Thursday 16th March 2023 at 13.00 Did you know that every time music is publicly played or a copy is made, royalties are generated? If you’ve ever wanted to know how to receive songwriting royalties for live shows or radio plays, or are confused about the difference between PRS, MCPS and PPL, then help is…
Thursday 6th April 2023 1pm Rob Guest will be speaking with us on how best you can get involved with this international annual event putting music in the spotlight. Make Music Day is an annual set of free music events taking place in venues and public spaces – from town squares to libraries, bandstands to…
27 April 2023, 1pm Confused by music copyright? Wondering what it can do for you? “Copyright, Plagiarism, and all that jazz” is an introduction to real world music copyright. Music copyright can be complex and confusing, but by the end of this short talk, you should have a better idea of its benefits, and what…
When: Thursday 18th May 2023 10:00am online There is power in description and language must be understood as a tool through which heritage professionals can create and curate socially conscious catalogues, collections, displays, and learning resources. Heritage professionals have an ethical responsibility to mitigate the harm caused by bigoted metadata and discriminatory language, imagery, and…
When: Thursday 1st June, 12.00 – please note changed time. Recording and maintaining our archives and special collections is important, but needn’t be seen as an end in itself. How do researchers then use our collections to tease out the narratives they contain? This webinar traces a journey through the archives to bring to light…
Sunday 30th July to Friday 4th August. The 2023 IAML International Congress was hosted in Cambridge by the UK and Ireland Branch.
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The next IAML International Congress will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 23 to 28 June 2024. See the Congress website for further information.
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…
WEBINAR Thursday 14th November 12:30-13:30 “Finding sound in the archive: a musical approach to exploring non-musical sources” Presented by Martin Scheuregger Score: Mechanical Asynchronicity was a collaborative project between visual artist Danica Maier and composer Martin Scheuregger. The project takes a single historical lace draft from the Nottingham Lace Archive as the starting point for new…
Zoom discussion meeting, Thursday 21st November, 13:00-14:00 National Set lending – discussion and updates Session led by Lee Noon of Leeds Public Library Please book using this form. A link to the Zoom meeting will be provided closer to the time.
WEBINAR Thursday 28th November, 13:00-14:00 The trying Dutchman: Herman van Dÿk and amateur music in Halifax Presented by Geoff Thomason, formerly Royal Northern College of Music Abstract: Herman van Dÿk (1865-1940) was a Dutch musician who settled in Halifax in the 1890s. His large collection of papers, now held by Calderdale Archives in the new…
Zoom discussion meeting, Thursday 5th December, 13:00-14:00 Cataloguing ethics and onwards A discussion on issues, solutions and updates. Please book using this form. A link to the Zoom meeting will be provided closer to the time.