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Archive for August, 2011

Uh oh, DRAM trouble

Posted in DRAM, online services on August 31, 2011 by

We’re currently experiencing difficulty for all users trying to access DRAM.  We’ve reported the problem and will let you know when things are working again.  Apologies for the inconvenience!

More in streaming audio news: New Naxos content!

Posted in Naxos, news, online services on August 23, 2011 by



Naxos Music Library announced last week that they’ve added content from  EMI.  This content will include the labels EMI, Virgin Classics, and Blue Note.  200 new albums have been added already, with an additional 7200 coming by the end of 2011.  Read the full press release:  http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/168337/.

New Streaming Music Database

Posted in news, online services on August 16, 2011 by

The library is pleased to announce ANOTHER music database that is now available, American Song, which contains a diverse collection of American music, ranging from Folk to Jazz to Rock to Zydeco.  Labels include Rounder Records, Appleseed Recordings, Stax, Specialty Records, Native Ground Music, Rebel Records, Smithsonian Folkways, and more.

Want to try it out but don’t know where to start?  Listen to our Back to School playlist, featuring the Detroit Emeralds, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!

LP Alert and Welcome Back!

Posted in LP Alert, record sale on August 13, 2011 by

To welcome all the new students, faculty and staff, and welcome back those who are returning, we will be re-filling the Free Bins EVERY DAY for the next TWO WEEKS.  Get thee to the Music Library!

Frustrated with getting bumped off the wireless network?

Posted in news on August 10, 2011 by

If you find yourself getting bumped from the campus wireless network on your phone, scroll down the wireless login page and choose Secure Wireless to log in instead.

The OhioLINK Music Center has launched!

Posted in Naxos, news, online services with tags , on August 9, 2011 by

OhioLINK announces the launch of the OhioLINK Music Center (OMC), http://music.ohiolink.edu/, featuring more than 78,000 tracks and 21,000 works from the Naxos Music Library. Users can search for and listen to tracks in six genres — Chinese music, classical music, opera, jazz, spoken word and world music — with works from many well-known composers, including Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Chopin, Strauss, Copland, and Ellington.

Access to the music files is restricted to the students, faculty and staff of OhioLINK member institutions, and off-campus access is available. Flash player is required.

We recommend using Firefox to access the collection.  Let us know if you have trouble accessing the site or its contents.

 

 


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