Fine Arts & Audio Resources
Fine Arts & Audio Resources
9th Floor, MacKimmie Library Tower
Phone: 403-220-6162
Email: artsweb@ucalgary.ca
Hours
Fine Arts/Audio Staff Directory
Facilities
This Library service point provides Fine Arts and audio collections and services in support of teaching, learning and research for all University of Calgary programmes, including provision of audio listening facilities, and assistance in identifying and using Fine Arts and audio resources.
| SUBJECTS | STAFF-MEDIATED | U of C CATALOGUES/INDEXES |
| Architecture | Art Auction Database Searches | Canadian Artist Files Name Index |
| Art | Audio-Visual & Protected Materials | Canadian Public Art & Buildings Index |
| Dance | Canadian Artist & Gallery Files | Image Catalogue (slides & digital) |
| Drama | Music Parts | Library Catalogue (all formats) |
| Film | Music Sound Recordings | Media Catalogue (for videos...) |
| Music | Spoken-Word Sound Recordings | Music Sound Recording Database |
| Theatre & Playwright Files | Former Music Dept. LP Card Catalogue |
The Fine Arts & Audio Resources collection is comprised of a music sound recording collection of over 10,000 CDs, 40,000 LPs and 1,000 cassette tapes; 6,000 music parts; 1,000 spoken-word sound recordings; 13,800 Canadian Artist and Gallery Files; numerous Theatre and Playwright Files; and a small collection of items in other formats, e.g. slide sets, art CDs, videos, and portfolios of loose plates. Note that the main video and slide collections are located in the Visual Resources Centre.
The Fine Arts Reference Desk is the main service point for circulation of the staff-mediated Fine Arts and audio collections as well as for Fine Arts reference. In addition, we offer a mediated-search service to two art auction databases, Artprice.com and AskART.com, to individuals in Southern Alberta for personal or educational (non-commercial) use.
CIRCULATION OF STAFF-MEDIATED COLLECTIONS
- Give accession number for music sound recordings, call number for music parts and other LC-classed items, or name of artist, gallery, playwright, or theatre group for art/theatre files to staff at Fine Arts Reference Desk to retrieve items for you
- Sign out and return items to Fine Arts Reference Desk
UNMEDIATED FINE ARTS COLLECTIONS Hours: same as MacKimmie Library building hours
Note migration of references sources, books, and journals to electronic formats, and increasingly also sound recordings, scores, images, and videos. See Library Catalogue, Online Resources, Research Support subject pages, and the Visual Resources Centre (Images and Videos) for further information.
Music Score Collection
- Located on 9LT, it includes non-circulating collected sets and circulating scores
Fine Arts Print Reference Collection
- Located on 9LT, it includes non-circulating visual and performing arts reference books
Fine Arts Print Book Collection
- GV 1500-1799 Dance - 6LT
- ML-MT Music Literature and Instruction - 9LT
- N - NK Art - 7LT and 8LT
- NX Arts in General (Performing and Visual Arts / Music / Literature) - 8LT
- N - NX Small books, exhibition catalogues - 8LT-PAM
- P-PZ (scattered) Drama & Film - 8LT and 10LT
- TR Film & Photography - BLB
- Other relevant resources scattered throughout library collection.
Fine Arts Print Journals
- Most non-circulating
- Music periodicals: Current issues and backsets are housed on 9 LT
- All others (art, architecture, dance, drama...): Current issues in BLT (Basement Library Tower) while backsets are shelved with circulating books by call number
Fine Arts Online Journals:
- Go to Electronic Journals
- Search for specific title, or browse subject Music, Dance, Drama & Film or Art, Architecture & Applied Arts and click Search
Our Music Graduate Student Assistants:
Maria Noriega, Flute
Jamie Meyers, Musicology
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