Information for academics

This page focuses on subject information specific to academic staff, but also points to other useful pages.

Contacts and liaison

  • Your subject contact is Megan Cox, Subject Librarian for Music. The Contacts section of the Library website details other contacts and enquiry points.
  • The Library Representative for Music is Dr Pauline Fairclough.
  • New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian for Music to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.

Subject resources

  • Book purchase recommendations can be made to the Subject Librarian for Music or the Library Representative  for Music.
  • New journal / database subscription requests can be made to  the Subject Librarian for Music or the Library Representative  for Music, though you will need to suggest how we might fund a new subscription.
  • The collections page details useful Music collections in the libraries, and advice on using other university libraries and the British Library.
  • Music quick reference tools, databases, and Internet links  pages are available.

See our Library collections and eResources pages for details of our more general resources & collections, including electronic journals, electronic books and databases.

Inter-library loan vouchers

  • If you need an item which is not available anywhere in the library system here in print or online, you can use the Inter-library loans Service to obtain it from another library. There is a charge for this service, though you should be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this from your departmental office.
Short Loan
  • If you wish to place library materials in short loan for the duration of the course you are teaching, please follow the instructions here.

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