- Location
- fourth floor, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
- Collection
- music materials (scores, books, periodicals, recordings)
- Telephone
- 822-3589 (information); 822-6835 (reference)
- Home page
- http://music.library.ubc.ca/
- Maps
- Detailed key plans of the Music Library are available in print format from Campus Planning (tel: 822-8228).
Access Information
- Summary
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The Music Library is quite accessible to wheelchair-users.
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There are high shelves and the space is crowded.
- Parking
- There are four designated spaces in the Crescent Road faculty parking lot, The visitor parking is in the lot off West Mall. Paid parking is available in the Fraser River Parkade. There is one designated space in the faculty/staff parking lot to the west of the Music Building.
- Building and library entrance
- The main building entrances are accessible but have heavy doors.
- Elevator
- There is a piano-sized heavy-duty elevator. It is usually working, but is occasionally undependable. The inside buttons are brailled. The library is on the fourth floor, through swing-doors.
- Library catalogue and computers
- The computers are at table-height and the area is cramped. A card catalogue is also in use.
- Book stacks
- The width between stacks in the main area is standard. The stacks are very high, however, and top-shelf access requires foot-stools: anticipate obstructions. Stacks behind the study tables are inaccessible to wheelchair users.
- Washrooms
- Public washrooms are in the basement and have been adapted for minimum accessibility.
- Photocopiers
- There are regular photocopiers in a crowded copy room.
- Public telephones
- Public telephones are by the elevator and on other levels. They have no outlets.
source: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:Help_for_People_with_Disabilities/Music_Library
Last updated on May 18, 2012 @11:36 am