Music Library Blog

New Resource: Medici.Tv!

Medici.tv broadcasts over 100 live events a year from the most prestigious venues: Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Concertgebouw, Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Pleyel, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Verbier Festival, Salzburger Festspiele, and more.
 

Medici.tv also provides access to a large collection of classical music and dance videos, with 1500 original programs available on demand and with unlimited access, plus hundreds of new films each year.

Find This New Resource On The UNLV Music Library Website!

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Quiet Study Room

The UNLV Music Library and the UNLV School of Music have partnered to offer a quiet study room within the Music Library. 

The Arnold Shaw Center is now a quiet zone within the Library. The area is intended for quiet study ONLY. Groups working in the Library should reserve the Music Library Group Study Room.

Please report any noise issues within the Quiet Study Room to the Music Library staff. 

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Music Library Group Room Enhancements

The UNLV Music Library group study room is now open!

Inside the group study room you'll find:

  • A table and seating for four
  • A glass board for brainstorming sessions
  • A large monitor for A/V playback 

Ask at the desk for cables to connect your devices to the monitor.

Reservations are required to use the group study room.

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Performing Arts Wellness Bookshelf

New Reserve Books Introduced by Music Library and CFA Consortium for Health and Injury Prevention

Be the best performer you can be! Good physical and mental health enables dancers, musicians and actors to perform better and have long-lasting careers. The CFA Consortium for Health and Injury Prevention (CHIP) has partnered with the UNLV Libraries to provide resources that help performers maintain physical and mental wellness. These books explore healthy practices that will allow performing artists to give peak performances while avoiding performance injuries. Topics include stage fright, repetitive motion injuries, voice care, performance anatomy and kinesiology, as well as Yoga, Body Mapping and Alexander Technique. These Reserve Books are housed in a special bookcase in the UNLV Music Library, available for browsing or brief check out.

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Kanopy: A Free Streaming Service

UNLV students, staff, faculty, and alumni have free access to a new streaming service, Kanopy, which houses over 30,000 titles ranging from documentaries to classic film. Subjects that can be found on Kanopy include: Movies, Education, Documentaries, Arts, Business, Global Studies & Languages, and more! The Arts includes categories from Dance to Music to Visual Art.
See titles such as: "Echo in the Canyon", "Fame High", or "Nas: The time is illmatic".
You can access the streaming service by visiting the Libraries' A-Z database list and searching for Kanopy. The service can be accessed anywhere on a range of devices. All that is required is your @unlv email address to sign up for your free account.

For more information or if you need help, visit the Research & Information Desk on the first floor of Lied Library or call 702-895-2100

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Medici TV

Medici.tv broadcasts over 100 live events a year from the most prestigious venues: Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Concertgebouw, Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Pleyel, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Verbier Festival, Salzburger Festspiele, and more.

Medici.tv also provides access to a large collection of classical music and dance videos, with 1500 original programs available on demand and with unlimited access, plus hundreds of new films each year.

Find This New Resource On The UNLV Music Library Website!

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