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Comprehensive resources and facilities
The Centre has a comprehensive collection of over 197,000 items, including books, music scores, periodicals, audio-visual and multimedia materials, online databases. The collection is in both Chinese and English and covers various disciplines in arts such as music, paintings, calligraphy, design, photography, sculptures, architecture, theatre, dance and films.
Apart from terminals for searching Online Public Access Catalogue, the Centre also provides over 30 workstations for readers to access Internet, Multimedia Information System as well as online databases. Readers are welcome to search for art-related information through the online databases such as Art Full-text, ARTbibliographies Modern, Design and Applied Arts Index, Music in Print Series, Naxos Music Library, International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full Text and International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) Full Text. While black and white as well as colour photocopying and computer printing services are provided, discussion rooms and music practice room are also available in the Centre for hiring.
The ARC organizes monthly exhibitions and books displays to introduce and promote different arts topics. Besides, it also collaborates with local arts organizations in holding various kinds of outreach activities such as subject talks and seminars.
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Hong Kong Music Collection Campaign encourages sharing
In order to develop and preserve a local music archive and to encourage study and research on Hong Kong music, the Hong Kong Music Collection Campaign was launched by the Hong Kong Public Libraries, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong in late 2001.
Through the support and generous donations from local musicians and music institutes, the Campaign has collected over 46,000 items of music documents. These valuable items, including manuscripts of music scores, lyrics and opera scripts, audio-visual materials, photos, leaflets, house programmes or posters of musical performance as well as newspaper clippings, are kept in the ARC. They will be available for reference and research within the library after general conservation and cataloguing. For donation or enquiries, please contact the ARC at 2921 0259.
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Artwork on Loan Scheme brings the art to your life
Jointly organized by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Artwork on Loan Scheme aims at promoting local arts, expanding the arts market and participation from the society. Commencing August 2003, readers can borrow duplicated artworks, ranging from digital art or photography to Chinese and Western paintings, at the ARC with a valid library card of the Hong Kong Public Libraries. For details, please visit these websites: www.hkpl.gov.hk or www.hkegallery.com.
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Arts Resource Centre
10/F Hong Kong Central Library
Enquiry: 2921 0259
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