Making your way through security and navigating through the corridors of practice rooms that shower you with the sounds of trumpets, cellos and opera singers practicing.. and being one of the most definitive music libraries in the world - its an essential journey for a music librarian.
The collection contains 500 000 items spanning across the past 400 years or more, including standard texts for instruments, historical works such as 16th century manuscripts of early music, ensemble and orchestral scores and parts, original manuscripts, choral and vocal works contemporary works, recordings and audio visual materials in various formats.
Their facilities include an Audiovisual listening area and the majestic Donaldson reading room, which contains reference books, collected editions and journals. There is also an instrument museum containing over 1000 items and the College's archives are managed by the Library.
Their catalogs use indexes, card systems and online and subscribe to online databases for recordings, and electronic reference sources (e-resources), which can be accessed via their website below.
And they were having a sale!! One was greeted at the door with a trolley full of scores and CDs to rat through - what joy!.
Peruse their catalogues and see pictures of their facilities at their website:
http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/
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