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AV Department
The AV Department is RCS’s dedicated AV support team. Providing Audio-Visual support for all activities at the Renfrew Street Campus, along with support for activities at Wallace Studios.
The AV Department operate The AV Store, a central resource available to all staff and students of the RCS providing a large range of audio visual equipment for loan.
They also operate the RCS Instrument Store; a resource available to staff and students of the School of Music for the loan of musical instruments.
Further information can be found on the intranet via the links below (please note you will need to be logged in with your rcs email address to access these):
Room Bookings & Storage
Performance venues, studios and rehearsal bookings
All students timetables are provided via ASIMUT, the Conservatoire’s official timetable and scheduling software. Students have access to book studios and rehearsal spaces via the ASIMUT system up to the 48 hours in advance. The ASIMUT system holds all the Conservatoire’s scheduled timetabled information. Please see the Students ASIMUT booking rules and regulation for further information which will be available at induction week in September. Access to performance venues for practice only, can be reserved through your programme administrator, though this will only be available at certain times in the year.
ASIMUT training is given in the September induction week as part of the IT induction. Studios and rehearsal spaces cannot be booked until ASIMUT training has been received.
For further details, please contact the Space Planning department. If you wish to report any anomalies in your timetable, please contact your programme support administrator (information can be found on the Frequently Asked Questions page).
Please note Client Services cannot book or confirm rooms for staff or students.
Lockers and instrument cupboards
Lockers are available for personal use. Client Services will email you detailed instructions on how to obtain a locker when you commence your studies.
If you play a large woodwind or brass instrument, you are eligible to use the instrument cupboards adjacent to the Stevenson Hall. If you play viola or a guitar/lute, you are eligible to use the instrument cupboard opposite room 3.27. Access will given on your student/kaba card.
Cellos should be padlocked in the cello room (third floor of Renfrew Street) and Tubas can be secured in room 2.54. Access will given on your student/kaba card.
Instruments and belongings must not be left unattended or unsecured anywhere in the Conservatoire.
Whittaker Library
The library contains thousands of books, plays, sheet music, DVDs, CDs together with thousands of electronic resources. You can access all of our print and e-books via our Catalogue and thousands of additional e-resources via Catalogue Plus. Additionally, check out our E-resource database listing and our E-journal titles. Expert library staff are available for subject enquiries in person, or via the chat with a librarian service, which you can access via the library website.
Further details on all of the above can be obtained on the library webpages
Music from the Performance Library
Within the Whittaker Library, the Performance Library Administrator provides music as required for concerts/events, performance classes, assessments, operas, vocal studies, academic studies and juniors. All performance library material will be issued to your library account and will remain your responsibility until it is returned to the Library. They will be held behind the issue desk ready for you to collect. If you have any Performance Library-related questions or enquiries, please email performancelibrary@rcs.ac.uk
