Open LibraryThis link opens in a new windowA project of the non-profit Internet Archive, the Open Library provides electronic access to more than 3M books. Books in the public domain are available for download, and modern books can be borrowed via controlled digital lending. Note: Requires you to create a username and password click More Info (below)
Create a user account at https://archive.org/account/signup
Once you are on the platform, follow these steps.
1. Search for title.
2. Click: Borrow. You will be taken to the preview page.
Borrowing loan period default is 1 hour but may be changed to 14 days.
3. Read eBook in the viewer, or download by using Adobe Digital Editions.
eBooks are automatically returned, or you can return early by clicking on Return It.
RRIMO - Recent Researches in Music OnlineThis link opens in a new windowOnline access to all titles published in 2018 and later in the seven Recent Researches in Music series: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th/20th centuries, American (including MUSA), and Oral Traditions.
Need something not available at CUNY? Use the ILL service to borrow from another institution.
Print scores
The music library's collection has an extensive collection of scores including vocal and orchestral scores, chamber music, transcriptions, fake-books and popular and folk sheet music.
Scores are housed in the lower level of the music library and arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification scheme. Most scores may be checked out for the same loan periods as books.