Columbia University Libraries has subscribed to Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press). This database provides streaming audio content, covering in this initial release ” …1,030 albums, equalling 13,726 tracks”, including content from labels including: Topic, Playasound, Budamusique, Air Mail Music, Manuiti, Crossing Records, Lyrichord World Music, Navras Records, and INEDIT. Additional new content is planned. […]
Month: January 2009
Library Hours for Spring 2009
General Music & Arts Library hours for Spring 2009 are as follows (effective Tuesday, Jan. 20th): Monday – Thursday 9am – 9pm Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 12noon – 5pm Sunday 1pm – 8pm Please note that the Library will be closed for Martin Luther King Day, on Monday, Jan. 19th. The full schedule of […]
‘Art of the States’ – American music in streaming audio
“Art of the States” is an interesting website, showcasing American composers and performers, and providing streaming audio (in RealPlayer format) of many works. You can search by composer, performer, instrumentation, time period, or genre. There is also an extensive list of links related to composers, performers, labels, and publishers (it is somewhat buried, under “About […]
CLIO affected by systems work, 1/14 – 1/16
Some necessary upgrades to the Libraries’ software are scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14th through Friday, Jan. 16th. Patrons will be able to check out materials as usual, but there will be some impact on CLIO, and in using any CLIO functions which require login using your UNI. These services will not be available during this […]