Friday, October 20, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Aaron Hall, Kansas City, Kan., senior, transcribes Living Berlin's "Midnight Choo Chow Leaves for Alabama" into a piece for strings. Murphy Hall's new Music and Dance Library is open and available to all students. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN New library offers more resources By Katie Teske Special to the Kansan The new Music and Dance Library isn't just for music and dance majors. With a new music listening system and one of the leading music collection in the Midwest, the library offers something for everyone. Located on the upper level of the south addition to Murphy Hall, the library is about three times the size of the former Thomas Gorton Music Library. It contains about 111,000 scores, books, sound recordings, videos, microforms and serials. The library also offers access to sophisticated research sources, including CD-ROM periodical indexes and dissertation abstracts. "A lot of people have been really impressed with how much we've grown," said James Abraham, Lenexa senior and library employee. Abraham said although he was not a music student, he had used the library for personal interests, such as looking at biographies and ancient Greek music. Abraham said the biggest advantage of the new library was that it gathered music materials, which had been in 11 different locations, into one place. Dance materials also have been added. "The overall environment is much more conducive to study," said Vic Cardell, music and dance librarian, adding that the library had good lighting and offered more study areas than the old library. The library holds the leading music collection in the Midwest—the Thomas Gorton Music Collection. This collection is named for Thomas Gorton, dean of fine arts from 1950 to 1975. The library also has an extensive collection of performance and study scores for voice, solo instruments, and large and chamber ensembles. A new media system, the Hale Media System, allows remote-controlled listening and viewing from 30 locations within the library, including the seminar room, the group study room and 28 media MUSIC AND DANCE LIBRARY Students and faculty are invited to attend public meetings to discuss the future of the library. Meeting times are listed on the library's Web site at http://www2.lib.ukans.edu/strate.mnibrary.unl.edu/form The formal dedication of the Murphy Hall addition, including the Music and Dance Library, will be in February. For general information and library hours, call 864-3496 or check the Web site at www2.lib.ukans.edu/musiclib/ carrels. The media system is named for Joe and Joyce Hale, who donated money to the KU Endowment Association. The Hale Media System has a staff-controlled media console containing playback components for DVDs, CDs, LPs, videos, and audiotapes, and a computerized switcher to allow one or several users to enjoy the same material simultaneously. The 28 media carrels are furnished with MIDI music keyboards, computers with music and dance software, and computer and video monitors. Abraham said some students didn't like that the new media system was staff-controlled instead of self-controlled. Also, there had been some bugs in the system, but he said once students adapted and the bugs were worked out, students would be just as comfortable with the new system as the previous one. Another change from the old library is the reference service. Cardell said lack of space had prevented the library from having a reference desk before. "There's been a significant increase," Abraham said about student use of the library. "It's usually so busy, student assistants don't have time to reshelve materials." The formal dedication of the Murphy Hall addition, including the Music and Dance Library, will be in February. Edited by J. R. Mendoza University inspects lecturer after lawsuit grades, he said. 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