The IAML (UK & Ireland) Branch represents members working with music and music information provision in libraries and other institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. To find out more view the About us page.
Join us to enjoy members’ rates for study weekends and courses as well as gaining access to publications and other resources.
The Branch is a member of the Heritage Collections Advisory Group and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CILIP that establishes a framework for cooperation to achieve their respective and common goals.
The Branch awards two annual prizes: the C.B. Oldman Award, and the E.T. Bryant Memorial Prize. In addition biennial awards are made in recognition of service excellence by libraries and individuals. Bursaries are made available for attendance at Annual Study Weekends as well as the annual IAML international Congress.
From time to time we have vacancies for Branch officers. These are opportunities to get involved in the work of the Branch. It is always worth having a look at the News page to see if anything has come up.
Programme details are shown here. With a theme of Science in Music, you can expect a range of talks and resonating experiences exploring landscapes, health, and socio-historical ways of understanding musical impacts. From our musical mechanics to engaging new audiences with tech, we hope to have something for all, including heated debates around cataloguing practicalities….
Every Thursday from 1pm-2pm in November 2025 This November, the Events & Training Committee present a series of talks, covering promoting archives, cataloguing the music way, exploring music and its healing properties. Covering the physical, spiritual and practical side of being responsible for music and reaching its audiences, and offering a taster of things to…
IAML Events and Training Committee are pleased to be able to offer our most requested course: ‘Music for the terrified’. Aimed at anyone working with music collections and music customers not knowing where to start. Open to libraries, archives, music centres, schools, colleges, or universities based in any setting. Whether your collection fills a department…