IAML (UK & Irl) Personal members – application or renewal
Personal membership benefits:
- access to the members-only area of the website
- the Branch journal Brio
- reduced price attendance at the Annual Study Weekend and training courses run by the Branch
- representation to UK & Irish government and official bodies
- information on current developments in music librarianship
- professional advice and expertise
- voting rights at general meetings of the Branch
Additional benefits for international members:
- the international journal Fontes Artis Musicae – electronic, or as a print copy
- reduced price attendance at the annual international congress
- opportunities to participate in IAML at international level
- members’ rates for attendance at the annual international congress.
- voting rights in IAML’s General Assembly
- the opportunity to stand for office in one of IAML’s Sections or Committees
Students registered at a recognised credit–bearing Higher or Further Education institution in the UK or Ireland are eligible for one year’s free membership of IAML (UK & Irl). Subsequent years of student membership are charged at the concessionary rate. Proof of student status is required.
For UK taxpayers the entire subscription is eligible for tax relief.
Eligibility for membership of the Executive Committee of the Branch is restricted to personal members who are paid–up by 1st February of the year in which the AGM will be held.
Eligibility to stand as an officer of one of IAML’s international Sections or Committees is restricted to paid-up international personal members or employees of a paid-up international institutional member.
Members’ contact details (where permission has been granted) can be accessed on this website by signed-in Branch members, though please note that non–members might have access to copies that are held by institutional members. International members’ details are stored also in the international membership database and can be accessed there only by signed-in international members. Consent options are presented in the form below.
From time to time the IAML (UK & Ireland) Branch sells single-use-only contact details to carefully-selected music-related publishers and organizations. International IAML has similar arrangements that apply to international members’ details. Consent options are presented in the form below.
IAML (UK & Irl) is registered under the terms of The Data Protection Act, 2018.
Personal membership subscription rates for 2025
| Membership type | £ | € |
|---|---|---|
| National personal | 56 | 67 |
| International personal | 80 | 96 |
| National personal concessions (student / unemployed / retired) | 19 | 23 |
| International personal concessions (student / unemployed / retired) | 42 | 51 |
The preferred method for payment of membership fees is through online bank payment (BACS). The Membership Secretary will provide details to new members, and they will be made available in membership renewal reminders.
It is possible to pay by cheque, which should be made payable to IAML (UK & Ireland) and posted to: Kate Eaton, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT. Please write your membership number – included in your membership reminder email – on the reverse of the cheque.
Please contact the Treasurer if any other payment option is required.