Careers in Music Librarianship II

Traditions and Transitions

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Careers in Music Librarianship II

Traditions and Transitions

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The late twentieth-century brought significant changes in the way music is marketed, consumed, taught, and studied. These changes have had a natural effect on the ways that libraries serve their music-loving populations. This resource examines the profession as it responds to these changes, without losing sight of the human element within it in a collection of essays that provide a practical introduction to the profession of music librarianship, and a survey of current professional philosophies and practices. Topics include: preparing for the field, mid-career options, professional organizations that support the work of music librarians, the music librarian of the future, and thoughts on the value of the work that music librarians do.

Music librarians informally describe their day-to-day activities, from maintaining the musical scores for large performing organizations to creating public programs. Speaking with enthusiasm for their chosen profession, these librarians represent a group of professionals that enjoy a special relationship with the materials they work with and the people they serve. A necessary resource for aspiring music librarians, as well as established music librarians looking for a dose of inspiration and current information on the state of their profession.

Table of Contents

1 A View of the Field: Landscapes and Faces
2 Preparing to be a Music Librarian
3 What Employers Want Now
4 Job Hunt Rhetoric: The Conversation Behind the Successful Search
5 Mid-Career Job Satisfaction: Plateaus and Passages
6 The Game Remains the Same: Moving Between Public and Academic Libraries
7 Music Librarians in Higher Administration
8 Tomorrow's Music Librarians
9 The Music Library Association
10 The International Association of Music Libraries
11 Coda: The Power of Music, or , Why do People Stay in the Profession?
12 Selected Resources
13 About the Contributors

Product details

Published Feb 09 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 168
ISBN 9780810850040
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Dimensions 214 x 151 mm
Series Music Library Association Technical Reports
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Paula Elliot

Anthology Editor

Linda Blair

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