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Midwest Note-Book 16:1 May 2007 MIDWEST CHAPTER of the MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Midwest Note-Book 16:1 May 2007 MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION IN THIS ISSUE “Music Library 2.0” in Cincinnati 66th Annual Meeting 66th annual meeting takes a technological theme Overview ............... 1 Our Oral History ......... 5 An interview with idwest Chapter members! Be sure to Cincinnati Web Sites Joan Falconer reserve October 11-13 for the 66th Radisson Hotel Cincinnati From the Chair .......... 2 Mannual meeting of your MLA chapter http://www.radisson.com/covingtonky News & Notes ............ 3 in Cincinnati! We will be congregating at the Mainstrasse Village Publications .............. 3 Radisson Hotel Cincinnati, located just across http://www.mainstrasse.org/Home.html Newport on the Levee Tips from TAPS .......... 4 the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, and af- fording a great view of the city’s skyline. Our http://www.newportonthelevee.com/ Administrative Purple People Bridge Structure............ 12 host, and site for Friday afternoon’s sessions, is http://www.purplepeoplebridgeclimb.com/ the College-Conservatory of Music of the Uni- CincinnatiUSA.com versity of Cincinnati. CALENDAR http://www.cincinnatiusa.com/ Planning is well underway for a program All about Cincinnati events and attractions May 3-5, 2007 with the over-arching theme of “Music Library ARSC Conference 2.0.” Join us for “adventures in technology” as 2007 Meeting Contacts Milwaukee, Wisconsin we look at new integrated library systems, dis- Program Chair July 1-6, 2007 covery and socal software, EAD (Encoded Ar- Ruthann McTyre (University of Iowa) IAML Annual chival Description), and other technological is- Local Arrangements Chair Conference Paul Cauthen (University of Cincinnati) Sydney, Australia sues that are or will be impacting our library October 11-13, 2007 lives. 66th Annual Midwest Technology may be the focus, but it won’t Chapter Meeting be the only topic of the two-day conference. Oral History Project Cincinnati, Ohio As always, ateendees will discover something Joan Falconer interview leads off about the cultural and musical history of the DEADLINE conference locale. Wendy Sistrunk (University ith this issue we are pleased to begin of Missouri-Kansas City), who serves as librar- a series of interviews highlighting the August 1, 2007 ian and archivist for Mu Phi Episilon, will make chapter’s oral history project. Coordi- for the next issue of W Midwest Note-Book a presentation on women composers and the nated by the Publications Committee, the fraternity, which began in Cincinnati. project is a valiant and painstaking attempt to Cincinnati is also known as the first Ameri- record much of the history of the Midwest can city to commission an opera (Paoletta by Pi- Chapter and its members through their own etro Floridia), and we will hear about that from words and recollections. Bruce McClung, associate professor of musi- To lead off the series we feature an inter- cology at the College-Conservatory, in his pre- view with Joan (Jody) Falconer. Jody retired sentation “Municipal Opera: Cincinnati, Paolet- from the University of Iowa seven years ago ta, and the Ohio Valley Exposition of 1910.” after a long and fruitful career in music libraries More details on the program and events in and MLA. Her story is a vivid tour through the the area will be forthcoming in the September early days of the profession and includes some issue of Midwest Note-Book and on the chapter of the famous names in music librarianship Web site. In the meantime, start planning now and musicology over the years. by clicking on the following links to see the Oral history interviews will be appearing many attractions Cincinnati and environs have regularly in future issues of Midwest Note-Book. to offer. We’ll look forward to seeing you Oc- Join Jody on her journey (page five), and you tober 11-13 on the banks of the Ohio! will not want to miss one! From the Chair NEW MEMBERS Midwest Note-Book Eric Harbeson, student, t’s a beautiful morn- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign THE PUBLICATION OF THE ing in May, and I’m Alyssa Inniger, Mankato, MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE sitting in my favorite MN MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION I Stephanie Hewson, chair, typing away on my student, Illinois State beloved laptop. We tech- University nically live in the city Peter H. Lisius, Music (Kansas City is our mail- and Media Catalog ISSN 1063-5327 Librarian and ing address), but I hear a Assistant Professor, Kent State University VOL. 16, NO. 1 rooster crowing from a farm a half mile away. The groundhog living WELCOME TO THE Published in May, under our shed awoke from hibernation back in MIDWEST CHAPTER! September, and January March, and we delight in seeing him every day. Midwest Note-Book is His job is keeping the weeds down, so we don’t MEMBERSHIP available free on the Web site have to. Then there’s the music of the birds— of the Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association the red-winged blackbirds, robins, cardinals, It’s always a good time http://mlamidwest.org/ blue jays, goldfinches, sparrows, mourning to join or to renew doves and the silly bobwhites that make us membership in the Membership in the Midwest Chapter MLA Midwest Chapter! is $8.00 annually ($4.00 for students). laugh with their funny walks to and from the Annual dues are only Inquiries and renewals may be directed to: bird feeders. The neighborhood woodpeckers $8 for regular mem- Michael Duffy, Secretary-Treasurer are the percussion section—at times they try bers and $4 for 175-A Music Building out the house, but decide the sound (and the students. Northern Illinois University Members are urged to DeKalb, IL 60115 potential for food) isn’t so good. I hope you’re keep their membership [email protected] enjoying the music in your neighborhood! current so they remain I enjoyed seeing so many of you in Pitts- eligible to vote and to Submissions and communications burgh! I hope you enjoyed the meeting as hold committee regarding Midwest Note-Book membership. should be sent to: much as I did, and I’m sure you experienced Greg Fitzgerald, Editor the same problem I had: so many good ses- To join or renew, go to Maybee Music & Dance Library the chapter Web site, Western Michigan University sions, so little time, and so many sessions http://mlamidwest.org, 1903 W. Michigan Ave. scheduled against another good program! Jen and click on Member- Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5434 Riley’s one-handed cell phone solo at the cock- ship Info for a member- [email protected] tail hour was a smash hit. If you missed it, be ship form. Send the form with your check Deadline for submissions sure to e-mail Jen or ask her about it in person. (payable to Midwest is the 1st of the month I’d like to think that the music librarians Chapter, MLA) to: preceding publication. showed the musicologists a great time at the Michael Duffy Secretary-Treasurer The Midwest Chapter of the end of our Pittsburgh meeting. Midwest Chapter MLA Music Library Association This fall, Paul Cauthen and Mark Palkovic 175-A Music Building is a tax-exempt, non-profit are hosting our chapter meeting in the greater organization. Northern Illinois Cincinnati area, 11-13 October. Ruthann Mc- University DeKalb, IL 60115 http://mlamidwest.org/ Tyre, chapter Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, is plan- ning a fabulous program with her dynamic Pro- gram Committee crew. It’s housecleaning time in our library. We have a short break before summer session be- gins, and student assistants are shelving, shelf- reading, doing inventory, and completing projects that were held up during the spring se- mester. We also do planning during this time— budgets, equipment replacement and upgrades, etc. I’d encourage you to do some planning too! continued on page 11 2 PUBLICATIONS News & Notes Richard D. Burbank (University of Illinois at Urbana- MIDWESTERNERS ASSUME NEW ROLES ARTICLES BY GREEN, TROUTMAN HONORED Champaign). “Musical IN NATIONAL MLA AS JOURNAL’S “BEST OF VOLUME” Fusion in the Works of Olaf Stapledon: A At MLA’s annual business meeting in Pitts- Articles by Alan Green (The Ohio State Matrix of Storms and burgh in February, President Bonna Boettcher University) and the late Leslie Troutman (Uni- Stars.” Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts announced the appointments of new editors versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) have 16:4 (Winter 2006): and special officers, including these Midwest received “Best of the Volume” awards from 350-368. Chapter members. R. Michael Fling Music Reference Services Quarterly. Troutman’s (Indiana University). • D. J. Hoek (Northwestern University) is “Comprehensiveness of Indexing in Three Mu- “Tips on Acquiring the new editor of the MLA Technical Reports sic Periodical Index Databases” and “Keeping Music.” Notes 63:2 (December 2006): series, succeeding Stephen Wright (Northern up with the Times: Evaluating Currency of In- 279-288. Illinois University). dexing, Language Coverage and Subject Area Karen R. Little • Eric Harbeson (University of Illinois at Coverage in the Three Music Periodical Index (University of Louisville) and Julia Urbana-Champaign) has assumed the position Databases” by Green, both published in vol. 8, Graepel. Grawemeyer of Copyright Web Site Editor. no. 1 of the journal, were selected by a peer re- Award for Music • Jon Haupt (Iowa State University) has ac- Composition: the First view panel. Twenty Years. cepted the new position of Assistant Web Edi- “Taken together they [the articles] offer a Scarecrow Press/ tor. wealth of information about the various music MLA, 2007. David Procházka (The • Susannah Cleveland (Bowling Green indexing databases available to libraries,” the University of Akron). State University) will assume the position of journal stated in announcing the award in its “The Development of Placement Officer on July 1, 2007.
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