MMLLAA NEWSLETTER Closing the Lid on Las Vegas No. 129 May-June 2002 ISSN 0580-289-X President’s Report MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS James P. Cassaro, that of the Board Officers MLA President and the entire JAMES P. CASSARO, President membership to University of Pittsburgh y the time you all read this, the Laura Gayle for all LAURA DANKNER, MLA Board will have finished its her hard work on our behalf, and wish Vice President/President-Elect B spring meeting in Madison, Wis- her all the best in her well-deserved Loyola University, New Orleans consin, 7-10 June. For the past two retirement from service to the Associa- LAURA GAYLE GREEN, years the Board has met here at the tion. Treasurer /Executive Secretary office of our management services Efforts continue on the Associa- University of Missouri — Kansas City provider, A-R Editions, Inc., our gra- tion’s development front as well. In MICHAEL COLBY, Recording Secretary cious and hospitable hosts. Pat Wall, addition to the establishment of the University of California, Davis Jim Zychowicz and Matt Grzybowski, Michael Ochs Endowment Fund for along with other Notes, Carol June Members-at-Large 2001-2003 A-R staff, provide Bradley, recently NEIL HUGHES us with an atmos- Carol June Bradley, retired from the University of Georgia phere conducive to Music Library of recently retired from ELISABETH REBMAN working efficiently the University of Colorado College and effectively. the University of Buffalo, has Who could ask for approached the MICHAEL ROGAN Tufts University anything more? Buffalo, has Board to establish Our new fiscal approached the Board an annual award year budget com- to establish an annual of $1,000 that sup- Members-at-Large 2002-2004 pleted, reports ports research in JOSEPH BOONIN from special offi- award that supports the history of New York Public Library/Performing Arts cers, editors and research in the history music librarian- VIRGINIA DANIELSON committee chairs of music librarianship. ship. The Board is Harvard University discussed, I can enthusiastic to add ALAN GREEN confidently state this award to the Ohio State University that the Associa- others offered by tion will have another good year, one MLA, and, pending final arrangements, based on solid financial ground and will give the first award at the 2004 informed decisions. annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Design by WGraphics, Baltimore. There is, of course, much to tell I informed the membership at our the membership. Limitations of time business meeting in Las Vegas con- MLA NEWSLETTER and space allow me only to highlight a cerning the status of recouping monies Linda Hartig, Editor few. Soon an announcement will be diverted from MLA accounts. While The Newsletter is published four times a year: Sep- made of a new Treasurer/Executive this process has taken longer than tember-October, November-December, March-April, Secretary (T/Ex) to succeed Laura expected, I hope to report to you all and May-June, by the Music Library Association, c/o Gayle Green. The search committee, very soon on what has been accom- A-R Editions, Inc.; 8551 Research Way, Suite 180; Middleton, WI 53562, and is issued to its members chaired by Paula Matthews, will con- plished by our legal counsel on behalf free of charge. duct their interviews during the Board of the Association. The purpose of the Newsletter is to keep the meeting and make a recommendation Some new projects have surfaced. membership of the Association abreast of events, for appointment before the close of These include the establishment of a ideas, and trends related to music librarianship. All communications and articles are welcome. Address the meeting. We have several good long-range strategic plan to ensure the correspondence to: candidates, any of whom would serve longevity of the US RILM Office. This Stephen Mantz the Association well. It is uplifting to plan will address many issues, includ- Music Librarian see how committed our members are ing fundraising activities, to keep this Davidson College to the future of our Association, offer- important project moving forward. In P.O. Box 7200 Davidson, NC 28035 ing their time and effort to ensure its addition, our Resource Sharing and [email protected] longevity. A new T/Ex of course Collection Development Committee, means we must say goodbye to the along with members of the Society of The deadline for submitting copy to the editor for present incumbent, Laura Gayle American Music, will form a joint com- issue number 130 (September-October 2002) is 9 August 2002. Submissions are preferred via e-mail, Green, whose tremendous fortitude mittee to compile a new edition of The but paper copy (double spaced) via USPS accom- helped steer us through very turbulent Resources of American Music History panied by 3.5” disk containing text files in waters over the past several years. I (RAMH). Microsoft Word is acceptable. offer my personal thanks, along with continued on page four 2 M L A Newsletter • No. 129 Cover Story MLA Announces New Board Members Alan Karass, Publicity Officer publications including Notes, ACRL Boonin, Inc., and as Sales Director and News, and the American Music special Library Consultant for Alexander issue of the BBC Music Magazine. Broude, Inc. Mr. Boonin has also Michael Colby is the Music served as Music Cataloger for the New he Music Library Association elec- Librarian at the University of Califor- York Public Library. Mr. Boonin T tion results were announced at nia, Davis. Mr. Colby has previously earned a B.A. in Music History from its 2002 national meeting in Las served as Head Cataloger and Music the University of Pennsylvania and an Vegas, Nevada. Laura Dankner Cataloger at the San Francisco Public M.L.S. from the Drexel Institute of (Loyola University) was Library and Music Cataloger Technology (Drexel University). He elected vice at Bowling Green State also studied with Pierre Monteux at president/president-elect, University. He earned a Ecole Monteux in Hancock, Maine. Michael Colby (University B. Musc. (cum laude) Mr. Boonin is an active member of of California, Davis) was from the University of the Music Library Association and elected recording secretary Portland, an M.A. in Music IAML, and had been an active member and the new members-at-large History from San Francisco State of the Music Publishers’ Association. are Joseph Boonin (New York University and an M.L.I.S. from the He has served as a board member for Public Library for the Perform- University of California, Berkeley. both MPA and MLA. Mr. Boonin’s pub- ing Arts), Virginia Danielson (Harvard Mr. Colby has served as a member lications include The Ordering and University) and Alan Green (Ohio of the MLA Bibliographic Control Supply of Sheet Music (Broude, 1968), State University). Committee, Subject Access Subcom- An Index to the Solo Songs of Robert Laura Dankner was on the mittee (1988-; Chair, 1998- ), Search Franz (Boonin, 1970), Music Price library faculty and head of the Loyola Committee for Newsletter Editor Indexes in Notes (with George R. Hill, University music library for twenty (2001-), Nominating Committee (Chair, 1979-1987) and numerous reviews in years. Currently on leave of absence 1999; 1995), Member-at-Large (1997- Library Journal (1962-1969) and Notes from that institution, she expects to 99), Music Thesaurus Project Task (1980-1996). become Associate Professor Emeritus Force (Chair, 1996-1997), RaPS, Online Virginia Danielson is the as of January 2003. Ms. Dankner has Reference Services Subcommittee Richard F. French Librarian of the taught music appreciation, music bibli- (1995-1997), Working Group on Ter- Music Library and the Curator of the ography and American music at minology in 20th Century Music Archive of World Music at Harvard Brooklyn College and at Loyola Uni- (Chair, 1993-1997), Ad Hoc Committee University. She previously served as versity. She is currently a lecturer in to Study Roundtables of the MLA Keeper of the Isham Memorial Library music at Southeastern Louisiana Uni- (1993-94), Local Arrangements Com- at Harvard. Ms. Danielson holds a B.A. versity. She received undergraduate mittee (1993), Working Group on from Lawrence University, and an and graduate degrees in voice and Electronic Music (1990-92). He has M.A. and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology music education from Ithaca College, also served as website editor (1997-), from the University of Illinois. and Brooklyn College of the City Uni- Newsletter editor (1992-1996) and Ms. Danielson has been active in versity of New York and an M.L S. Vice-Chair/Chair (1987-1989) for the the Association for Recorded Sound degree from the University of Albany, MLA/Northern California Chapter. Mr. Collections (ARSC), International Asso- New York. Colby is an active member of continued on page four Ms. Danker has served the Music ALA/ALCTS, MOUG and the American Library Association as Placement Offi- Musicological Society. He has pub- cer, Chair of the Education and Devel- lished articles in Notes and Cataloging opment Committees, and Member- and Classification Quarterly as well as Contents: at-Large on the MLA Board of Direc- reviews in Notes, Library Journal, the Roundtable Reports.......................5 tors. She is also active in the Interna- Kurt Weill Newsletter and 52ndstreet tional Association of Music Libraries Jazz.com. Calendar.........................................5 United States branch, currently serving Joseph Boonin is Head of the Members’ Publications ..................6 as a member of that Board. She is the Circulating Recorded Sound and Transitions .....................................9 author, with Grace Lichtenstein, of Image Collection at the New York Musical Gumbo, a History of Louisiana Public Library for the Performing Arts. On the Cover: The harpsichord belongs Music published by W. W. Norton. He previously served in the music to Dr.