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History of the Class of 1982 FundProjects and purchases:Viewing Room | Banjo Club Picture | Music at MIT Oral History | LCD Flat Screen | iPods | Tech Shows | LP Shelving Conversion | Carl Nielsen Works 1993: One of the listening areas in the library was upgraded from a listening room with reel-to-reel tape players to a viewing room for videos and laser discs, with 2 VCRs, laser disc players, and one CD player in individual carrels. Use of the room immediately increased, and the improvements elicited a very positive response from library users. (Reported in January 1994, Fall 1994, and Spring 1995 newsletters) 2002: A large (6 feet by 8 feet) photograph of the MIT Banjo Club from ca.1893 (see image below) was framed and mounted. The photo was obtained from the MIT Museum and now hangs outside the entrance to the Lewis Music Library. (Reported in Fall 2002 newsletter)
2004: The Music at MIT Oral History Project produced interviews on DAT tapes with 11 individuals since it was created in 1999. While these tapes produced excellent sound quality, DAT tape is not appropriate for long-term storage. The Class of 1982 Fund was used to refomat the entire collection of oral history tapes onto audio CD to give our users access to this rich history. (Reported in Spring 2004 newsletter)
2004: A large LCD flat screen monitor was purchased for the library's group listening/viewing room to replace an outdated monitor. The new screen provides a vastly improved viewing experience for watching DVDs and videos. (Reported in Fall 2004 newsletter)
2005: In the summer of 2005, the library purchased five iPods, lightweight headphones, and two computer hard drives. Each iPod was loaded with over 500 tracks of music, one from each of the library's newly acquired CDs. The iPods and headphones will circulate overnight to MIT students, faculty or staff. These sample tracks will encourage our users to come in and borrow the CDs of music they find interesting. Playlists on each iPod contain new CDs received from Spring 2004 on. Additional playlists will include "top ten" recommendations from the collection as suggested by faculty members, staff, and interested library users. (Reported in Fall 2005 newsletter; update, Spring 2006)
2006/2007: Several LP records of the Tech Show dating from 1949-1963 are being reformatted to CD. Reported in Fall 2006 newsletter.
2007: LP Shelving ConversionIn June 2007, in order to make space for CDs and DVDs, the remaining 9,500 LP records were sent to the Library Storage Annex, joining the 2,500 already there. The shelves were converted to DVD and CD spacing, adding many more shelves and much-needed room for growth.
2007: Carl Nielsen WorksIn summer 2007, the library placed an order for the currently available volumes of the complete works of Carl Nielsen which faculty had requested. History of the Class of 1982 Music Library FundIn 1992, the Class of 1982 designated the Lewis Music Library as a recipient for their ten-year gift. A fund was established for the purpose of helping the Lewis Music Library to pay for services or materials not otherwise available. The donations from members of this class have been of great benefit to the library and its users over the years. Credits:
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