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Annual Meeting 2005: , B.C.

No. 139 November–December 2004 ISSN 0580-289-X President’s Report MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Laura Dankner, MLA President The lows? Officers I suppose all LAURA DANKNER, President involve hav- Emeritus, Loyola University, New Orleans t’s autumn in New York (of course ing to tell folks “no,” even though it BONNA J. BOETTCHER, Vice President/ everything is a song cue to me!) goes with the Presidential territory. President-Elect Bowling Green State University and also in the Berkshires as I Never easy, especially within the I NANCY NUZZO, write this. It’s even—allegedly— MLA community, since we’re such a Treasurer/Executive Secretary autumn in New Orleans as well. close-knit organization. I want to es- State University of New York, Buffalo It’s therefore appropriate that pecially thank those of you who MICHAEL COLBY, Recording Secretary this is my final column as your Presi- were so gracious in accepting what University of California, Davis dent, as I will officially have handed may have been a very disappointing Members-at-Large 2003–2005 the MLA ceremonial gavel over to outcome, and for remembering that PAULINE BAYNE Bonna Boettcher by the many times the Presi- University of Tennessee time the next issue is in dent is the messenger, RICHARD LESEUR I’m proud of the hard Ann Arbor District Library press. An autumnal work accomplished charged with imparting by the membership RENÉE MCBRIDE mood is definitely in or- Board policy. University of California at Los Angeles der as I step down after and the Board And speaking of the my two-year term. in wrestling with Board: maybe the high- Members-at-Large 2004–2006 difficult issues PAMELA BRISTAH It’s hard to single est of all my many peak Wellesley College out the highs (luckily, moments would be the RUTHANN BOLES MCTYRE there were far fewer lows!) of these opportunity to serve as one of a University of Iowa past two Presidential years. Perhaps group of truly dedicated MLA mem- MATTHEW WISE I’m most proud of the hard work ac- bers, truly committed to making in- New York University complished by the membership and formed decisions that are fiscally, the Board in wrestling with some dif- administratively and professionally ficult issues as we look towards our prudent. What a wonderful group of next 75 years. colleagues—and friends—you have For example, at our Board meet- been these past two years. ing in St. Louis in October 2004 the So what’s next? A final year on Board officially signed off on pro- the Board as Past-President, which gram committee membership and enables me to renew my close ties Typeset by A-R Editions, Middleton, WI. responsibilities revisions, as well as with our chapters. As President-Elect MLA NEWSLETTER changes impacting roundtables. I truly enjoyed this aspect of my Stephen Mantz, Editor

While change isn’t always easy, I Board service, and I’m really looking The Newsletter is published four times a year: think that these initiatives (already forward to returning to this impor- September–October, November–December, March– April, and May–June, by the Music Library Association, discussed in this column: see issue tant role. c/o A-R Editions, Inc.; 8551 Research Way, Suite 180; no. 138) will prove greatly beneficial And to all of you: thanks for let- Middleton, WI 53562, and is issued to its members free of charge. in the future. I’m proud that MLA is ting me serve as your President. It’s The purpose of the Newsletter is to keep the once again on firm financial footing, been an honor. membership of the Association abreast of events, ideas, and trends related to music librarianship. All and the Board is working on various communications and articles are welcome. Address development-related initiatives that Fondly, correspondence to: will hopefully assure us that this Laura Stephen Mantz state of affairs continues. Music Librarian Davidson College P.O. Box 7200 Something for Everyone Davidson, NC 28035 [email protected] The MLA Education Committee will be sponsoring its ninth annual Poster Sessions in Vancouver. We invite you to stop by to see the projects and talk with The deadline for submitting copy to the editor for is- the winning presenters. Submission topics range from the use of blogs in libraries to sue number 140 (March–April 2005) is March 4, 2005. Submissions in Microsoft Word sent via email attach- enhanced cataloging ideas to reorganization of library structures. There will be a lit- ment are preferred, but paper copy (double spaced) tle bit for everyone. Be sure to visit the displays, partake in discussion, and learn via USPS accompanied by 3.5 disk is acceptable. something to take back to your libraries.

2 M L A Newsletter • No. 139 Cover Story We are calling you . . . to beautiful Vancouver!

Terry Horner and Kirsten Walsh, to Expo ’86 and will be the site of more of the city and its environs by Local Arrangements Co-Chairs the . taking one of the city’s many buses, The conference will be held in the Skytrain or Seabus. Fares run The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the heart of the downtown area at from $2.00 to $3.00 CDN depending MLA invites you to attend the 74th the Fairmont . The on the distance traveled. Annual Meeting in beautiful Van- hotel, which has recently undergone While in Vancouver, you may couver, B.C., February 14–20, 2005. a $70 million restoration, was com- want to explore many of Vancouver’s This will be the first time that MLA pleted in 1939 after eleven years un- tourist areas. Explore ’s has met in Vancouver, and the sec- der construction. It is one of the trails and gardens. Visit ond time in . Vancouver is many majestic railway hotels across and the Vancouver located located on a peninsula in the south- Canada built by the Canadian Pacific within the park, or take a leisurely west corner of the province of British and the Canadian National Railways. stroll or rental-bike ride on the park’s Columbia. It occupies 113 square The amenities in each of the rooms . Visit the city’s historic Gas- kilometers of land bounded by include coffee-maker, computer jack, town and see one of Vancouver’s to the north, Georgia ironing board and iron, express newest attractions, Storyeum, where Straight to the west, the video check-out, minibar, and um- B.C. history comes alive. From Gas- to the south and Coast Mountains to brella. Within the hotel you will find town, visit nearby Chinatown, the the north. The city was named after the luxurious Spa at Hotel Van- second-largest Chinatown in North Captain George Vancouver, who was couver, an exclusive Fairmont Gold America. The appointed as midshipman on James floor, a state-of-the-art health club, is right next door to the conference Cook’s voyages to the coast of B.C. award-winning restaurants and de- hotel and is free to visit on Thursday and Alaska (1776–80) and later took signer shops. The hotel is within evenings. command of his own expedition walking distance of many of Van- The Local Arrangements Com- along the Pacific Coast from Califor- couver’s landmarks, cultural events, mittee will offer four tours. A First nia to the northern tip of Vancouver entertainment and shopping. Nations Cultural Tour will visit the Island. Vancouver is a multicultural Public transportation in and Totem Pole site in beautiful Stanley city and is often at the top of ‘best around Vancouver is provided by Park, and continue on a scenic drive places to live’ lists. The city was host Translink. You may want to explore to the world-renowned Museum of Anthropology at the University of . The Museum’s col- lections include many Northwest Coast artifacts and stunning modern native carvings. Ancient totem poles continued on next page

Contents: President’s Report ...... 2 Cover Story ...... 3 Chapter Reports ...... 5 MLA News ...... 7 New Members ...... 8 Calendar ...... 8 Transitions ...... 9

On the Cover. Aerial view of Vancouver. (Tourism Stanley Park Totem Poles (Tourism Vancouver/Al Harvey) Vancouver/Colin Jewall)

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Vancouver Program Features Themes and Variety

Patricia Stroh, streaming and downloading are the Industry.” We’ll also hear from Program Chair mainstreams of the morning session. Amanda Maple of Penn State on how Tim Lloyd from Classical Music Li- audio from commercial online ven- The program for Vancouver 2005 brary will offer an overview of on- dors can be integrated into teaching will be a little different from years line digital audio services in his and learning. Immediately following past. Both plenary sessions will take presentation, “Bach to the Future: the first plenary session, the Elec- place on Thursday, February 17, one Serving Patrons in a Digital Music tronic Reference Services Subcom- in the morning and one in the after- Age.” Heather Buettner of Naxos mittee will review the Naxos and noon. Themes emerging from the Music Library will address the impact CML products. The Jazz and Popular plenary sessions will be developed on the recording industry in “Saving Music Roundtable will then discuss in some of the subsequent round- Recorded Music: the Reluctant Em- the role of analog recordings in the table and committee meetings. Audio brace of Online Music by the Music continued on page 6

Cover Story continued . . . continued from previous page Local Arrangements Reception will days and a searchable database of tower in the Great Hall and outdoors be held at the Vancouver Public events. beside Haida houses. The tour will Library. Opportunities abound in Van- conclude in at Hill’s Native Organists won’t want to miss the couver for outdoor activities before, Art, a large gallery offering wonder- Organ Crawl, which will visit four in- during, and after the conference. ful Pacific Northwest Coast native art, teresting organs in greater Vancou- Municipal golf courses operate year- sculpture, and crafts. This tour will ver. Beginning with a spectacular round, and bird-watchers can spot be offered twice on different days, to drive over Lion’s Gate to the “North many species at local parks and give as many people as possible a Shore,” the tour will visit West Van- beaches, or at the George C. Reifel chance to take this spectacular tour. couver and North Vancouver before Migratory Bird Sanctuary, an hour’s A Vancouver City Sightseeing returning downtown via a scenic drive from the city. Skiers can hit the Tour will take you through colourful drive, with lunch stop, through local slopes (, Cy- Chinatown and historic Gastown, Stanley Park. press Mountain and ), through Stanley Park, and finally to Entertainment events during the or plan an outing to world-class , with its fresh Public week include the Brentano Quartet Whistler/ Blackcomb, site of the 2010 Market and many galleries, artists’ at the Vancouver Playhouse on Feb- Olympic ski events. Early spring studios, marinas, and specialty shops. ruary 15, Kodo Drummers of Japan flowers will be on show in the city’s You may choose to stay longer to ex- at the on botanical gardens, including Van plore this area and return to the ho- February 14, tenor Ben Heppner at Dusen Botanical Garden, Queen tel on your own. The City Tour and the Chan Centre at UBC on February Elizabeth Park with its floral conser- First Nations Cultural Tour are both 12, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra vatory, and the University of British provided by International Confer- at the Theatre February 11 Columbia’s Nitobe Memorial Garden ence Services, who will handle their & 12 and February 19 & 21 ( James and Botanical Garden. Visitors to registration and set up a tour desk at Ehnes playing Walton’s Violin Con- Victoria, on Vancouver Island, can the conference hotel to hand out certo), and much more. Details are stop at the famous Butchart Gardens. tickets before the tours. included in the conference registra- Web links and suggestions for how A free tour of the Vancouver tion mailing. Up-to-date entertain- to get to these places are included in Public Library will be offered on two ment information can be found in the registration mailing and on the different days. Designed by Moshe the “Time Out Listings” at http:// conference website. Tourism Vancou- Safdie and Associates, the VPL is a www.georgiastraight.com. Tickets ver (http://www.tourismvancouver rectangle within an ellipse, spanning Tonight (http://www.ticketstonight .com) offers much information and 9 floors, and opened in 1995. The .ca) offers half-price tickets on show links to places and events.

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brary, and spoke about her work or- Day in the Life of a Music Critic.” Mr. New England ganizing the collection in 2001. The Page’s training is as a composer, and Beth Sweeney, library is nearly at capacity, with he credits his music career in part to Boston College 8,000 donated volumes. There is no encouragement he received as a budget for collection development, child from librarians at the University The MacDowell Colony during and circulation is on the honor sys- of Connecticut music library. Mr. peak foliage season was the location tem. Although the library’s initial Page commented on a number of for NEMLA’s October 15th meeting. holdings were the scores and piano topics pertaining to music criticism. Founded in Peterborough, New of William Humiston, the current He feels that a first-class review con- Hampshire in 1907, the MacDowell holdings are largely works by former tains a minimum of the critic’s voice, Colony provides a tranquil and even colony residents. Artists are asked to while still being interesting and ef- idyllic environment for creative donate one copy of their work to the fective. It’s relatively easy for a re- artists to pursue their work without colony and one to the Peterborough viewer to throw darts of criticism, interruption. Spread out over the Public Library. and much harder to express why a colony’s 450 acres of woodland and Announcements included a re- performance is extremely special or fields are 32 artist studios, one of port of a highly successful outreach beautiful. which we visited during a walking effort by NEMLA members Erin In the final session, Paula tour of the grounds. The Mayhood, Darwin Scott, Matthews introduced composers Eric NEMLA speakers pre- and Margaret Chevian at Chasalow (current MacDowell resi- sented in the Savidge the recent New England dent composer) and Paul Moravec The MacDowell Library, a small stone Library Association con- (professor at Adelphi and winner of Colony provides building built with do- ference. Their presenta- 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music). Dr. a tranquil, even nated funds in 1926. tion, “Name That Tune: Chasalow’s interest as a composer is idyllic environment With a browsing collec- Music Services and the in using interesting sounds, such as tion of works by colony Public Library” includes synthesizers and recordings of every- artists, the Savidge Li- power point presenta- day life, to create dramatic shapes brary also serves as a frequent gath- tions and links to many free online and forms. He played an excerpt for ering place for colony artists and a resources (http://www.wesleyan us from his composition “Left to His venue for artistic presentations. .edu/nemla/nela/). Own Devices.” Dr. Moravec pointed After opening remarks by Music scholar and choral con- out that librarians are performing NEMLA chair Roy Rudolph, the meet- ductor Nym Cooke presented a talk the important task of preserving mu- ing began with an overview of the entitled “Coast vs. Interior, City vs. sical traditions. This preservation MacDowell Colony by resident direc- Village in 18th Century New England is happening primarily in universi- tor David Macy. Edward and Marian Music.” Dr. Cooke, currently on the ties. Dr. Moravec writes music for MacDowell created the colony in faculty of the Eagle Hill School in his friends and loved ones as much 1907, and although Edward died Hardwick, Massachusetts, specializes as possible, to bring out the best in shortly thereafter, Marian continued in the sacred choral music/psalmody him as a composer. He played the their vision to create the interdiscipli- of the late 18th century. His talk con- “Ariel” movement for us from his nary colony that thrives to this day. trasted the life and compositions of Tempest Fantasy, the score for which The colony awards one- to two- William Billings, a lifelong Boston is available from Subito Music. Dr. month residencies to architects, com- resident, with the life and work of Chasalow self publishes his posers, film and videomakers, inter- rural composers such as Richard compositions. disciplinary artists, visual artists, and Merrill of Hopkinton, New Hamp- An afternoon reception sent us writers. A list of composers who shire. Dr. Cooke then persuaded on our way, although several NEMLA have visited the colony is available unsuspecting NEMLA attendees to members confessed that they did on the MacDowell Colony’s website sing a few sacred songs in four-part not want to leave! Chair Roy (http://www.macdowellcolony.org/ harmony. Rudolph extended NEMLA’s thanks index.html) After a walking tour, lunch, and to the program committee (Pat Claudia Bissett (currently of committee meetings, Tim Page, mu- Fisken and Claudia Bissett), and to Spaulding Library, New England sic critic for the Washington Post and the MacDowell Colony. Conservatory) described the history visiting faculty member at the Uni- continued on next page and the holdings of the Savidge li- versity of Connecticut, spoke on “A

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Friday. Gerry Szymanski began the Syracuse stepped down as chair and New York State– meeting by giving a genealogical talk G. Dale Vargason stepped up as entitled “Telegraphs and Tunes: The chair. Jim Farrington was elected G. Dale Vargason, Sibley Family Legacy,” followed by Chair-elect and Sandy Lemmon Eastman School of Music Librarian Daniel Zager’s paper as Secretary/ Treasurer. Bonna “Sibley Music Library: A Look at Our Boettcher, MLA Vice President/ The New York State–Ontario First Hundred Years.” Linda Blair and President-elect, was also present. chapter held its annual meeting Dale Vargason presented “Three After the business meeting refresh- October 22–23, 2004 at the Sibley Ages of Sibley Music Cataloging: ments were served and behind-the- Music Library, Eastman School of From Pioneer Days to Automation scenes tours were given of the Music, in Rochester, and Beyond,” and after a Conservation Lab, Recordings Stacks, New York to celebrate break, Jim Farrington Technical Services, and Special the library’s 100th an- The meeting gave his talk “PDF’ing Collections. niversary. Sibley is the was held at the the Public Domain: Saturday morning featured a largest and oldest aca- Sibley Music Sibley’s Digital Score guest lecture by Thomas Mathiesen, demic music library in Library, celebrating Initiative.” David Peter Distinguished Professor of Musi- the country. The occa- the library’s 100th Coppen presented “A cology and David H. Jacobs Chair in sion was marked by anniversary Partnership Continues: Music, and Director of the Center several presentations The Carl Fischer Archive for the History of Music Theory and and a concert of works at The Eastman School of Literature, Indiana University. His uniquely held by the library. Sibley Music,” followed by the chapter busi- talk was entitled “The Music Library, staff gave several presentations on ness meeting where Carole Vidali of continued on next page

Vancouver Program continued . . .

continued from page 4 blogs, sound healing literature, the fession will be under discussion by digital age. At the American Music musical humor of P.D.Q. Bach, and the Social Responsibilities Roundtable. Roundtable, Lisa Kahlden will be on musical theater on stage and screen. Several of the committee and hand to talk about New World Hear the latest on FRBR, information roundtable sessions will feature Records. literacy competency standards, the Canadian music and music resources The second theme of the confer- four “R” projects (RISM, RILM, RIPM, with presentations by Canadian ence is reorganization and the music and RIDiM), and doing technical musicians, music historians, and librarian. For the Thursday afternoon services from home. The Continuing librarians. plenary session, panelists Brenda Education Forum will mentor a dis- A special free concert of percus- Muir (Library and Archives of Can- cussion of collection development sion/theater compositions by Stuart ada), Ned Quist (Brown University), and assessment. Collecting world Saunders Smith, performed by the and Paula Elliot (Washington State music resources is another recurring Sylvia Smith Percussion Duo, will University) will discuss experiences theme in the Black Music Collections provide a later Friday afternoon and approaches to library reorgani- and World Music roundtables, Best break from meetings. zation, with Jeanette Casey (North- of Chapters and other sessions. The On Saturday, a special “hot top- western University) as moderator. Women in Music and Contemporary ics” session will be available for con- Among the groups that will pursue Music roundtables have joined forces tinued discussion of digital audio or this topic later in the conference are to organize a session featuring con- other late breaking issues. For those the Music Library Facilities Sub- temporary women composers. Also in charge of roundtables and com- committee and Technical Services coordinating their sessions are the mittees, this will be fertile hunting Roundtable. Video and Performing Arts round- ground for ideas for the 2006 confer- Apart from these themes, the tables that have organized a real time ence. So please come and make your conference will offer plenty of vari- video experience in creating primary voice heard! In a lovely setting, the ety. Topics range from Zen Bud- resources for performing arts collec- Vancouver meeting will offer plenty dhism and flute music to music tions. Age-related issues in the pro- to stimulate, educate, and entertain.

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OLAC 11th Biennial Conference

Joan Colquhoun McGorman, brought cataloging practice and the- est to music librarians included Southeastern Baptist Theological ory to the world’s attention and may “Descriptive Cataloguing of Music Seminary provide an opportunity to solve Scores,” “Videorecordings Cata- some of the problems presented by loguing,” and the “Future of the OLAC conferences combine in- non-print materials that were not GMD.” Other workshops were pre- spiring, informative presentations solved with AACR2. sented on cartographic materials on with very practical technical work- Another plenary session, CD-ROMs, unpublished oral history shops and discussion groups. This “Preparing 21st Century Cataloging collections, use of genre/form terms, year’s conference was titled, “Ex- and Metadata Professionals,” featured still and moving images, and elec- panding Access: Connecting the presentations by Lynne Howarth, for- tronic resources. There were also Global Community to a Multitude of mer Dean of the Faculty of Informa- some roundtable discussion groups, Formats.” tion Studies, University of Toronto poster presentations and showcase OLAC has always had an interna- and Allyson Carlyle. The importance sessions about the newly combined tional membership, but this was the of cataloging to Information Profes- Library and Archives Canada, as well first conference held outside the sionals is shown by the fact that all as the Bibliothèque nationale du United States. Montreal was a perfect degree programs in Canada require Québec. location for the 11th Biennial Con- introductory courses in bibliographic Pre-conference events included a ference, held October 1–3, 2004. The control and cataloging, which are 2 day intensive “SCCTP Integrating program and local arrangements taught by full-time tenured faculty. Resources Cataloguing Workshop” committees were outstanding, taking The closing address was given and a tour of the construction site of advantage of the magnificent city of by Guy Teasdale, Directeur, Services the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec. Montreal. The Friday evening recep- de support et de développement, MLA members are encouraged to tion was held at the McCord Museum Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval, read detailed reports of the OLAC of Canadian History. City. The address, “Ex- workshops and sessions in the OLAC The Keynote Address was given panding Access, Expanding the Newsletter (vol. 24, no. 4). by Allyson Carlyle, Associate Dean Challenges,” noted that as digitiza- for Academics, Information School, tion dissolves the frontiers between University of Washington. She dis- information objects of all formats, cussed the conceptual model in the the challenges of providing access Functional Requirements for Biblio- expand and must be met. graphic Records (FRBR) and the fact Two workshops were given in that successful implementation of French, on cataloging integrating re- FRBR must accommodate the chal- sources and on descriptive cata- lenges presented by a wide variety loging of music sound recordings. of non-print materials. FRBR has Other workshops of particular inter-

Chapter Reports continued . . . continued from previous page end, which included the premiere Past, Present, and Future: A Personal of Four Seascapes by Dominick Memoir.” This was followed by a Argento, commissioned by the Sibley concert of works uniquely held by Music Library in celebration of its the Sibley Music Library, coordinated 100th anniversary. A special book by Alice Carli and David Peter was also published for the occasion, Coppen. entitled: A World Treasure: The Celebrations were also held the Sibley Music Library, which gives a View of Vancouver from Coal previous weekend during the East- history of the library and highlights Harbour. (Tourism Vancouver/ man School of Music Alumni week- some of its renowned holdings. Tom Ryan)

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23rd Annual MOLA Conference Announced for February 2005

Next February 11–14, perform- ductors will be the all day pre- Salonen, Composer and Music ance librarians and music publishers conference seminar “Orchestra Director of the Los Angeles Phil- from around the world will converge Librarianship for Librarians, Con- harmonic. The seminar is being pre- in Los Angeles for the 23rd Major ductors, Composers, and Managers” sented by the Major Orchestra Li- Orchestra Librarians’ Association on Friday, February 11, 2004 at the brarians’ Association (MOLA), the (MOLA) Annual Conference hosted Walt Disney Concert Hall. Topics will American Symphony Orchestra by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at span from career introduction on League’s Orchestra Leadership the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. performance librarianship and music Academy, and the Association of The conference highlight will be preparation guidelines to rights and California Symphony Orchestras. the keynote interview of Los Angeles rentals. Among the distinguished fac- For more information please call Philharmonic Music Director and ulty will be librarians and staff from (213) 972-3014 or email conference- Composer Esa-Pekka Salonen by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the [email protected]. Jesse Rosen of the American Sym- National Symphony, the Pacific Sym- Registration Deadline: JAN- phony Orchestra League. They will phony, the Metropolitan Opera, The UARY 10, 2005 discuss the culture of the orchestra Cleveland Orchestra and Esa-Pekka as it relates to its future, its audience, the economy and repertoire, and also explore the direction of western music notation. New Members Other conference sessions in- clude a librarian’s perspective on the The following recently joined MLA. Ilias Kyriazis, Bloomington, IN problematic works of Igor Stravinsky, We welcome them! Karen A Peters, University of a panel discussion on film music, Wisconsin–Madison Arnold Schoenberg seen through the Andrea Cawelti, Harvard University Wayne Alan Sanders, University of eyes of his children, and a look at Adriana Paola Cuervo, University Missouri—Columbia composers who fled to Hollywood of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holly P. Skir, Huntington Station, after World War I, based on an up- Max Fleischman, Ardmore, PA New York coming PBS special “Exiles of Holly- Jane Katherine Grover, University Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/ wood” presented by John Waxman of Pittsburgh Smithsonian Global, Washing- of Themes and Variations. For a Barry J. Hennessey, University of ton, DC more detailed look at the agenda New Hampshire David Thayer, Tallahassee, FL and access to a registration form, Shayna Eve Hill, Washington, DC Dr. Randall Scott Thompson, please go to the MOLA website at Charly Denise Jackson, Lexington, Oklahoma Wesleyan University http://www.mola-inc.org. KY Julian Duke Woodruff, Sacra- Of particular interest to perform- Frank Jolliffe, Centenary College mento, CA ance librarians, composers, and con- Alison Ruth Jones, Thomasville, NC

Calendar

14–19 January 2005 15–16 February 2005 ALA Midwinter Meeting MOUG Annual Meeting Boston, MA Vancouver, B.C.

14–20 February 2005 4 March 2005 MLA 74th Annual Meeting Deadline for submissions Vancouver, B.C. MLA Newsletter no. 140

8 M L A Newsletter • No. 139 Need a Roommate in Vancouver?

Jane Nowakowski is graciously coordinating a roommate clearinghouse again this year. If you need a roommate for the meeting, contact Jane by email ([email protected]), or by phone at work (609-921-7100, x8305). She needs the following information: • your name • how you can be reached • dates for which you need a roommate Additionally, provide any information that is important to you, such as any, all, or other than the following: • you are a smoker/non-smoker and prefer/need to room with the same • you are willing to consider a triple(or not) • you cannot share with someone who snores, wears perfume, etc. In return, you will receive a list of others who are also seeking roommates from which you can make your own arrangements. No one assigns you a roommate!!

Transitions

Best wishes to those listed below Terra Mobley, Music Librarian, in their new positions. Duquesne University

Martin Jenkins, Head of Tech- Tom Moore, Visiting Professor nical Services, Wright State University of Music, University of Rio de Janeiro Libraries John Wagstaff, Music Librarian Bob Kosovsky, Curator, Rare and Associate Professor of Library Books and Manuscripts Music Administration, University of Illinois Division, The New York Public at Urbana/Champaign Library

Vancouver Public Library (Tourism Vancouver/Al Harvey)

Q & A SESSION ON COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

The Education Committee invites you to attend a Continuing Education Forum called “A Discussion of Collection Development and Assessment” on Friday February 18, 2005 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM. We will solicit questions from MLA members both by email and in person, then pose them to our panel of experts representing vendors and music librarians. The panel members are Monika Krieg (Otto Har- rassowitz); Christine Clark (Theodore Front); Dana Jaunzemis (Music Library Service Company), Jean Morrow & Mary Jane Loizou (New England Conservatory of Music); Anna Seaberg (King County Library System, King County, Washington); Geri Laudati (University of Wisconsin, Madison); and Darwin Scott (Brandeis University).

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