Spark Equipment Lending Library
Checkout microphones, cameras, accessories and much, much more.
Test your knowledge. Learn research techniques. Faculty are welcome to use these for classes.
General Check Out Policies
- CarolinaCard ID or barcoded membership card required
- Recalled items fined $1/day; all others fined $0.25/day
- $20 maximum fine per item
- Accounts in good standing can renew online
- Recital CDs cannot be checked out
Details by Status and Material Types
Books/Scores
- Loaned for 4 weeks with 2 renewals
- Maximum 20 items at a time
CDs, DVDs, VHS
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time
LPs
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time
Education Resource Center
- Loaned until semester ends
- Unlimited items allowed
Books/Scores
- Loaned until semester ends with 1 renewal
- Maximum 50 items at a time
CDs, DVDs, VHS
- Loaned for 4 weeks with 1 renewal
- Maximum 10 items at a time
LPs
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time
Education Resource Center
- Loaned until semester ends
- Unlimited items allowed
Books/Scores
- Loaned until semester ends with unlimited renewals
- Unlimited items allowed
Bound Journals
- Loaned for 3 days with no renewals
- Maximum 2 items at a time
CDs, DVDs, VHS
- Loaned for 4 weeks with 1 renewal
- Unlimited items allowed
LPs
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time
Collected Works (M1-M3)
- Loaned for 3 days with no renewals
- Unlimited items allowed
Education Resource Center
- Loaned until semester ends
- Unlimited items allowed
Books/Scores
- Loaned for 4 weeks with no renewals
- Maximum 5 items at a time*
CDs, DVDs, VHS
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time*
LPs
- Loaned for 7 days with 1 renewal
- Maximum 5 items at a time*
*A total of 5 items, in any format, is the maximum that can be checked out at once
Books, Scores, Audio/Visual Materials
- 4-hour loans
- 1 renewal per check out
- Maximum 2 items at a time
- Materials added to the collection include printed material such as monographs, serials, and musical scores, including full, piano-vocal, and study or miniature scores. Chamber works containing no more than nine total parts are collected. Additional formats including sound recordings, audio-visual material, and microform will be considered and acquired selectively.
- Collected materials represent diverse cultures and peoples, and no geographical areas are excluded. For items consisting of musical notations, the language is of secondary importance. Audio-visual materials will be acquired without regard to language. Dates of publication: Current and selective retrospective purchases.