Inside the ticket office, on the ground floor, there is the music bookshop where it's possible to choose among a selection of volumes and specialized publications and a large assortment of ad hoc products made to promote and give value to the collections of musical items displayed in the rooms of the museum.
In the bookshop, it's possible to choose among:
Specialized Publications
Brief guide to the exhibition path
Monographs
Music publications
Museum Merchandise
Postcards
Posters
T-shirts for adults and children
Gadgets: bookmarks, magnets, notebooks
On the lower level, a coat check service is available to the public.
Entrance into the museum with bags, book bags, and luggage is not allowed:
visitors are asked to leave these items inside lockers which can be locked
with a key by inserting a 1 euro coin (which will be returned upon opening
the locker).
On the lower level, there are drink vending machines available to the public.
Waiting to be transferred to a new site, the library is still located in Piazza Rossini 2 and is made up of a single reading room, which is shared with the Conservatorio di Musica "G.B. Martini". The room has 20 seats, twelve of which are exclusively reserved for the consultation of antique or particular texts. There are two microfilm, and one microfilm/microfiches, machines available in the room, and there is also a space for bibliographic and catalogue searches.
To be able to access the library's services, the visitor must fill out
and sign the entrance register.
The consultation requests are presented
to the distribution staff by filling out and signing the special white form
clearly and legibly.
It's possible to request up to 3 works at one time.
The reference books (encyclopaedias, bibliographic repertories, themed catalogues, library catalogues, dictionaries, etc.) that are present on the open shelves in the reading room are directly accessible for consultation.
In order to request material prior to 1901, it is necessary to register at the distribution
counter by showing a valid identification.
The requests are presented to the distribution operator by filling out and
signing the special white form clearly and legibly.
Any time that facsimile, microfilm, or Xerox copies of the ancient material
are available, they will be provided in place of the original. In the event
of a particular need to consult the original document, the request must be presented
to the librarian by a special form, which the librarian will use to evaluate
the reasons for the request and to decide whether or not to give the authorization.
For every original work supplied, the operator will register the details
of the requested material on the visitor's personal form. Every registration
will need to be checked and signed by the visitor.
Visitors can use their own personal computers by plugging into the electric
outlets located under the reading tables.
Formalities>Consultation of ancient and valuable material and
of documents of a particular nature, such as engravings, drawings, photographs,
etc, occurs exclusively at the reserved tables. At the reserved tables,
only the use of pencil is allowed (the use of pens, markers, highlighters,
etc. is forbidden).
For a correct consultation, the visitor can use the available book-rests
on the reserved tables and other useful reading tools, which can be retrieved
from the operator.
When necessary, the staff will be able to supply the visitor with disposable
gloves or neutral Ph paper in order to protect the volume.
Requests are presented to the distribution operator by filling out and
signing the special white form clearly and legibly.
Microfilm and microfiches are distributed to the visitor by the operator
who will insert them in the appropriate machines and will provide
the necessary explanation on how to use them.
Those who are 18 years or older can request the privilege to borrow, which
must be renewed annually, by registering their personal information and
presenting valid ID.
Minors that are at least 14 years old must present a valid ID and a pledge
signed by a parent or other adult that guarantees the respect of the rules
and the possible compensation of damages.
Requests are presented to the distribution operator by filling out and signing
the special white form clearly and legibly.
Loaners are allowed to request up to 3 works (a maximum of 6 volumes)
for a one-month period that is renewable except for when the work has been
requested by another person. The worker at the distribution counter will
see to completing the borrowing procedure.
It is in the interest of the borrower to note any damages or existing marks
on the volume during the check-out procedure.
In the event that the volume is returned late or damaged, the Direction
reserves the right to adopt possible measures (temporary exclusion from
loaning, compensation for the damages, etc.).
Excluded from loans>
Manuscripts
Drawings,
prints, single photographs or photos in volumes
Editions
prior to the year 1950
Rare
and valuable volumes
Volumes
with particular, handwritten notes or tables outside of the text; and collections
(opera omnia, scientific series, etc.)
works
with more than three volumes
periodicals
reference
books
works
not yet inventoried, stamped, filed, or ones in the middle of being processed
THE LIBRARY DOESN'T PARTICIPATE IN INTER-LIBRARY LOANS
The distribution workers assist the visitors by supplying general information
on the material in possession, on services, and on how to use the catalogues.
The librarians are available for visitors to request detailed bibliographic
information, for assistance with use of the indexes, for catalogue and online
database searches, etc.
The bibliographic information relative to the library's patrimony can be
requested also by email, fax, or regular mail.
Reproduction in microfilm, slides, photographs, and digital support of the documentary material in the museum is allowed for research and scientific documentation purposes that respect the limits agreed to by the laws in force on the author's right and of the internal dispositions for the protection of the patrimony.
In order to use reproductions of the material owned by the museum for commercial
purposes, an authorization release of the publication is required as well
as a payment for economic usage rights due in the form that will be agreed
upon by the involved parties.
The request for authorization must be forwarded to the Museum Direction,
specifying the number of images to publish and the position of the images
(inside, cover, etc.), the type of publication, the price for the public,
and the number of copies to be made.
The permit is non-transferable, non-exclusive, and is released to be used
for only one publication. It's obligatory to cite the Museo internazionale
e biblioteca della musica di Bologna as the owner of the reproduced
object.
The photocopy service, carried out by the library personnel, is exclusively
reserved for partial reproduction - up to a maximum of 20 photocopies -of
the open shelf consultation material, modern volumes, and periodicals. It
is regulated by copyright laws.
The prices are the same ones as those for the external reproduction service.
Works excluded from photocopying>
Manuscripts
Prints and
drawings also bound in volumes
Works published
before 1900
Works in poor
condition that can be damaged by the process
Rare works
or particularly valuable bibliographic works
For these works, only photographic reproduction is accepted.
The external reproduction service (photocopies, microfilm, photographs,
digital scans) is contracted out to>
Fornasini Microfilm Service S.r.L.
via Calari 9/2 - 40122 Bologna
Tel. + 39 051 6492150/30 - Fax + 39 051 6492150
Reproduction requests can be forwarded directly to the library by filling
out the appropriate form supplied by the distribution counter, or can be
sent by mail, fax, or email. An estimate of the cost based on the
following prices (IVA included) will be provided in response to the
request.
Please remember that it is not technically possible to partially duplicate
microfilm that already exists. The visitor is responsible for choosing the
paper format for the microfilm printer.
The visitor can choose from the following methods
of payment>
Payment
to the post office account n. 16255408 made out to Fornasini Microfilm
Service S.r.L., via Calari 9/2 - 40122 Bologna;
Bank wire
transfer (with the additional expense of €5.16 added to the total
cost for bank fees): account n. 2008/4, made out to "Fornasini Microfilm
Service S.r.L. - Bologna", Credito Emiliano, Via Indipendenza 22 Bologna
(ABI 03032 - CAB 02400 - IBAN IT44Q030 3202 4000 1000 0002 008 - BIC BACRIT
22 BOL);
Bank Check
(with the additional expense of €5.16 added to the total cost for bank
fees) made out to "Fornasini Microfilm Service S.r.L." and sent
to the museum.
The reproductions can be picked up directly at the Fornasini laboratory
located inside the Biblioteca dell'Archiginnasio, Piazza Galvani 1, Bologna
- tel. +39 051 276823.
Home delivery can be requested according to the following prices>
Raccomandata
posta celere in Italia (Registered Fast Mail) (general rate) €10.80
Raccomandata
via aerea for European and non-European countries (general rate) €18.00
International
air courier (delivery in 24 hours) €52.62
Posta
prioritaria (Priority Mail) - up to 60 sheets (delivery within 48 hours
- the museum isn't responsible for deliveries because the Poste Italiane
doesn't provide shipping receipts)
ITALY AND EUROPEAN COUTRIES
- up to 350 g.>€ 2,00
- from 351 g. until 1 kg.>€ 5,50
NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
- up to 350 g.>€ 5,00
- from 351 g. until 1 kg.>€9.00
Posta
raccomandata (Registered Mail) (fairly quick delivery - shipping receipt
from the Poste Italiane)
- up to 1.0 kg.>€7.00
Posta
Celere (Quick Mail) - Italy only (rapid delivery - shipping receipt
from the Poste Italiane)
- up to 1.0 kg.>€9.00
Corriere
espresso (Express Courier) - Italy only (Delivery in 1 day - shipping
receipt - it's necessary that the recipient is available at the indicated
address)
- up to 3.0kg >€10.00
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