DIGITAL HYMNOLOGY TOOLS Their usefulness in researching the impact of the Great War on Canadian Protestant Hymnals Libraries and Archives Canada Private Donald Johnston McKinnon, No. 7 Platoon, 73rd Battalion, returning from the front line Bonnie Woelk SCOPE OF RESEARCH DIGITAL TOOLS NEED TO PROVIDE: u background information for each denomination u list of hymn texts in each hymnal u author’s biography, date text was written u ability to compare hymnals u scans of each hymnal u Information based on scholarly research DIGITAL TOOLS FOR HYMNOLOGY RESEARCH Digital Libraries u HathiTrust: www.hathitrust.org u Christian Classics Ethereal Library: www.ccel.org DIGITAL TOOLS FOR HYMNOLOGY RESEARCH Encyclopedias and dictionaries u Grove Music Online: www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/ u The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/encyclopedia-of- music-in-canada u The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology: www.hymnolgy.co.uk THE CANTERBURY DICTIONARY OF HYMNOLOGY THE CANTERBURY DICTIONARY OF HYMNOLOGY DIGITAL TOOLS FOR HYMNOLOGY RESEARCH Thematic Guides u The Hymn Tune Index: www.hymntune.library.illinois.edu/ DIGITAL TOOLS FOR HYMNOLOGY RESEARCH Relational Database u Hymnary: www.hymnary.org HYMNARY.ORG BASIC SEARCH IN HYMNARY.ORG CATEGORY SEARCH IN HYMNARY.ORG HYMN ENTRY PAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR HYMNAL ANALYSIS u A spreadsheet for each hymnal u First line u Hymnal u Hymn number u Author u Author’s nationality u Date written u Theme u A spreadsheet for each comparison STEP 1: CREATE “MY HYMNALS” COLLECTION STEP 2: CREATE SPREADSHEETS FOR EACH HYMNAL STEP 3: CREATE HYMNAL COMPARISON SPREADSHEETS AUTHORITY PAGE SOURCES USEFULNESS OF DIGITAL TOOLS u Music encyclopedias and dictionaries provide contextual information u Hymn traditions and eras u Denominational hymnals and compilation history u Relational database provides detailed hymn data u Performs time-consuming tasks u Exports data CHANGE/CONTINUITY IN REPERTOIRE Number of Hymns Unique Hymns Common Hymns MHTB 1917 822 488 334 MHTB 1894 901 567 334 CHANGE/CONTINUITY IN REPERTOIRE Number of Hymns Unique Hymns Common Hymns UCC 1930 1044 527 517 MHTB 1917 822 305 517 CHANGE IN AUTHOR NATIONALITY MHTB 1894 – MHTB 1917 90 85.5 80 69 70 60 50 40 30 20 14.3 10 4.1 6.8 6.8 4.8 5.1 2.7 1 0 MHTB 1894 MHTB 1917 English American Scottish/Irish Canadian Other/Incomplete CHANGE/CONTINUITY IN THEMES 100% Other 90% 80% The Inner Life 70% 60% National Life and Social Service 50% Comfort, Death, 40% Peace, and War 30% Missions and 20% Evangelism 10% God and the Church 0% MHTB 1917 UCC 1930 .