Throughout acanthes@ircam, the IRCAM multimedia library will be available to participants. The IRCAM multimedia library is:
• The memory of the academy and the institution, housing the archives of both acanthes and IRCAM (classes, lectures, works by guest composers, and recordings of works by acanthes students)
• A resource center on contemporary music with a catalogue of 13,000 books and periodicals, 9,000 scores, 1,300 CDs, and numerous databases
• A space where the works of guests and students can be consulted