Jerwood Library's Collections and Resources

To find materials in the library's collection of books, music and audio-visual material search the library catalogue, either by following the link or using the quick search box on this page.

To find out if the library holds a particular journal, again search the library catalogue: follow the link and enter the title you are searching for in the Periodical Title box. Both printed and electronic journal subscriptions can be found on the catalogue. Alternatively you can browse a list of all journals or just e-journals.

The catalogue contains records for everything in the main collection except some LPs, Trinity performance recordings, and the contents of collected editions. The contents of the Bridge special collection can be searched from the catalogue but no other special collections are searchable at the present time.

The main collection: a summary

Print Resources

• Over 50,000 items of printed music consisting of full and miniature scores, solo, vocal, chamber, small ensemble and jazz sets. View a list of recent printed music acquisitions.
• Over 9,000 books, mainly on musical subjects but also in related subject areas, putting music in a wider context. View a list of recent book acquisitions.
• A reference collection including music dictionaries, encyclopedias, catalogues and bibliographies
• The scholarly collected editions of over 25 composers
• Subscriptions to over 90 periodicals and newspapers, including a growing number of e-journals.
• A complete set of the Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library: a collection of CD-ROMs containing out-of-copyright orchestral parts for hundreds of works by over 70 composers, allowing students to print their own parts for practice and study
• Access to a range of online text-based resources, including Grove, JSTOR, RILM and a collection of e-journals.

Audio-Visual Resources

• Over 7,000 sound recordings. View a list of recent sound and video recording acquisitions.
• Over 400 DVDs and videos
• The Music Preserved collection of archived live recordings
• Online audio and video resources including Naxos Music Library and Classical Music Library.