The Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library
The Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library is one of the branch libraries on the Parkville campus. It houses the main holdings in music and is open to students and staff of all faculties. It has a collection of some 20,000 books and 40,000 musical scores, over 100 periodical titles, and 18,000 sound recordings, including LPs and CDs. The library also contains a reference collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in several languages, indexes, union, library and thematic catalogues, and bibliographies of music literature. Internet resources are available through the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library home page.
There is also an extensive holding of collected editions of composers from the 12th to the 20th centuries, monumenta, facsimiles and microfilms of manuscripts, and a library of solo, chamber and orchestral performing materials. Most monographs and scores are available for loan but performance candidates are expected to purchase their own music for study. The library is equipped with listening carrels, and most CDs and performing materials are available for loan. Microfilm readers and copying facilities are available in the building. There are two photocopying machines for the use of library patrons.
Students are urged to attend a library orientation and study the free brochures available in the library on library use, which explain conditions governing loans and use of library materials, operation of the catalogue system, and other matters. Reference works, periodicals and rare materials are not available for loan. The library has a staff of four, including two specialist music librarians who are available to advise on music research and bibliographic matters.
The Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library is situated on the 3rd floor, Baillieu Library at The University of Melbourne.
Hours:
- 8.30 - 6pm Mon, Wed & Fri
- 8.30 - 7pm Tues & Thurs
- Summer/Winter break: 9 - 6pm Mon - Fri
Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library Staff
Music Librarian
EVELYN PORTEK, BA(Mus) Canb GradDipLib, Canb
Information Librarian
LENA VIGILANTE, BA LaTrobe BMusEd GradDipLib GradDipComp RMIT BEd
Library Officer
CHRISTINE WEBSTER, AssDip in Soc Sci (Lib and Info Stud)
Enquiries: Tel: 8344 5262
www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/music/
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000
www.slv.vic.gov.au
Research students should be aware that the State Library of Victoria in Swanston Street, a library more than a century old, contains extensive music holdings, including many rare and manuscript items. The La Trobe Library, housing the collection of Australiana, contains the manuscripts and papers of a number of Australian composers as well as historical records of great value to a variety of research topics.