Mobile Library

Facilities

The Music Library (Biddle 113) occupies 5000 sq ft on two levels, accessible from the upper level of the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building. Periodicals, Reference materials, and approximately half of the Scores are located on the upper level, while Books and the remainder of the scores are located on the lower level. Media materials (CDs, DVDs, and microforms) can be requested at the circulation desk. Print and media Course Reserves are also held behind the circulation desk, available upon request.

Two spaces within the library are available for group study, small classes, meetings, or other functions. Upstairs, the Library Seminar Room has a music staff whiteboard, upright piano, projector, and full A/V cabinet. Please see a music library staff member to reserve this area. Downstairs is a smaller private Group Study Room, with two whiteboards and seating for 8. This room is first come, first served.

Group Study Room

The Music Library has:

Color Photocopier (black & white copies are $.07/page with a copy card or Duke FLEX; color copies or color printing are $.15/page; scans are $.02/page)
Wireless access (check with OIT to get your laptop registered)
E-print station
Microform reader/scanner/printer

Microform Station
2 standing look-up computer stations for quick catalog searches
3 PC computer workstations with basic computing capabilities, including MS Office
5 iMac computer carrels capable of starting up in either Mac OSX 10.6.8 or Windows 7, each with:
- 4-channel headphone amplifier for multi-listener playback capability of CDs and DVDs
- programs such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime for streaming media playback
- programs such as Audacity, Garage Band, and iMovie for A/V editing
- Finale 2011
- multifunction document scanner (1 station only)
1 multimedia station with:
- 4-channel headphone amplifier for multi-listener playback
- region-free DVD player
- Sony multi-disc player for CDs and Laser Discs
- Videcassette player (VCR)
- JVC stereo audio cassette player
- 26" flatscreen LCD HDTV
2 Turntables, with LP and 78 rpm playback capability; 1 with mp3 conversion capability