Guide to Shelfmarks
Key Reference Books
Other Useful Library Resources
Useful Web Links

 Guide to Shelfmarks

The main collections of books can be found on Levels 4 and 5 of the Library.

Books in heavy demand are placed in the Short Loan Collection on Level 1 of the Library. The Short Loan Collection contains 1 day loan books; 7 day loan books are shelved with the ordinary loan books on the upper floors.

Use the Library catalogue to find the exact shelfmark and location for each book. If you are searching for books on a particular topic, use a keyword search. Books with shelfmarks beginning 0-3 are on Level 4, those beginning 5-9 on Level 5.

Music 780-789
Sound Recording 621.3893
Acoustics 534.3

 Key Reference Books

• New Grove dictionary of music and musicians 78(03) GRO
• Oxford Companion to Music 78(03) OXF
• Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World 781.6403 CON
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music 780.9 GAR
• IEEE Standard dictionary of electrical and electronics terms 621.3(03) IEEE

 Other Useful Library Resources

Scores, CDs, DVDs and LPs are shelved on Level 2 of the Learning Centre

NB Recordings may be borrowed for one day and can be renewed subject to there being no reservation

If you are searching for a video or DVD on a particular topic, use a keyword search on the Library catalogue.

Take CDs and DVDs to the self-issue machines on Level 1 and issue. The staff at the Staff Hub will unlock them for you.

Useful Web Links

AMG All Music Guide Classical and modern composers and styles.  Click on different categories of music and search by artists, albums, songs, styles or labels

RNCM Library
Links to information on music resources including: Music festivals, Orchestras and Opera companies.

The Classical Music Navigator
Information on 444 classical composers, arranged to help expand awareness of musical works.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Details about their concerts coming up at the Royal Albert Hall.

Halle Orchestra and choir
Based in Manchester. Information about their players, conductors and concerts.

Bridgewater Hall
A concert venue where main orchestras and other arts entertainments are based.

ChoralNet Resources and communications for the global choral community

Classical Music Navigator

Classical.com Includes a classical music guide, news, list of radio stations and links to webpages about musicians, ensembles, and organisations

Music Preserved Based at the Barbican Centre in London.  Holds over 1500 archive recordings of the performances and interviews from the 1930s to the present, and makes them freely available to the public

Baroque composers and musicians History of the period and biographies

Sibelius Academy

Opera

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

Opera Glass Libretti, texts, performance histories, discographies, etc

Sheet Music/Scores

Online Guitar Chord Dictionary

Freehand Music 
Thousands of online score with a download pay 

Sheet Music Warehouse
A leading stockist of old, original and out of print sheet music

Jazz

Jazz composers
Links to information on over 20 jazz composers.

Jazz Online

Jazz Services 
Registered charity set up to promote and develop jazz in the UK.  

Lyrics

American nineteenth century songsheets From the Library of Congress Rare Book 
and Special Collections Division

Rock and Pop

Rock and Pop
Links to different types of rock and pop including: Disco, Gothic and Metal.

Rockmine
Europe's largest independent rock music archive.

Before rock 'n' roll
Includes history of music before rock 'n' roll and the different music styles. These include: Blues and Big band music.

World Music

African dance drumming
African culture, music and performance. Includes history of music.

African music
Information on all the different aspects of African music and dance drumming.

Australian Folk Songs
Australian traditional and bush songs with words, music and information about
each song

Ceolas
Celtic music on the Internet

Contemporary Music Centre - Ireland
Nurturing the composition and performance of the music of Ireland

Reggae
Covers historical, cultural, political and religious aspects of reggae music.

World Music Central
News, reviews, articles and resources

Recording

Home recording
Find new tips on how to record and mix your own music. Discuss online about home recording.

AudioCP
Guides you from scratch on how to record your own cassettes and CDs.