Instrument and Voice Guides

If the University Libraries doesn't have the book, score, or recording you need, we can borrow it for you from another library! To place a request through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system:

• Visit the University Libraries homepage at lib.umn.edu and click on "Interlibrary Loan" (located under the heading "Popular Services"); this will take you to the Interlibrary Loan page (https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/interlibrary-loan):
  
  
  
   
• Next, click on the link that says "WorldCat FirstSearch"; this is a catalog that allows users to search and borrow from libraries all over the world:
  
  
  
   
• After logging into WorldCat with your University ID and password, search by keyword using the Basic Search options or use the features in Advanced Search to limit your results by type of material (including recordings or scores):
  
  
  
   
• Once you've found an item you'd like to borrow, click the "Request via Interlibrary Loan" link:
  
  
  
  
   
• Last step: You'll see a University Libraries page where you can confirm the details of the item you'd like to borrow and specify where you'd like to pick it up - including at the Music Library! 
  
  

The first step in searching for journal and magazine articles is to enter the title, author, and other keywords into the Libraries search box on the top of any University Libraries page. If we don't have access to the item you need, we can get a copy for you through Interlibrary Loan!

• First, visit the University Libraries homepage at lib.umn.edu and click on "Interlibrary Loan" (located under the heading "Popular Services"); this will take you to the Interlibrary Loan page (https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/interlibrary-loan):
  
  
   

• Next, click on the "Article" box under the "Create a Request" heading:
  
  
  
  
   
• Fill out the form with as much information as you have about the article. If you need help completing this form, contact Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio (jabbazio@umn.edu)!