The Forum of Sections and Local Organizing Committee would like to thank everyone who has already submitted their call for papers/posters for IAML2024. We are aware that it’s been a busy time for many so would like to extend the opportunity to submit proposals for what promises to be a brilliant congress to Sunday 10…
Chetham’s Library, Manchester, is recruiting for the post of Librarian. Details are available here and the closing date for applications is 12 January 2024
Are you one of the lucky individuals contemplating attending next year’s Congress? Can we remind you that the application period is open for Outreach travel awards for the IAML Congress in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The deadline for applications is Friday 23 February 2024. IAML Outreach Fund Funding was set up in 1998 to assist music librarians…
If anyone has had thoughts of Masters research abroad, this is an opportunity you should know about! We have offered to share details, to help disseminate it. Gladys Nordenstrom Krenek (1924-2016) was a composer and teacher and devoted herself to the management of the artistic and intellectual legacy of her husband Ernst Krenek after his…
The IAML Events and Training Committee would like to put out a call for papers for the next ASW taking place in Leeds, 5th-7th April 2024. Our theme is Diversity in Music but are open to other proposals as well. Presentation slots are roughly 30 minutes long. Contrary to the impression given in the illustration,…
A colleague shares this vacancy, which you might find it interesting. It would suit a cataloguer wishing to work in a performing arts institution. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance have just advertised a new vacancy for an Academic Liaison Librarian (Cataloguing & User Education). This part-time, permanent role will be based at the…
Have you ever found something tucked into a library book that is really just bizarre? Here’s a Friday find from a library which shall remain nameless …
Do you have a passion for e-scores? Are you looking to develop your e-scores collection? Or do you know someone else who has been working in this area? The IAML Online Events team are thinking of running a session this coming term around e-scores, and are looking for a EU / UK librarian to co-lead…
We are very sad to pass on the news that Eric Cooper died last night, at the age of 97. Some of you will remember him as he was a tremendous influence from the early days of IAML, both in the UK andinternationally, particularly in the fields of public libraries and sound recordings. You may…
Well, it happened! Suddenly, after all the planning and the meetings and the tweetings and everything else, Congress is over. Transport problems due to industrial action? All behind us now. It certainly felt like a resounding success – if you would like to share your reflections on the whole week, or part of it, please…
Over on Facebook, there are questions! (Congress delegates might like to follow the IAML23 Cambridge FB page.) QUESTION:- Is there a recommendation for public transport in Cambridge? Are there special tickets? ANSWER:- Look out for the Universal bus too which runs between the station, West Road (where the Congress site, Gonville and Caius accomodation and…
We had an enthusiastic email from our Silver Sponsors Henle Verlag today – and we’re happy to share it! At the Faculty of Music in Cambridge July 30th – August 4th 2023 Dear librarians, There are only 2 weeks to go, and we will have the chance to meet in Cambridge. We are very much…
Right now, in four weeks’ time, you could be looking forward to sessions on ‘Daily work, collections and good practices in music performance archives’; or ‘Work catalogues and complete editions’; or ‘Research topics in music copyright’. Or maybe a RISM workshop? It’s not too late, if you haven’t booked yet. Go to IAML2023.org to get…
If you’re attending Congress, then this is something you need to know! Booking for Congress Farewell dinner at King’s College, & the Full package (which includes Farewell dinner) will close this weekend (1st July). So, if you haven’t already booked for dinner at King’s, please do so before then. Apart from that deadline, full basic…
If you’re attending the IAML Congress in Cambridge (31 July – 4 August), we should warn you there are strikes threatened. Many of you are seasoned travellers, and will be keeping up with the news already. You’ll appreciate that situations can change – keep an eye on the news for unexpected updates! Read on, right…
Barbican Music Library was delighted to host the unveiling of a bronze bust of Sir Simon Rattle on 15th June, the evening of the conductor’s final concert as the London Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director. The event featured a number of speeches, and music was provided by the Fibonacci Quartet. The bust was live-sculpted by Frances…
Alan Jones, the Performing Arts Librarian responsible for Drama at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, flags up this online SIBMAS event, Mon 12 June: Standing Room Only: Curating A Wealth of #TheatreHistory with Limited Resources. It may well be of interest to performance librarians! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/standing-room-only-curating-theatre-history-with-limited-resources-tickets-607660527997 Featuring Curators/ Librarians:-
Our final webinar in the IAML (UK & Irl) Webinar Series was entitled ‘The librarian as detective: bringing our archives and special collections to life – or, Nicholson lost and found’ and took place on 1st June. This event has now happened. But you can get lots of CPD by attending IAML 2023 in Cambridge…
Just to remind you that Early Bird booking for IAML 2023 will close at the end of May. To book at a reduced rate, and to book early for your trip of choice and concert, please book sooner rather than later. We’re looking forward to seeing as many delegates as possible, and are thrilled to…
The Oldman Prize is awarded by IAML (UK & Irl) to an author or joint authors of a work deemed to have made a significant contribution in the area of music bibliography or musicology in the year prior to its being awarded. Gerald Finzi’s Letters, 1915-1956, edited by Diana McVeagh. (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2021). …
The award was for Andrew’s MA dissertation in Library and Information Studies, UCL 2022, THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC TREATMENT OF HISTORIC MUSIC COLLECTIONS: CASE STUDIES FROM OXFORD AND BERLIN The key criterion of the E.T. Bryant Memorial Prize is to have made a valuable contribution to the field of music information studies. The recipient of this year’s…
The next webinar in the IAML (UK & Irl) Webinar Series is around decolonisation and diversity and will take place 18th May at 10am. Details can be found on the IAML website here: https://iaml-uk-irl.org/events/webinar-decolonisation-and-diversity/
Barbican Music Library’s current exhibition, Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo, is the first ever public exhibition dedicated to one of the UK’s most enduring and successful rock bands: Status Quo. The exhibition focuses on telling their story through music and memorabilia, including original handwritten lyrics to ‘Caroline’ and ‘Down Down’, along with tour-related posters, photographs,…
The IAML international congress will be hosted in Cambridge this year, and the Music Libraries Trust is pleased to announce it will be providing a number of bursaries for IAML (UK & Irl) members to attend. Bursaries might be full or part depending on the number and the needs of applicants. Applications for bursaries are…