The Collection
The Grinnell College Libraries offer thirteen private listening
stations and four video stations tucked away in the Listening
Room on the lower level of Burling Library. The Listening
Room contains over 19,000 cataloged titles in compact disc,
LP record, audio cassette, DVD, and videotape formats. Approximately
1,000 new titles are added yearly. In addition, many foreign
language DVDS and videos are housed in the Audio-Visual
Center in 210-220 ARH. Faculty members may choose to place
the Libraries' media materials at the AV Center as well
as in Burling. For more information about spaces and viewing
capabiliites at the AV Center please see the AV Center Web
site:
http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/avcenter/about/ or call
Ralph Helt at 3073.
Please see the collection
policy for more information about the Libraries' media
collections.
The Listening Room's Movie Browser is now also available online. Please visit the Movie Browser Online for more information.
Using the Listening Room and AV Center
The Listening Room and AV Center collections are open to
the faculty, staff and students of Grinnell College. Vistors
and Grinnell Residents are welcome to make use of Listening
Room material in the Listening Room.
1. All materials must be checked out before leaving the
Listening Room or the AV Center. You will need to use your
college P-Card to use both collections. (Visitors and Grinnell
Residents may speak to the Listening Room supervisor to
determine appropriate security.)
2. All Listening Room and AV Center materials are listed
in the Libraries' online catalog. The catalog is accessible
from any computer connected to the internet. Find the item
you want to listen to or view, write down the call number
and the location. You'll need to ask at the designated location
for the item you are looking for. An AV Center or Listening
Room worker will retrieve the item for you. Please ask for
assistance as needed.
3. To check out any material, you will need to present your
Grinnell College ID. We provide headphones. For CDs or LPs
you may sit at any station in the Listening Room. For audio
cassettes there are designated stations where you can control
the tape. Ask the staff to point these out to you. For videos
choose one of the four video stations. Assistants at the
AV Center will direct you to appropriate spaces for viewing
DVDs or videos.
4. Please keep conversations and headphone volume levels
to a minimum.
5. During peak times, patrons listening or viewing for classes
will have priority over patrons listening or viewing for
recreational purposes.
Please see additional policies
for the Libraries' media collections.
Randye Jones,
Listening Room Supervisor
Ralph Helt, Audio-Visual
Center Supervisor
Rebecca Stuhr,
Collection Development Librarian
