Music/Media Library

The Music/Media Library collection includes videos, sound recordings, scores and music books. The Listening/Viewing Center is available for use by anyone with a valid photo I.D. You can enjoy an opera on video, listen to a recording on reserve for a Conservatory of Music and Dance course or watch a film on reserve for an English course here. Music materials can also be found in the Marr Sound Archives and the Special Collections Department. The Marr Sound Archives contains sound recordings from cylinders to 16-inch transcription discs, reflecting the American experience in recorded sound. The library's Special Collections includes sheet music, rare photographs and the personal papers of several musicians of note.

Hours: The Music/Media Library's hours are the same as the hours at Miller Nichols Library.

Music/Media Desk: Located by the north door to the library, the Music/Media Desk is the paging center for all audio/visual materials held in Miller Nichols Library. Request audio/visual materials at this desk. They can be viewed/heard in the adjacent listening center. UMKC faculty, staff and students may also check out audiovisual items. The Music/Media Desk also holds reserve items for courses using audio-visual material (slides, sound or video recordings, for example).

Listening/Viewing Center: Adjacent to the Music/Media Desk is the Listening/Viewing Center. Compact disc players, turntables, video players and other audio-visual equipment is available for use. Headphones may be checked out at the Music/Media Desk with a valid photo I.D.

Music/Media Reference Assistance: Basic music reference assistance is available at the Music/Media Desk. More specialized music reference assistance is available from the Music/Media Librarian, Laura Gayle Green, (816-235-1679). Her reference hours for this semester at the Music/Media Desk are:

New Titles in the Library: Each month the library creates a list of books, scores, sound recordings and other media added to the library's collections. For materials in the Music/Media Library, check the Music New Titles list. For new titles in the Miller Nichols Library see the Miller Nichols list.

Useful music Websites:

• Worldwide Music Resources on the Internet via Indiana University (www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/)
• Library of Congress Home Page (www.loc.gov/ )
• Club Kaycee, tracing the history of the Kansas City sound (www.umkc.edu/kcjazz)
• WNUR JazzWeb (www.northwestern.edu/jazz/)
• Yahoo Music Listings (dir.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/ )
• Norton-Sony Classical Essentials of Music (www.wwnorton.com/classical/welcome.htm)
• DW3 Classical Music Resources (www.lib.duke.edu/dw3/ )