Blog Transfer

Please note that the posts on this blog will now be available in a new general library blog covering all our subject areas. This blog can be accessed at:

http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/

Easter Opening

Check out the Music Library Moodle page for full details of the Bishop Otter LRC opening times until the end of the semester.

Connected Histories

Launched on the 4th April, Connected Histories collects together millions of historical records from 10 important databases enabling them to be searched together through one integrated interface.

Advanced searching facilities and guides are available on this public website. Some resources are freely accessible whereas others can be accessed through our subscription databases on Portia.

Library Catalogue – new books fault

Please note that there is presently an updating problem on the Library Catalogue, in that it is not showing newly ordered books. If you cannot find a book which should be in the Library, then come and see your Subject Librarian to see if it is one of the new books that isn’t showing.

Music Online

Check out the latest Library news on the Moodle Music Library Resources for details of free trial access to Music Online.

Library Workshops

The Librarians will be running a number of short and informative Library Workshops throughout the semester and at both campus sites.  These will include sessions on interpreting your reading lists, using e-books, finding journal articles and keeping updated with RSS feeds.

The current schedule of sessions on the Bishop Otter site is detailed on the link below:

Library Workshops

New Library Catalogues & Networked PCs

Workers are currently in the Library installing the wiring needed for the new Library Catalogue terminals that will be placed at the ends of the stacks.  This will enable us to increase the number of networked computers available for student use and ease the problem of overcrowded IT rooms at busy times.

We apologise for the noise and disruption that the work will cause, but hopefully it will be worth it.!

Christmas Opening

The Library opening times over the Christmas period have been posted on the Latest News area of the Music Library Moodle page.  Don’t forget that the Electronic Library resources should remain available throughout the holiday period (subject to any IT issues).

Musical Theatre Anthology Song Titles

Take a look at the new Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology Block in the Moodle: Music Library Resources (see previous posts). The new block is on the left side (under Library Guides) and includes links to details of all the individual song titles contained within each volume of the anthologies, together with the show they’re from.

More on Moodle…

To get maximum benefit from the Music Library Resources page on Moodle, make sure you enrol by clicking Yes when asked.  See previous post as to how to find the Music Library Resources page through the Moodle Home page link.

News & Moodle

Please note that the latest Library News will be posted in the Music Library Resources page in Moodle.
To access this page, you need to go to the Moodle home page link, then select Music Library Resources from the lower panel on the left of the screen.

Music Performance Research

Music Performance Research is an International open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Royal Northern College of Music which aims to disseminate theoretical and empirical research on the performance of music.

The current issue Vol. 3.1 concentrates on the topic of Music and Health.

A link to the journal has been added to Portia – My Library tag – Subject Resources – Music – Music Websites.