Here are some hints to help you find VHS and DVD videos.

This method will show you both VHS cassettes and DVDs that match your title.

This method will show you both VHS cassettes and DVDs that contain your search term(s) somewhere in the item record.

Here are some hints to help you find music CDs and scores.

This method will show you either sound recordings or scores that contain your search term(s) somewhere in the item record.

Note: Sometimes music titles are in different languages, for example, The Firebird by Stravinsky is actually cataloged as Der Feuervogel. If you don't find what you're looking for as a title search, try using a keyword search.

This method will show you either sound recordings or scores that contain your search term(s) somewhere in the item record.

Feel free to ask for help finding items at the reference desk or in the Music Lab on the 2nd floor of the Library.

Here are some answers to many commonly asked questions about our video collection.

Yes! You can check out any of our VHS and DVD titles just like you would check out a book. Come to the Music Lab located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 210. We can help you find a title you’d like, and then check it out for you. All you need is your TECH ID card.

The videos are located in the Music Lab, room 210, on the second floor of the Library. They are in locked cabinets so whoever is working will retrieve the video(s) for you.

If you are a student you can check titles out for 3 days. If you are faculty/staff then you check titles out for 28 days. If you are a courtesy patron you can have titles for 4 hours in the lab. The exception to all of these are reserve items. Videos on reserve are either 4 hour or 3 day checkout for everyone.

We don't have any limits to the number of videos you can check out, you can take as many as you can watch in your allotted time.

You can look it up in Online Catalog (for tips on searching, go to How to find videos), look it up in the printout in the Music Lab, or you can ask any librarian. The advantage of looking it up in the catalog is that all the information is up to date, and you can see if the item is checked out or not.

Yes and no. You cannot physically browse the items in the lab. They are shelved in locked cabinets that have to be opened by lab personnel. You can, however,come into the lab and look through a print out of our holdings, or you can generate lists of all our video holdings, or just new videos. If you are a professor, show your id to a staff member in the lab and they'll give you a key to access all the drawers.

All kinds. We mainly have academic titles, i.e., titles that support the teaching and research of our faculty, but we also have some feature films such as Academy Award winners, or other popular movies. Professors can request titles through their library liaison.

If titles are returned late you get an overdue fine, 25 cents a day to a maximum of $10.00, or for Reserve items, 25 cents an hour up to maximum $10.00.

You have to watch it in the Music Lab. Usually professors put videos on reserve for 4 hours in the Lab so that the items are available to watch more often. We have playback equipment and headphones. Just ask in the Lab for the name of the video and say that it is on reserve. We'll help get you set up if you need it.

Fill out a reserve form, and we'll pull and process the item. You can also bring in videos to put on reserve. Reserves last for one semester unless otherwise indicated.

Here are some answers to many commonly asked questions about our audio collection available from the Music Lab (RPL 210) on the second floor of the Library.

Yes! You can check out any of our CDs just like you would check out a book. Come to the Music Lab located on the 2nd floor of the Library in Room 210. We can help you find the CD you need, and then check it out for you. All you need is your TECH ID card.

The majority of titles are classical. We also have jazz, folk, and world, but no rock. The collection is to support the teaching and research of our faculty so if ever a professor decided to offer a course in rock music, we would start collecting some "popular" music.

No. We have some LP (records) that contain poets reading their own poetry, but no audio books on cassette or CD. Try Pope County Library, or Hastings.

If you are a student you can check titles out for 3 days. If you are faculty/staff then you check titles out for 28 days. If you are a courtesy patron you can have titles for 4 hours in the lab. The exception to all of these are reserve items. CDs on reserve are 4 hours and they stay in the Lab.

We don't have any limits to the number of CDs you can check out.

You can look it up in the Online Catalog (for tips on searching, go to How to find music), look it up in the printout in the Music Lab, or you can ask any librarian. The advantage of looking it up in the catalog is that all the information is up to date, and you can see if the item is checked out or not.

The scores are located in the Compact Shelving units on the second floor (the southwest corner). The Oversize Scores are located in the Music Lab (RPL 210).

If titles are returned late you get an overdue fine, 25 cents a day to a maximum of $10.00, or for Reserve items, 25 cents an hour up to maximum $10.00.

You have to listen to the music in the Music Lab. Usually professors put CDs on reserve for 4 hours in the Lab so that the items are available more often. Just ask in the Lab for the name of the CD and say that it is on reserve. It helps to know the professor who put the item on reserve. We also have playback equipment and headphones. We'll help get you set up if you need it.

Fill out a reserve form, and we'll pull and process the item. You can also bring in your own CDs to put on reserve. Reserves last for one semester unless otherwise indicated.
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