Midwest Note-Book 13:2 September 2004 MIDWEST CHAPTER of the MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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Midwest Note-Book 13:2 September 2004 MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2004 Chapter Meeting in St. Louis 63rd Annual Meeting features World’s Fair centenary IN THIS ISSUE he Midwest Chapter will hold its annual On Friday afternoon we take a look at sev- fall meeting October 7-9 in St. Louis, as eral online services for music libraries. The first 63rd Annual Chapter T guests of St. Louis University, St. Louis session features representatives from the two Meeting Public Library, Southern Illinois University at leading classical online music services, Tim Preview ...................... 1 Edwardsville, Washington University, and Web- Lloyd of Classical.com and Heather Buettner Preliminary ster University. The conference hotel is the Inn of Naxos Music Library. Next, Rebecca Litt- Program ................ 4 at the Park, located in the Central West End, man (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) sur- Local Arrangements one of the region’s most vibrant neighbor- veys online textual resources, and Paul Cauthen information ........ 5-8 hoods, with a variety of restaurants and night- (University of Cincinnati) looks at the Byron Election ...................... 8 life. The area is home to St. Louis Cathedral Hoyt Score Collection. Deadlines ................... 2 and abuts Forest Park, with miles of jogging Saturday morning will find us at the St. News & Notes ............ 3 and walking trails, multiple golf courses, and at- Louis Public Library. Following the chapter From the Chair .......... 2 tractions such as the Missouri History Museum, business meeting, Patrick Burke of Washington New Members ........... 3 St. Louis Art Museum, and St. Louis Zoo. University will speak on jazz and blues in St. Calendar .................... 1 The Program and Local Arrangements Louis from 1915 to 1945. In the second half committees have planned a varied program of of the session, Jean Gosebrink will tell us CALENDAR timely topics as well as a journey through the about the 1904 World’s Fair Collection and the rich musical history of our host city. To begin, Lousiana Purchase Exhibition at St. Louis Pub- October 7-9, 2004 on Thursday evening we will enjoy a cocktail lic. Several tours, including one of the down- Midwest Chapter MLA buffet supper looking out over Forest Park town library, will be offered. Annual Meeting St. Louis, MO from the Starlight Room of the Chase Park Look inside this issue of Midwest Note-Book October 10-14, 2004 Plaza Hotel, with entertainment provided by for conference information, including details 5th ISMIR Conference the Marda and Reggie Thomas Quartet. on the many entertainment opportunities and Barcelona, Spain Friday’s sessions will be held at St. Louis attractions St. Louis has to offer. And make October 20–22, 2004 University’s Anheuser-Busch Auditorium. Mary plans now to meet us in St. Louis! Sound and Music Wallace Davidson will moderate what should Computing ‘04 For more information: Paris, France be an enlightening and lively discussion of the February 9-13, 2005 interrelationships between composers, editors, Inn at the Park: http:// MLA National Meeting and publishers. Distinguished panelists include bestwestern.worldexecutive.com/directory/usa/ st_louis/hotels/26137.html Vancouver, BC Harold Blumenfeld, Professor Emeritus of Central West End: http://stlouis.missouri.org/cwe/ Composition at Washington University; Hugh MacDonald, Avis Blewett Professor of Musi- St. Louis University: http://www.slu.edu/ NOTICE St. Louis Public LIbrary: http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/ cology at Washington University and General This issue of Midwest Editor of the New Berlioz edition; Marcia Harold Blumenfeld: http://library.wustl.edu/units/ Note-Book is being Goldberg of MMB Music; and James Zychow- music/spec/blumenfeld.html mailed to all members. Hugh MacDonald: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~music/ icz of A-R Editions. In the second session, people/faculty/macdonald.html Inserts include forms Virginia Sue Taylor of Washington University Marcia Goldberg (MMB Music): http:// for membership www.mmbmusic.com/about/about.html renewal and meeting will give us highlights of one hundred years of James Zychowicz (A-R Editions): http:// registration. musical history in St. Louis, beginning with the www.areditions.com/ 1904 World’s Fair, whose centenary the city is —Richard LeSueur, Program Committee Chair, and celebrating this year. Brad Short, for the Local Arrangements Committee From the Chair… DEADLINES Midwest Note-Book Early Meeting s I compose this column I am still en- Registration joying the leisure and tranquility of a THE PUBLICATION OF THE ......... September 10 small college campus in late summer, MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE A Hotel Registration MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION with only occasional patrons wandering in out ................ October 1 the central Illinois heat seeking a quiet, com- Scholarship Applica- fortable place to read, or to check out an occa- tion .. September 10 sional book, score, or recording. It won’t be Membership Renewal long, however, until we are back in the “thick ISSN 1063-5327 ............. DO IT NOW! of things” with scarcely a moment for reflec- VOL. 13, NO. 2 tion or a prolonged conversation with a col- league. How do we gear ourselves up for a new TIME TO RENEW Published in May, September, and January academic year, its challenges, its opportunities? Now is the time to As dedicated, trained professionals, I be- renew your Midwest Midwest Note-Book is lieve we are motivated by a desire to under- Chapter membership! available free on the website stand, anticipate, and fulfill the research and in- Dues may be paid by of the Midwest Chapter of the mail or at the fall Music Library Association formation needs of our various constituencies. chapter meeting. http://mlamidwest.org/ Hopefully our passion for music and our com- Annual dues are still mitment to the library profession will inspire a only $8 for regular Membership in the Midwest Chapter MLA zeal for inquiry in others and continually fuel members and $4 for is $8.00 annually ($4.00 for students). students. Inquiries and renewals may be directed to: our own drive to excel. You should find a Michael Duffy, Secretary-Treasurer We might ask ourselves three wide-ranging 175-A Music Building renewal form included Northern Illinois University questions. How do we make our libraries indis- with this newsletter. Dekalb, IL 60115 pensable on our college campuses or in our The form is also [email protected] communities? How do we reach out beyond available on the chapter website, Submissions and communications the walls of our libraries to deliver and distrib- http://mlamidwest.org. regarding Midwest Note-Book ute library services in new and innovative ways? Click on Membership should be sent to: How do we understand where we are today and Info. Greg Fitzgerald, Editor anticipate where we will need to be tomorrow? Please make your Music & Dance Library check payable to: Western Michigan University These strategic questions apply not only to Midwest Chapter, 1903 W. Michigan Ave. our individual places of employment, but to MLA. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5434 our profession as a whole and to the mission [email protected] Send your check and of the Music Library Association as well. As form to: Deadline for submissions technology changes, as library budgets are cut Michael Duffy is the 1st of the month (again!), and as competition for our services in Secretary-Treasurer preceding publication. the commercial sector increases daily, we need Midwest Chapter MLA to be able to address these questions proactive- 175-A Music Building The Midwest Chapter of the Northern Illinois Music Library Association ly, if we are to remain vital. University is a tax-exempt, non-profit Dekalb, IL 60115 organization. As always, our annual chapter meeting will provide a great opportunity to address such is- http://mlamidwest.org/ sues and to help us “gear up” to meet the chal- lenges and opportunities ahead. The Program Committee for the 2004 meeting in St. Louis has created an excellent program that looks at some of the “cutting edge” technologies that are becoming an important part of the music information profession. I hope you all have a successful and excit- ing year and I look forward to seeing you in St. Louis October 7-9! —Robert C. Delvin, Illinois Wesleyan University 2 NEW MEMBERS News & Notes Susan Certain, Acquisitions Coordinator, Augsberg College Library Chapter Outreach Project TAPS Committee Update Michael Dalby, Student, Recent visits to library schools Featuring projects in Midwest libraries Kent State University Jon Haupt, Fine & Performing Arts Members of the Midwest Chapter continue In the last issue of Midwest Note-Book, TAPS Librarian, Iowa State University to make visits to regional library schools as part featured database development and digitization the Outreach Project. Visits typically include a projects at the Center for Black Music Research SCHOLARSHIPS presentation about MLA and the benefits of na- and Indiana University, respectively. Is there a tional and chapter membership, education for technology, archives, preservation, or sound Applications and music librarians, trends in the field, and the job project, large or small, going on at your library? nominations for the market. Presenters also answer students’ ques- If so, the TAPS Committee would like to an- Retirees Scholarship nounce it in the “Tips from TAPS” column in for Student Members tions about their work and the profession in are now being ac- general. The participating students generally the newsletter and on the chapter website. By cepted! The scholar- plan to become music librarians or to work doing so, we can: ship supports library with music collections in general libraries. • stimulate others to start similar projects school students • keep others aware of Chapter activity attending their first Recent outreach visitors unanimously re- Midwest Chapter port their experiences to be pleasant and pro- • advocate for libraries by showcasing the meeting. ductive. They included the following library important role we play in making music re- Chapter members are schools.