Overview

The UK branch of the International Association of Music Libraries was founded in 1953. This volume of specially commissioned essays celebrates the golden jubilee of branch's foundation and surveys the achievements of the last 50 years. With an emphasis on practical music librarianship, the essays examine the challenges that have faced the profession in recent years, as well as current developments in the field and the impact of modern advances in information technology.

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Author:   R.B. Turbet ,  Susi Woodhouse
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
ISBN:  

9780754605720

ISBN 10:   0754605728
Pages:   377
Publication Date:   14 April 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Shrouded in mystery - the development of music provision in public libraries in Great Britain, 1850-1950, Malcolm Lewis; Music information skills at the University of Reading, Christopher Cipkin; The turning wheel : training for music librarianship over 50 years, Ian Ledsham; Musaurus and MusBib, Ann Harrold and Graham Lea; The most intricate bibliographical enigma : understanding George Thomson (1757-1851) and his collections of national airs, Kirsteen McCue; Con Brio - a history of the branch journal, Malcolm Jones; Making a library for IAML (UK), John Wagstaff; The unique first edition of Byrd's Gradualia in York Minster Library, Richard Turbet; Information technology and music libraries, Julie Crawley; Larks ascending: co-operation in music libraries - the last 50 years, Pamela Thompson; Cecilia - towards a map of the music resource of the UK and Ireland, Paul Andrews; Greater than the sum of its parts - towards a national service for music performance material, Malcolm Jones and John Gough; International outreach - fireworks of the 90s?, Roger Taylor; Things to come - or, ignorance is not bliss so don't shoot the messenger!, Eric Cooper.

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