Music/Dance Library - Media Center
Everyone is welcome to use Music/Dance Library materials. But they may be borrowed only by holders of a valid OSU ID card, an OSU Libraries Courtesy Card, or a valid ID from an OhioLINK institution. For details, please see OSU Libraries Circulation Services and Policies.
Compact Discs. Call numbers for compact discs have a prefix of LP3 or LP4. Our CDs can be searched in the OSU Library Catalog. Compact discs circulate for three weeks and can be renewed unless requested by another patron. Like books, scores, and other items, most of our multimedia items can be requested online. Please specify the Music/Dance Library as pickup location.
33 1/3 Vinyl Records. Call numbers for most long-playing records have a prefix of LP1, LP2, LP0, or LPR, and can be searched in the OSU Library Catalog. Some of our older vinyl recordings are accessible by searching our card catalogs. These items typically have alpha-numerical abbreviations and manufacturer’s serial numbers, e.g., CAP 2066, COL 1033, RCA 10988. Vinyl recordings must be used in the library. They are easily damaged, so please handle them by the edges only and use the cue mechanisms on the turntables to raise and lower the tone arms.
Video Recordings. Videos circulate for three weeks and can be renewed unless requested by another patron. Like books, scores, and other items, most of our multimedia items can be requested online. Please specify the Music/Dance Library as pickup location. Items on reserve must be used in the library.
Our media collections include approximately 28,000 compact discs, 60,000 vinyl LP recordings, and some 2,600 DVD and VHS videos. We also own the former WOSU-FM collection of approximately 22,500 vinyl LPs of classical, jazz, and operatic works.
Updated 15 September 2009
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