen to apply the limit and return to the search screen

e.g.: searching with the limit shown below will find all Peabody Collection programs entered between 1980 and 1989

THEN EITHER
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'Author Name'
OR
- search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'Keyword Anywhere'

A note on limits
Using the "videorecording" option to limit your search will cause the titles in the Collection that are on 16mm film (most entries through 1970) to be excluded from the search. We do not recommend this type of limit.

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FINDING A PERSON

to search within the entire Peabody Collection for a specific individual:
- search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'keyword anywhere'
- select the AND icon
- search for the person's name 'all of these' in 'keyword anywhere'
e.g.: the search below will locate the programs in the Collection that include appearances by or references to Dr. Joyce Brothers

to search within the African-American Collection for a specific individual:
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'author name'
- select the AND icon
- search for the person's name 'all of these' in 'keyword anywhere'

e.g.: the search below will locate the programs in the Collection that include appearances by or references to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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FINDING A GROUP (STATION, PRODUCTION COMPANY, ETC.)

to search within the Collection for a specific network or production company:
-search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'keyword anywhere
-select the AND icon
-search for the network's or company's name (use 'all of these' if more than one word) in 'Author Name'
e.g.: the search below will locate the programs in the Collection that were broadcast on the CBS Television Network

to search within the African-American Collection for a specific network or production company:
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'author name'
- select the AND icon
- search for the network's or company's name (use 'all of these' if more than one word) in 'Author Name'

e.g.: the search below will locate the programs in the Collection that were produced or co-produced by Harpo Productions

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SUBJECT SEARCHES

The University of Georgia Libraries assigns subject headings according to Library of Congress Subject Headings guidelines. Some subject headings may not be intuitive for non-library users. If you do not have success with a subject search, re-try your search substituting 'Keyword Anywhere' for 'Subject'.
to search within the entire Peabody Collection for a specific topic:
- search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'keyword anywhere'
- select the AND icon
- search for the topic (use 'all of these' if more than one word) in 'subject'
e.g.: the search below will locate all the programs in the Collection that involve subjects related to China

to search within the African-American Collection for a specific topic:
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'author name'
- select the AND icon
- search for the topic (use 'all of these' if more than one word) in 'subject'

e.g.: the search below will locate the African-American programs in the Collection that involve subjects related to Atlanta, Georgia

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SEARCHING FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE, OR GENRE, OF PROGRAM
Archival moving image cataloging utilizes a standard list of genre terms. These terms are used to categorize films and programs by type. Some of the more common genre terms used for Peabody Collection programs include:

Adaptations – for programs which are adapted from other, usually literary, works
Audience participation programs – for programs which feature participation by studio or telephone audience
Black films and programs – for programming developed for an African-American audience
Commercials – for programs containing commercials
Documentaries and factual films and videos – for nonfiction programs depicting actual events
Interviews – for programs which primarily consist of an interview or interviews
Music – for musical performances
News – for news broadcasts
Public affairs – for nonfiction works with local, national, or international public interest themes

to limit the Peabody Collection list to a specific genre:
- search for peabody awards 'as a phrase' in 'keyword anywhere'
- select the AND icon
- search for the genre term in 'subject'
e.g.: the search below will locate the programs in the Collection that include Commercials

to limit the African-American list to a specific genre:
- search for peabody collection african-american 'all of these' in 'author name'
- select the AND icon
- search for the genre term (use 'all of these' if more than one word) in 'subject'

e.g.: the search below will locate the African-American programs in the Collection that featured panel discussions

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