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The Music Library branch of the Mack Library is located on the first floor of the Gustafson Fine Arts Center. This new location was incorporated into the renovation and construction of the Fine Arts Center in 1999 and increased the Music Library's space to over 3,500 square feet. The new library facilities incorporate modern technology and listening equipment, as well as an inviting space where patrons can engage and connect through music.
The Music Library houses the bulk of the library's resources for music: books, scores, audio recordings, periodicals, and reference materials. Currently, the collection includes 7,304 volumes, 14,276 scores and sheet music, 717 DVDs, and 26 BluRays. In addition to 213 ebooks, the Music Library website offers students and faculty full text access to 204 music related periodicals (ejournals), 67 of which directly support the Fine Arts Music Department and are featured as a tab on the webpage. Computers accommodate patrons researching musical works.
There are no facilities in the Music Library for recording purposes. Stations are available to view DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS media as well as a dedicated CD player.
Computers are available for checking e-mail, and browsing the internet. Preference is given to university students. Students/Faculty/Staff may print from Music Library computers as well as community customers who have a library card with an established PaperCut account. Photocopy machine access is restricted to customers who have a PaperCut account.
Two Yamaha Clavinova pianos with headphones are available for composition and piano pedagogy students for a quick play-through or sampling of music. Preference is given to university students.
There are charging stations at each of the study tables in the Music Library.
All customers must have either a BJU ID card or a Community borrowing card to borrow items from the Music Library.
The chart below lists Basic Loan Policies and Exceptions.
Loan Periods and Item Limits
Patron Type |
Item Limit |
Item Type |
Fine Per Item |
Loan Period |
Replacement Fee |
Community Patron BJA HS Alumni Association |
18 |
Print Items Audiovisual Items
|
$1 per day $1 per day |
28 days |
Cost of the item + $15 Processing Fee |
Undergraduate Graduate Student Graduate Assistant Dissertation Student |
24 |
Print Items Audiovisual Items |
$1 per day $1 per day |
63 days |
Cost of the item + $15 Processing Fee |
Faculty Staff Departments |
36 |
All Mack Library Items |
No fines |
63 days |
Cost of the item + $15 Processing Fee |
EXCEPTIONS TO BASIC LOAN POLICIES
Item Type |
Item Limit |
Loan Period |
Renewal |
Fines |
Replacement Fee |
Educational Resources (Textbook Section) Periodicals |
See Patron Type |
7 days |
7 days (once) |
$1 per day |
Cost of the item + $15 Processing Fee |
Reserves |
2 |
|
None |
$1 per HOUR |
Cost of the item + $15 Processing Fee |
PASCAL |
25 |
42 days |
21 days (once) |
$1 per day |
$100 |
Inter-Library Loan |
10 |
Varies |
Varies |
$1 per day |
Varies |
Community Customers from outside BJU are welcome to use the Library. Special permission or appointments are not necessary. Customers not affiliated with the University who desire to check out materials must have a Community Customer borrowing card. As a general rule, residents of the greater Greenville area (within 30 miles of BJU) may be issued a Community Customers borrowing card. Current members of the BJU Alumni Association may check out books while staying in the area. If you would like to be issued a Community Customer borrowing card, but you are not sure if you qualify, contact the Circulation Coordinator at the Mack Library.
All customers, except University faculty/staff, are fined $1.00 per day per item for normal circulating overdue library resources. Reserve items can be checked out for a maximum of 2 hours and have a fine of $1.00 per hour. If you receive an overdue notice for a book, score, or recording you believe you returned, contact Stephanie Shelburne (Music Library Supervisor): 864-242-5100 ext. 2706, sshelbur@bju.edu or the Circulation Coordinator at the Mack Library. If you receive a fine notice that you believe is in error, please complete a Fine Appeal form available at the Mack Library Circulation desk.
Patrick Robbins (Interim Library Director): 864-242-5100 ext. 6010, probbins@bju.edu - Directs operations of BJU library system, plans future developments, represents Library in University administration, supervises collection development.
Stephanie Shelburne (Music Library Supervisor): 864-242-5100 ext. 2706, sshelbur@bju.edu - Supervises Music Library, maintains current library holdings, manages student workers, and provides overall academic resource assistance to faculty, staff, and students. Also organizes, catalogs, and prepares choral, band, orchestra, and chamber music for faculty and ensemble use.