Related Links:
Babbidge Library Video Theatre Booking
Multimedia Studios at Babbidge Library
M&DA Seminar Room (for large groups)
Listening and Viewing
The M&DA Library has four group listening/viewing rooms (one with a computer for online listening), sixteen A/V carrels, study spaces near public datajacks for online listening, and a Seminar Room with AV equipment, a computer, and overhead computer/audio/video projection. Recording is not permitted in any area.
Equipment at the M&DA Library
| Listening: Streamed audio Compact disc LP turntables Cassette tape DAT |
Video: DVD VHS (videocassette) Videodisc (12" laserdisc) Video8 (small cassettes) |
Retrieving Recordings
Look up call numbers in HOMER (UConn's library catalog), then present the call number along with a valid university ID or UConn Community Borrowers card at the M&DA Library circulation desk. See Audio Recordings or Drama/Theater Videos for more information about the library's collection and HOMER search strategies.
Loan Periods
Graduate and honors students may borrow audio and visual recordings for fourteen days. Faculty may borrow audio recordings for a semester and videorecordings for fourteen days. Undergraduates and Community Borrowers may borrow audio and visual recordings for seven days with one renewal allowed (renew now); undergraduates are limited to six recordings on their library accounts at any given time, regardless of the number of transactions, and fines accrue daily. Recordings may be removed from the library unless they are on reserve. See circulation loan periods (PDF) for more information. Also see information for alumni and community members.
Headphones
Bring your own headphones to the library or check out headphones at the circulation desk for use at the library's computers or listening stations. The listening rooms have speakers.
Returning Recordings to the Library
Return recordings to the Music & Dramatic Arts Library circulation desk by closing time on the date printed on the charge slip. Avoid using the book drop; if you must use it, please wrap the item carefully so it is not damaged; do NOT put LPs into the book drop. Avoid returning recordings to other UConn libraries (you can if you must). If portions of the item are missing (e.g., disc, notes, case), the item will not be checked in until all parts are present; you may be subject to overdue or replacement fines. See circulation and circulation loan period (PDF) policies for more information.