Many music librarians participate in professional and amateur music making. We face similar performance practice/interpretive issues as do our music library users. This panel discussion focuses on application of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to performance practice in experimental music. Four music librarians with significant…[Read more]

Many music librarians participate in professional and amateur music making. We face similar performance practice/interpretive issues as do our music library users. This panel discussion focuses on application of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to performance practice in experimental music. Four music librarians with significant…[Read more]

Many music librarians participate in professional and amateur music making. We face similar performance practice/interpretive issues as do our music library users. This panel discussion focuses on application of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to performance practice in experimental music. Four music librarians with significant…[Read more]

Music Library Association Annual Conference Poster 2018

Music libraries rarely operate in a vacuum. They are part of a consortium of libraries and/or departments that work together on research projects, outreach programs and the cataloging of materials. Historically, records have been created by libraries to enable users to identify and access…[Read more]

Many music librarians participate in professional and amateur music making. We face similar performance practice/interpretive issues as do our music library users. This panel discussion focuses on application of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to performance practice in experimental music. Four music librarians with significant…[Read more]

In January 2018, the Music Library Association released the Music Discovery Requirements 2 (MDR2) freely online. The MDR2 explores “discovery needs specific to and especially important for music materials, particularly scores and recordings.” We recommend it to everyone creating or configuring discovery systems that will include music, inc…[Read more]

Think back to your first year of college. How did you feel? Eager? Excited? Maybe also fearful, anxious about fitting in, making friends, or being successful? First-year students have a lot on their minds. It can be challenging to help them forge a meaningful connection with the library. Amidst the internal cacophony generated by the transition to…[Read more]

In 2016, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) released the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (the Framework). The Framework replaces ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, which had been in place since 2000. The departure of the Standards and the subsequent arrival of the…[Read more]

The release of ACRL “Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education” represents a significant development in our profession. What does the Framework mean for music information literacy? How can we begin using the Framework to address the unique information needs of music students? This article presents possible ways to implement the Fra…[Read more]

Instruction is one aspect of librarianship in which critical practices have found an active cohort of practitioners. As an important component of critical librarianship, critical information literacy (CIL) expands our understanding of information literacy by acknowledging the power dynamics underlying the creation and dissemination of…[Read more]

A summary of changes to Best Practices for Music Cataloging Using RDA and MARC21.

Brief update on the state of music terminology in Library of Congress faceted vocabularies. Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Committee’s Town Hall.