Facilities

The Library has listening stations equipped with CD players, cassette decks, receivers, and turntables, as well as stations for viewing VHS and DVD recordings. Equipment is in place also for viewing all standard microformats. The Music Library has six public PCs, which are part of the University network.  There is no public printing in the Music Library, but work may be saved on disc or the UM Drive, or may be emailed for printing elsewhere.

Materials

The collection totals about 43,000 volumes of books, scores and bound periodicals, 11,000 pieces of microforms, and 16,500 recordings, along with 160 current periodicals subscriptions. About 150 composers are represented in the sets of complete works. Among the noteworthy historical microforms collections are: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection of manuscripts and printed scores from court and monastery libraries of early 17th to late 19th century eastern Germany. Music Manuscripts from the Great English Collections - primarily early 16th to late 18th century manuscripts held by the British Library, Oxford University, and other major English libraries. All performances held in the School of Music are recorded, and the compact discs (or other formats for earlier years) and programs are housed in the Music Library. CDs for the past two years may be checked out under the same guidelines as commercial CDs.  There are two special indexes to the recital collection: Memphis Composers Index - indexes works of Memphis area composers found on the recordings; New Music Festival Index - indexes all works performed for the annual Imagine Festival.

Circulation Procedures

Circulating Books and Scores
Faculty and Staff, due at end of academic year; Graduate Students, one semester; Undergraduates and Special Privilege Borrowers, 30 days

Recordings
Faculty and Staff, 10 days; Students, 3 days; All others, in-library use only.

Reserve Materials
Circulation periods vary – in-library use for most, overnight for some

Monuments
Faculty and Staff, 10 days; All others, in-library use only

Current Periodicals
In-library use only

Bound Periodicals
Faculty and Staff, 3 days; All others, in-library use only

Microforms
In-library use only

Interlibrary Loan
All loans are handled through the Interlibrary Loan Department in McWherter Library, room 204, (901) 678-2262. Information can be found on the U of M Libraries web page.

Location

Room 115, Music Building
musiclib@memphis.edu
901.678.2330

People

Anna Neal
Head, Music Library/
Senior Branch Librarian
abneal@memphis.edu
901.678.4412

Carol Lowry
Branch Library Assistant
cslowry@memphis.edu
901.678.2330

Maria DeBacco
Branch Library Assistant
mdebacc1@memphis.edu
901.678.2330

Our Music library site within the U of M Libraries site is http://exlibris.memphis.edu/music

Hours