| A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library (AK06)
Anchorage School District (AK01) Noel Wein Public Library (AK02) |
AK01
Library Resources
5530 East Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99504
907-742-6095
Fax: 907-742-6098
Ruth Jean Shaw, Manager
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Public School
Website: www.asdk12.org
Library Webcat: http://dewey.asd.12.ak.us/.
Total library database is 1,346,000 items.
OCLC: XY4
HOLDINGS:
Music Books: 12,000
Scores/Parts: 500
Periodicals: 25
Audio Cassettes: 10,000
Audio Tapes: 0
LP Discs: 2,000
Compact Discs: 4,000
Videocassettes: 7,000
Video Discs: 3,000
Films: 4,000
Holdings distributed among 100 libraries.
SPECIAL FEATURES: School music collection, grades K-12, children’s songs.
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Photocopiers
Listening facilities
HOURS: Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
ACCESS: Open to the general public; largely through interlibrary loan; public education use has priority.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to buildings, rest rooms; TDD access.
CIRCULATION: Yes; some restrictions due to priority of use.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Yes; when available.
STAFF: Prof: 1 librarian at Library Resources: Paraprof: 5 Library Assistants: 92 School Librarians:
22 Library Associates in schools in secondary program: Total FTE: 110
AK02
1215 Cowles St.
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-459-1020
Fax: 907-459-1024
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Public Library
OPAC: SIRSI
HOLDINGS (by title):
Books: 226,311
Audio Cassettes: 2,626
LP Discs: 25
Compact Discs: 3,395
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Telephone reference
Staff-assisted database searching
Direct public database searching
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Microform printers
Listening facilities
Piano (in meeting room; available when no meetings are scheduled)
HOURS: Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sundays, June-August.
ACCESS: Open to the general public.
CIRCULATION: Yes; except for Alaskana.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Yes.
STAFF: Prof: 13 Paraprof: 25 Pages/Studt Asst: 23 Total FTE: 61
AK03
Alaska Historical Collections
P. O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
907-465-2925
Fax: 907-465-2990
Gladi Kulp, Curator of Collections 907-465-2926
http://library.state.ak.us/hist/hist.html
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Special Collections
HOLDINGS:
Books
Microforms
Audio Cassettes
LP Discs
Videocassettes
Films
Sheet music: 79
Photographs, still images: 250,000 individual images; 450 collections+
Manuscript Collections: 250+
Compact Disks
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Archipelago, Alaska/Arctic related music, including sheet music of the
Klondike gold rush era; audio tape collection, including hundreds of
songs/music of several Alaskan Indian tribes and folk songs by Alaskans on 26
tapes averaging about 14 songs per tape.
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person and email)
ASL.Historical@eed.state.ak.us
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Microform printers
Listening facilities
Tape player recorder (1)
Portable CD/DVD player (1)
Duplication of sound recordings (if clearance agreement is available)
HOURS: Monday-Friday 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
ACCESS: Open to the general public; some Alaska native material/songs have
use restrictions; most available for educational use except broadcast.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms.
CIRCULATION: No
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: No
PUBLICATIONS: A Guide to Alaska Folk Music and Oral History Tapes in the
Archipelago Collection. Alaska Historical Library, 1982.
Songs and Legends Catalog. Alaska Library Association, 1974. Musical Reflections of Alaska’s Past (list of sheet music in MS75)
STAFF: Prof: 3 Paraprof: 1.5 Clerical 1 Total FTE: 5.5
AK04
292 Marine Way
Juneau, AK 99801
907-586-5249
Fax: 907-586-5383
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Public Library
WLN: AkJ
OPAC: Dynix
HOLDINGS:
Books
Compact Discs (titles) 300
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Telephone reference
Direct public database searching
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Microform printers
Videocassette playback equipment
HOURS: Main library: Monday-Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday-Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACCESS: Open to the general public.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms.
CIRCULATION: Yes; limit of three CDs per account
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Yes
AK05
Collections Division, Archives
Museum Department
629 Dock St.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
907-225-5600
Michael Naab, Director
Richard Van Cleave, Registrar
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Museum, archives
CONSORTIA: Tongass Historical Society, 629 Dock St., Ketchikan, AK 99901
HOLDINGS: Approximately five linear feet of sheet music, music books, and
instruction books.
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Photocopiers
HOURS: Winter: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Mon – Fri,
Summer: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Mon – Fri
ACCESS: Open to the general public; supervised in-unit use only, with
gloves.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms.
AK06
A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library
319 Lower Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
907-486-8686
Fax: 907-486-8681
Joe D’Elia, Library Director 907-486-8688
Lisa Booch, Library Assistant, Technical Services 907-486-8684
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Public Library
WLN: Ak Ko
CONSORTIA: Alaska Library Network
OPAC: EOS GLAS
HOLDINGS (volumes):
Books: 1000
Audio Cassettes: 1,800
Compact Discs: 1300
Videocassettes: 15
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Telephone reference
Public microcomputers
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Microform printers
Listening facilities
Videocassette playback equipment
HOURS: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACCESS: Open to the general public.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms.
CIRCULATION: Yes
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: No
AK07
Kodiak College
Carolyn Floyd Library
117 Benny Benson Dr.
Kodiak, AK 99615
907-486-1241
Fax: 907-486-1257
Craig Ballain, Librarian
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: College
WLN: Ak KoC
OPAC: DRA
Web: http://www.koc.alaska.edu/library/
HOLDINGS (titles):
Books: 300
Compact Discs: 790
Videocassettes: 50
SERVICES AND FACILITIES: (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Direct public database searching
Public microcomputers
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Microform printers
Duplication of sound recordings
Videocassette playback equipment
DVD playback equipment
HOURS: September-May posted on website
ACCESS: Open to the general public.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms.
CIRCULATION: Yes; except for videos.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Yes; except for videos and CDs.
STAFF: Prof: 1 Paraprof: 1 Total FTE: 2
AK08
P. O. Box 549
Petersburg, AK 99833
907-772-3349
Joyce Jenkins, City Librarian 907-772-3349
TYPE OF INSTITUTION: Public Library
WLN: AkP
CONSORTIA: Alaska Library Network
OPAC: LIS
HOLDINGS:
Books: 100
Audio Cassettes: 30
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The Librarian owns a large personal collection of Scandinavian traditional music
tapes, including some she recorded in Sweden and Norway, and special shows she
has produced for the local radio station.
SERVICES AND FACILITIES (within unit unless noted otherwise):
Reference/Referral (in person)
Telephone reference
Photocopiers
Microform readers
Listening facilities (cassette players)
HOURS: Monday-Thursday 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday-Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACCESS: Open to the general public.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes; entry to building, restrooms; aisles are not wide
enough for wheelchair access.
CIRCULATION: Yes
INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Yes
STAFF: Prof: 1 Paraprof: 1.5 Total FTE: 2.5
