Careers in Music Librarianship III

Careers in Music Librarianship III
Author: Susannah Cleveland
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780895797872

Music librarianship¿a profession that brings joy and satisfaction to many¿is subject to constant change that requires, in turn, continual adaptation from its practitioners so that they become comfortable with new technologies and formats, changing standards, and fresh approaches. Relevant and solid training and education are crucial to success in this field, but they alone are insufficient to guarantee placement or promotion. Recent economic shifts have created additional instability, leaving graduates from programs in librarianship sometimes unemployed and with little feedback about the quality of their experience and education while their employed counterparts likewise have little knowledge of their skills¿ relevance to the current job market. Knowledge of training, education, and current employer expectations for music librarians can help ease such concerns and pave the way for a successful career or career change. As with the two previous editions of Careers in Music Librarianship, this volume provides career resources and guidance for current and future librarians, as well as insights for mentors and educators working with these populations. With this volume, the contributors provide a selection of readings that can help people in and considering this profession to make realistic, informed, and strategic decisions about how to succeed in it. As the profession changes, so must the professionals within it, and everyone involved with music librarianship will benefit from the guidance offered in this exciting, new book.

Outreach for Music Librarians

Outreach for Music Librarians
Author: Scott Stone
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0895798751

Many music librarians are tasked with reaching out to their primary user groups, but don’t know how to start this process, or need new ideas to spur them forward. Outreach for Music Librarians is a manual designed to provide immediate, practical help in the planning, implementation, and assessment of outreach projects. This manual is divided into three sections: (1) foundational principles to be kept in mind no matter the project; (2) an introduction to six different outreach projects with all the information needed to implement; and (3) case studies of outreach projects at four vastly different libraries. While this manual is aimed at newer practitioners, Outreach for Music Librarians provides such a wide breadth of information that even experienced music librarians should find new inspiration and should include it in their own collections.

Music Library and Research Skills

Music Library and Research Skills
Author: Jane Gottlieb
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780190267940

Concise and engaging, this text covers a wide range of reference sources for research in all genres of music. Through this practical introduction to the key concepts of music research, students will develop a firm understanding of the tools used to gather data, including what types of sourcesexist, how they are arranged, and how they may best be used to do research.

Binding and Care of Printed Music

Binding and Care of Printed Music
Author: Alice Carli
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003-02-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1461656850

This is a necessary reference for music librarians and composers who want to gain both specific skills and new perspectives on the central issues of binding and care.

Music Library Instruction

Music Library Instruction
Author: Gregg S. Geary
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810850026

This concise manual enables readers to learn about the traits of various library programs, adapt ideas to their own settings, and ultimately benefit from the experiences of the authors.

American Music Librarianship

American Music Librarianship
Author: Carol June Bradley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1135476470

The literature of American music librarianship has been around since the 19th century when public libraries began to keep records of player-piano concerts, significant donations of books and music, and suggestions for housing music. As the 20th century began, American periodicals printed more and more articles on increasingly specialized topics within music studies. Eventually books were developed to aid the music librarian; their publication has continued over the course of nearly a century. This book reflects the great diversity of the literature of music librarianship. The main resources included are items of historical interest, descriptions of individual collections, catalogues of collections, articles describing specific library functions, record-related subjects, bibliographies designed for music library use, literature from Canada and Britain when relevant to U.S. library practices, key discographies, and information on specialized music research. The material is ordered by topic and indexed by author, subject, and library name.

Guide to Developing a Library Music Collection

Guide to Developing a Library Music Collection
Author: Robert Michael Fling
Publisher: Assoc for Libr Collections & Tech Svc
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Although music may be the most widely experienced and appreciated of the arts, its technical language renders it one of the most obscure when it is to be written down, described, analyzed, and cataloged. In addition, the peculiarities of music publishing formats, their sources of supply and acquisition, and of binding, shelving, circulation, and cataloging, mean that knowledge beyond the usual bookjournal orbits is required of librarians charged with building music collections. This Guide to Developing a Library Music Collection is intended to assist librarians who are new to music collection development, and who want some tips on how to get started.

Modern Music Librarianship

Modern Music Librarianship
Author: Alfred Mann
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1989
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780918728937

For 37 years, Ruth Watanabe served as head of the Sibley Library of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, one of the most outstanding collections of music, books on music, and music recordings of any academic institution in the western world. This volume, published in association with Bärenreiter Verlag, comprises essays devoted to the history, organization, administration, and innovations of the modern music library.

A Manual for the Performance Library

A Manual for the Performance Library
Author: Russ Girsberger
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2006-10-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810858711

A Manual for the Performance Library is a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber music.