Facilities and Equipment

Contents

Public Computers and Printing
Listening Carrels
Listening Rooms and Equipment
Video Room
Microform Viewing
Pianos
Seminar Room
Research Carrels
Copying Library Materials
Location of Library Materials

Public Computers and Printing 

Hardware and software   There are 16 computers in the Reference Desk area on the first floor and an additional computer on the second floor near the Seminar Room. Each computer is equipped with Internet access, USB ports for use with USB storage devices,* and the following software:

*See this note about why your USB flash drive may not work with our computers.

Accessibility  All machines have the following accessibility software

Scanning and Printing

Wireless connectivity is available in the Music and Performing Arts Library and throughout the Music Building. For more information on connecting to the wireless network see CITES. 

Listening Carrels

The Music and Performing Arts Library has 3 carrels equipped with turntables, 1 with cassette playback units, and 4 with compact disc players, all on the second floor.  Instructions are provided for use.

Listening Rooms and Equipment 

Five listening rooms are available for two-hour periods for individual or group use, all on the second floor. Application procedures for listening rooms are the same as for listening carrels. Up to a week in advance of the time requested, groups of three or more may reserve a listening room for a specific time period for use with library materials. Each listening room is equipped with a turntable, cassette playback unit, compact disc player, loudspeakers, table and four chairs; some rooms are also provided with pianos. 

Listeners apply for listening stations at the circulation desk. An identification card must be submitted in exchange for a key to a station. No advance reservations for listening carrels or rooms are taken. Listeners are responsible for locking carrels and returning keys before two hours have elapsed. If they wish, listeners may apply for an additional two-hour period.

Video Viewing Room

A video-viewing room (room 6) is available with 4 stations for viewing DVD, VHS, Beta & Laserdisc materials.  Although the room may be used by 4 simultaneous viewers, each station has a pair of headphones, so that private listening is possible.  Application procedures are the same as for listening carrels.

Microform Viewing 

There are two microfilm viewing stations available near the public terminals on the main floor.  One station is a reader-printer, which allows coin-fed copies of microfilm and microfiche.  The second station is a digital reader, attached to a PC, which allows digitization of microfilm, microfiche, and microcards, which can then be emailed, or saved to patron-provided flash-drive or disk. Here is a help guide for using the digital machine.

Pianos 

Studio pianos are located in listening rooms 3, 4, and 5; a grand piano is located in the seminar room, and a player piano in listening room 2. Library pianos are intended for use with library materials--e.g., for use with recordings, non-circulating scores, or for playing through music prior to checking it out--rather than for general practice. 

Seminar Room (3142)

The Music and Performing Arts Library seminar room, on the second floor of the library, is equipped with a turntable, cassette playback unit, compact disc player, loudspeakers, VHS & DVD playback machines, projection screen, grand piano, tables, and approximately 15 chairs. This room also features a connection to the UIUC network. To schedule semester-long classes in the seminar room, apply in 3034 Music Building; otherwise individuals and groups may use the seminar room, when it is not scheduled for classes, under the same conditions and regulations which apply to listening rooms.

Research Carrels 

Research carrels, located on the first and second floors of the Library,  are assigned to graduate students in music or to music undergraduates who are writing theses.  Preference will be given to doctoral students in music. Apply at the Circulation Desk. Keys must be returned or renewed at the end of each academic semester and summer session.

Copying Library Materials 

N.B. All responsibility for possible copyright violations, whether of recorded or printed materials, lies with the library user rather than with the Music and Performing Arts Library. Copyright warning notices appear on all copy machines and playback equipment.

Printed items : Two copiers are located near the first floor circulation desk and one copier is located on the second floor. Enlarged or reduced copies may be made. Users must provide their own change or copier card; a Value Card Teller is located near the copy machines on the first floor.

Microfilm, microfiche : Copies may be made on the coin-operated Canon PC90 reader-printer. A by-pass key for use by School of Music teaching personnel is available at the Circulation Desk.

Sound recordings : Library machines are equipped for playback only; patrons wishing to record must bring their own recording equipment to the library, including a patch cord terminating in two mini-phone, two RCA-type connectors, or a 1/4" stereo plug, as well as a blank cassette. Special permission is not generally granted for recordings to be taken out of the library for copying purposes. The library reserves the right to prohibit recordings from being reproduced on library premises.

Location of Library Materials

To determine where each type of item is located in the Library, please see this guide or watch this short video.