Frequently Asked Questions
about the Music Library's collections, services and facilities.
Library Facilities || Library Materials || Library Services || Questions That Keep the Music Library Staff up at Night
Library Facilities
- What are the various classifications of Music Library Materials and where are they located in the stacks?
- Where can I study?
- What is the Listening Room? What can I use it for?
- Is there a photocopier? Does it take dollar bills?
- Where is the bathroom?
- Is there a phone I can use?
- Can I bring food and drink into the Library?
- Where can I park?
Library Materials
- Where can I find the "stuff" for my class?
- Microfilm, microfiche, and microcards: where are they and how do I use them and make copies?
- Journals? Where are they?
- Where are LPs (records) and how do I get them?
- How long can I have the material that I check out?
- May I return Music Library items to any library on campus??
- How long can I have reserve material? Can I take it home over night?
- Is there a grace period for overdue books? How much are overdue fines?
- Can I take CDs out of the Library?
- Why can't I find this book/score/record/etc. in the online catalog?
- How do I renew my books?
- What is the difference between my PID number and my PIN number?
Library Services
- What if the materials I need aren't in any of the UNC Libraries?
- Can I copy a CD onto tape?
- Can I check out books if I am not a student or affiliated with the university?
- How many items can I have checked out?
- Can I use the computers to write my paper? What about printing?
- What if someone already has the item that I want?
- What if the online catalog says the book I want is available but it's not on the shelf?
- Can I check my email in the Library?
- What do I do if I need help answering a question or have a problem with my research paper?
- Can I recommend an item for purchase?
The Answers
Library Facilities
- Music Scores (Library of Congress 'M' class) Full size music scores are located in the east section of the stacks. (Click here for information on how to read call numbers for books and scores in the Music Library).
- Music Miniature Scores (Library of Congress M class) Miniature scores are shelved in the east section of the stacks, after the full size scores.
- Music Folio Scores (Library of Congress M class) Folio scores are oversized or odd sized scores and are shelved in the east section of the stacks, after the miniature scores.
- Music Books (Library of Congress ML and MT classes) Books about music and musicians (ML class) are located in the center and west sections of the stacks. Books about analysis of music, technique and method books (MT class) are located in the west section of the stacks.
- Music Folio Books (Library of Congress ML and MT classes) Folio books are oversized and odd sized books and are shelved in the west section of the stacks.
- Music Reference - Music Reference materials are located in the Reference Room toward the rear of the main public lobby and to the right.
- Music Closed Stacks - If this location appears before the call number, take the call number to the Circulation Desk. The desk attendant will retrieve the item for you. All of the A/V Collection is shelved in the Closed Stacks.
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Music A/V Collection call numbers begin
with:
- CD - Compact Disc
- VD - Video Disc
- VC - Video Cassette
- DVD - Digital Video Disc
- 55 - Microfilm
- A number (e.g., 24,543)-- LPs (records).
Dewey Scores (M780's) Dewey full size music scores are located in the east section of the stacks, after the Library of Congress scores.
Dewey Miniature Scores (Min. Score M780's) Dewey miniature scores are located in the east section of the stacks, after the Library of Congress miniature scores.
Dewey Folio Scores (Folio M780's) Dewey folio scores are located in the east section of the stacks, after the Library of Congress folio scores.
Dewey Books (780s) Dewey books are located in the west section of the stacks, after the Library of Congress books.
Dewey Folio Books (Folio 780s) Dewey folio books are shelved in the west section of the stacks after the Library of Congress books.
- You may use the tables and carrels in the Reference Room to study. There are also study carrels in the stacks -- some of these are assigned to grad students, and some are unassigned. There is also comfortable seating in the glass-enclosed lounge in the stacks.
What is the Listening Room? What can I use it for?
- The Listening Room is the room located at the far end of the main public lobby. You can listen to CDs, LPs, and tapes there. We now have a separate room for viewing video cassettes, video discs and DVDs. It is also located at the far end of the main public lobby on the left. CDs and DVDs can also be played in any of the public computers.
Is there a photocopier? Does it take dollar bills?
- The photocopier is located at the far end of the main public lobby near the Listening Room. You can use your UNC One Card, a University Guest Card, $1 bills and loose change. Guest Cards can be purchased from an automated machine at either Davis Library or the Undergraduate Library. You can add money to your One Card or your Guest Card there as well. Copies are .25 per copy if you use cash and .14 per copy if you use your One Card or a Guest Card. We can't make change at the Circulation Desk.
- There is a unisex bathroom in the stacks, across from the elevators. There are also separate men's and women's bathrooms in the Wilson Library corridor outside the Music Library's entrance.
- The only phone for public use near the Music Library is a pay phone just outside the entrance to the Music Library. The nearest campus phone is at the House Undergraduate Library next door.
Can I bring food and drink into the Library?
- Because the Music Library is now located in Wilson Library, which is the Special Collections and Rare Books library for UNC-Chapel Hill, we must conform to Wilson's food and drink policy. Eating is not permitted in the Music Library and drinks must have lids on them.
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The map below shows visitor parking near the Music Library.
Dark green areas are visitor pay lots, and yellow areas are metered parking spaces.
For more information on visitor parking, please see the
UNC-Chapel Hill Visitor Parking page.
Library Materials
Where can I find "stuff" for my class?
- All material that is put on reserve for Music Department classes is located at the Circulation Desk. If you do not know the call number for the item you need, find your class listing under Course Reserves on the Music Library home page. Give the call number of the item you need to the desk attendant and they will retrieve the item for you. You may have two Reserve items checked out at one time.
Microfilm, microfiche, and microcards: where are they and how do I use them and make copies?
- All music microfilm, microfiche, and microcards are kept in locked cabinets. Many of the Library's microfilm holdings have not yet been cataloged. Check the card catalog as well as the online catalog to find what you are looking for. You can also check the Uncataloged Microforms notebook located on top of the Song Index File (next to the Viewing Room) or under Local Databses on the Music Library's homepage (under "Music Resources"). Bring the call number to the Circulation Desk and the desk attendant will retrieve the item for you.
- You can read and copy microfilm and microfiche in the Microforms Room, to the right of the Circulation Desk. Copies are 25 cents each, or you may create and send digital files.
- Microcards must be checked out and taken over to Davis Library for viewing.
- Journals are the periodicals and magazines that the Music Library receives throughout the year. Recently received unbound issues are located in the west section of the stacks, near the glass room. They are arranged alphabetically by title. Past issues are bound by volume and shelved alphabetically by title in the Reference Room (titles beginning with letter A-O) or in the west section of the stacks (titles beginning with letters P-Z). .
Where are LPs (vinyl records) and how do I get them?
- The LPs are shelved in the Closed Stacks. Give the call number of the LP you need to the desk attendant and they will be glad to retrieve it for you. If you need assistance with the turntable, we will be glad to show you how to use it.
How long can I have the material that I check out?
- Books and scores: undergraduates- 30 days; graduate students- 3 months; faculty- 6 months; non-affiliated borrowers- 30 days.
- Sound Recordings (CDs and LPs): undergraduates- 24 hours; graduate students- 7 days; music faculty- 30 days; non-music faculty- 7 days; non-affiliated borrowers- 2 hours.
- Video Recordings (VDs and DVDs): undergraduates- 24 hours; graduate students- 2 hours; music faculty- 30 days; non-music faculty- 7 days; non-affiliated borrowers- 2 hours.
- Microforms (Microfilm, Microfiche, Microcards): undergraduates- 2 hours; graduate students- 2 hours; music faculty- 1 day; non-music faculty- 2 hours; non-affiliated borrowers- 2 hours.
- M2s, M3s, Periodicals, and Reference Room materials are for library use and and do not circulate.
How long can I have Reserve material? Can I take it home overnight?
- Reserve material circulates for 2 hours during normal library hours.
- Reserve scores and books may be checked out for overnight use beginning one hour before the Library closes, and must be returned within the first hour the Music Library is next open.
- Reserve sound, VHS and DVD recordings may NOT be checked out overnight.
Is there a grace period for overdue books? How much are overdue fines?
- Yes. The grace period for overdue books is 3 days. After that, each item is charged 50 cents per day. If a book is recalled, however, there is no grace period and fines accrue at a rate of 50 cents per day for three days and $1 dollar a day after that. See also Davis Circulation Fines and Fees.
- Reserve material and sound recordings accrue overdue fines of $1 per hour. There is NO grace period for Reserve material or overdue sound and video recordings.
Can I take CDs out of the Library?
- Yes, however the borrowing periods remain in effect. Thus, non-affiliated borrowers may take CDs out of the Music Library, but they are still due in 2 hours. Most of the Undergraduate Library's Media Resources Center's Collection does circulate for one week outside of the Library.
Why can't I find this book/score/record/etc. in the online catalog?
- We are steadily making more of the Music Library's collection available online. If you don't find what you are looking for in the online catalog, be sure to check the appropriate card catalog, across from the Circulation Desk. Also check the various uncataloged materials notebooks located on top of the Song Index File (next to the Viewing Room). Remember, not all of our material is available online!
- You can renew material online from the Main Library's home page by clicking on "MyLibrary renew books" on the right-hand side of the page, or from the Music Library's home page by clicking on "Online Renewal" under "Services". Materials can be renewed three times. If your materials have already been renewed three times, you must bring them in to the Music Library to renew them!
What is the difference between my PID number and my PIN number?
- Your PID is your UNC OneCard Personal Identification Number. If you do not have a UNC OneCard, but have a library borrower's card, your PID is your library card number. Your PIN is a 4 digit number used, along with your PID to login to MyLibrary. If it is your first time logging in to MyLibrary, enter any 4 digits at the PIN prompt on this screen. Once you hit submit, you will be asked to reset your PIN to any 4 digit number. Type in the PIN you just entered in the first blank and the same (or a new) PIN in the second blank and hit submit, and your PIN will be set to the last PIN you entered. If you need to find your PID, use the PID On-Line Inquiry page.
Library Services
What if the materials I need aren't in any of the UNC Libraries?
- Books, scores, and journal articles that the UNC Library doesn't own can be requested through Interlibrary Loan. There are links on the Main Library's home page and Music Library's home page under "Services". If the libraries at Duke, NC State, NC Central, or UNC Greensboro have the material you need, you may also travel to their library to check the material out. You will need to register as a TRLN (Triangle Research Libraries Network) Borrower at the other library's circulation desk prior to checking out material.
- No. The equipment in the Listening Room is not set up to do this.
Can I check out books if I am not a student or affiliated with the university?
- All UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff must use their UNC One Card as a library card. For all other patrons, library borrower's cards are available at the Davis Circulation Desk during all hours of operations. Card fees for North Carolina residents over agt 16 are $25 per year and $5 to replace lost cards.
How many items can I have checked out at one time?
- There is no limit on the number of regular circulating books and scores that you may have at one time, however both A/V materials (CDs, Videos, LPs, etc.) for non-affiliated borrowers and undergraduates and all Course Reserve materials are limited to two items at a time. The limit on CD checkout for Graduate students is 25 barcodes.
May I return Music Library items to any library on campus?
- You may return Music Library books and scores to any library on campus, however you must return all Music Library A/V items (CDs, Videos, LPs, etc.) directly to the Music Library.
Can I use the computers to write my paper? What about printing?
- All public computers are equipped with MS Office 2007. You may temporarily save your files to the My Documents folder on the D:\ drive but it gets erased each night. All the computers in the Music Library can print to the Pharos print station, located near the public photocopier. Printouts made from this station cost 10 cents per page and can be paid for with your UNC OneCard.
What if someone already has the item that I want?
- If the item that you want is checked out, you can use the online Request a Checked Out Item form under Services on the Music Library homepage or ask for a green Hold Request Card at the Circulation Desk. Fill it out completely and return it to the desk attendant. This will recall the item from the patron to whom it is currently checked out. You will be notified when the item is returned. All patrons are entitled to retain books and scores for 30 days before they are subject to recall. If the recall is placed after the patron has had the item 30 days, they will have two weeks to return it.
What if the online catalog says the book I want is available but it's not on the shelf?
- If you can't find the item on the shelf, check the shelving carts throughout the Library. It is possible that it has not yet been reshelved. If you still can't find it, ask for a brown Trace Request Card at the Circulation Desk. Fill it out completely and return it to the desk attendant. You will be notified when the status of the item has been determined.
Can I check my email in the Library?
- You can check your email at any of the public computers in the main lobby. However, if all of the terminals are full, you may be asked to stop so that patrons can use the online catalog.
What do I do if I need help answering a question or have a problem with my research paper?
- If you need help with finding information or with the collection, any of the full-time staff will be glad to assist you. Your tax dollars pay our salaries, so use us!
Can I recommend an item for purchase?
- Yes. Fill out a blue request card, located at the far end of the Circulation Desk, and leave it with with the desk attendant.
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