Policy statements

This page collects together (in reverse date order) statements of policy that have been published by the Branch together with other documents relevant to music library provision in the UK & Ireland.

• 2022-03 Music performance sets provision – background and vision
• 2021-03 Document supply of notated music by libraries
• 2020-11 MLT Music libraries survey report.
• 2020-04 Preliminary observations on the transposition into Irish copyright law of Chapter 1 (Out-of-Commerce works and other subject matter) of DSM Copyright Directive (EU) 2019/790: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2019-12 IE consultation paper no. 3 on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/790 [copyright in the digital single market]: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2019-11 IE consultation paper no. 2 on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/790 [copyright in the digital single market]: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2016-07-08 Statement to IAML General Assembly by President, IAML (UK & Irl)
• 2016-06 Libraries deliver: ambition for public libraries in England 2016-2021: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2014-12 Consultation on reducing the duration of copyright in unpublished works: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2014-03-21 Sieghart Review of Public Libraries: IAML (UK & Irl) submission
• 2014-03 Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2013-09 Consultation on the draft statutory instruments relating to the copyright exceptions for people with disabilities: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2013-07 Consultation on the draft statutory instruments relating to the copyright exceptions for data analysis for non-commercial research, education, research, libraries and archives: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2013-07 Consultation on the draft statutory instruments relating to the copyright exceptions for public administration, quotation, parody and private copying: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2012 IAML (UK & Irl) 2013 – 2018 Strategic Plan
• 2011-01 Future provision of recorded music in public libraries: IAML (UK & Irl) position statement
• 2010-11 Public performance licences – an information guide (developed by CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales)
• 2007-05 Blueprint for Excellence: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• 2006-04 Gowers Review of Intellectual Property: IAML (UK & Irl) response
• Performance sets provision in public libraries : IAML (UK & Irl) position
• 2002 Music LIP (Library & Information Plan)