Audiovisual
The Library holds a collection of sound and video recordings relevant to the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the Art and Archaeology section. It includes music, poetry, prose, drama, folk-tales and vernacular languages on discs, reels, cassette tapes and CDs. Some CDs, DVDs and videos may be borrowed and others are available for reference only.
Finding audiovisual materials
If you know the specific details of a particular sound or video recording and you would like to see if it is available in the Library, then please check the online Library catalogue.
If you just wish to see what audiovisual material is available at SOAS you can either search on the Library catalogue by keyword, using words that describe your subject plus the word video or sound depending on what you are looking for. or you can search by class mark and then limit your search by subject terms. Please see the list of class marks to find the relevant one for the material you are interested in.
Accessing audiovisual material
Most audiovisual materials have to be requested from the Issue Desk on the ground floor of the Library and are for use only in the Library. All Library members may request materials. Some items which are needed to support the courses are kept in the Short-Loan Collection which is located on Level E stacks 58-61.
There are listening and viewing facilities near the photocopying area on Level E of the Library.
A separate guide is available to the sound and video recordings collection.
