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CONSERVATORIUM LIBRARY

VIRTUAL TOUR

 

OPENING HOURS - Semester 1

 

Mon - Thurs  8am - 8pm

Fri               8am - 6pm

Sat             10am - 5pm

 

 

Check the Library website for changes

 

  

  • The Conservatorium Library is a specialist music library.
  • It is one of the largest music collections in Australia, comprising books, scores, serials, audio visual materials, digital resources and performance sets.
  • The Library serves the staff and students of the University of Sydney, as well as the Conservatorium High School and the Conservatorium Open Academy.
  • Membership of the Library is also available for the general public through the Community Borrowing Scheme. Graduates and Tertiary students may apply for membership through the Alumni and ULA schemes.
  • The policy and rules of the University Library is available online at Library Policy.

KEEP YOUR CARD HANDY

 

The Conservatorium Library is part of a network. There are three libraries with significant music collections in the network. Community and Graduate borrowers may use their card to borrow from these, and other libraries across the network.

  • CONSERVATORIUM LIBRARY
  • FISHER LIBRARY located on main campus
  • MUSIC LIBARY located in the Seymour Centre

 

To borrow you need:

  • Current Card
  • Fines under $25 (Staff & Students)
  • Fines under $10 (Graduate & Community Borrowers)
  • No overdues

CIRCULATION

 
  • Scores, books, sound recordings, DVDs, and videos are available for loan
  • Journals and reference material are not-for-loan.
  • Some sound recordings may now be accessed online through Naxos Music Library
  • Check and renew loans, and pay fines in MY LIBRARY
  • For more details regarding loan periods, recalls, fines, and placing holds, please refer to the brochure "What You Need to Know" available from the Circulation Desk
  

CLOSED RESERVE

 
  • Is a collection of essential course materials selected by lecturers
  • Contains items in high demand
  • Items show the following status on the Catalogue

Con Reserve

  • Community borrowers may access Closed Reserve for the following period

3 hour in library use

  • Students and Staff may take advantage of the following services:

Overnight Loan

Advance Bookings

  • Please return all Closed Reserve items to the Green Bin
  

RETURNING LOANS

   

ITEMS MAY BE RETURNED...

  • Through the Conservatorium Library chutes situated to the left of the Library entrance
  • At any library in the University of Sydney system. Items will be marked off on the day of return and returned via the courier service
  • Refrain from handing items back over the Loans Desk
  • Closed Reserve items must be placed in the Green Box

 PLEASE DO NOT RESHELVE

After you have finished browsing, items may be left on tables. Library staff will collect these items and return them to the shelves.

LEARNING SPACES

 

The Conservatorium Library has the technology to help you with your research. Use you Library Barcode to log in where required.

CATALOGUE (OPACS) and DATABASE Searching Only

  • Locate items held in the Library
  • Access databases for academic research
   PUBLIC ACCESS INTERNET TERMINALS
  • Search Internet sites
  • Check email
  • Grouped around the lightwell 

UNIVERSITY ACCESS LABS

  • Available for University of Sydney students with Unikey login
  • Desks between the pillar and the OPACS may be used without Unikey Login

BOOKS, SCORES, CDs, DVDs

   

VIDEOS / DVDS / BOOKS

 

Are filed in Dewey order - a system which uses a broad number  to describe a subject as a whole, and decimal points to specify aspects of a subject.

  • Music 780 (broad number)
  • Sacred Music 781.7 (specific form of music)
Quarto (larger books) are identified with a Q
   

SCORES and CDs

 

Are filed using an alpha -numeric system which describes instrumentation and form. A Piano sonata by Beethoven would be:

  • P4 - Piano sonatas
  • BEE - First 3 letters of composers name
  • 71 - Running number
A particular musical work may have multiple manifestations including Mini Score, Full Score, Vocal Score, Orchestral Set

 


Reference, Journals, On-line Databases

 

PRINT REFERENCE

  • Divided into two sections, Books and Music
  • For use in Library only
  • Distinguished by the N Prefix
  • Contains Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  • Other dictionaries such as Havard Dictionary of Music N780.3 99

MUSIC REFERENCE

  • Collected sets e.g J. S. Bach - Neue Ausgabe Samtlicher Werke is shelved at NBAC 1
  • Facsimiles of works of major composers

 Can't find what you are looking for? Ask the Circulation Librarian for reference help.
Lightwell

 DATABASES
  • Music Databases may be accessed through the catalogue on any of the Library computers.
  • Includes:

NAXOS

GROVE ONLINE

  • Students and staff may access databases from their home computers using their Unikey login
PRINT & E- JOURNALS
  • Print journals are located on the lower level at the foot of the stairs
  • E-journals may be accessed through the catalogue including

MUSIC INDEX

IIMP

RILM

 

PHOTCOPYING and PRINTING

  • Purchase a photocopying card at the Card Issuing Machine. The machine takes notes, but does not give change
  • Please read the Copyright Signs on the photocopy room wall before copying.
  • The brochure A PRACTICAL COPYRIGHT GUIDE is available to familiarise yourself with the legal requirements for photocopying.
  • Downloading of music from unauthorized sites is a breach of copyright