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No. 147 November–December 2006 ISSN 0580-289-X

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Inside:President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . 2Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4MLA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . 10Chapter Reports . . . . . . . . . . 11

Pittsburgh 2007A Confluence of Meetings

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Chapter Reports

Bonna Boettcher, MLA President

It is 7:59 p.m. on 12 October 2006in Ithaca, New York. As I drovehome from work today, I could

only describe the vistas as “peak fallcolor.” The foliage colors are exqui-site and I can’t imagine them improv-ing; rather, we will proceed into latefall and winter, the season of con-templation and introspection. I mustadmit that I am rather fond of thegrey days of November and my ac-companying turn to an introspectivelook at my world (I find Novemberin the northern tier of states con-ducive to reading Dickens and, per-haps, Hardy). For those of you whoenjoy my take on the seasons, this isyour last opportunity to enjoy mymusings, as I will turn over the lead-ership of MLA to Phil Vandermeer,President-Elect, at the close of ourannual meeting in Pittsburgh; Philwill prepare the President’s Reportfor the next newsletter. For thosewho find my musings inordinatelytrite, this is the last time you mustendure them.

Although I could use this reportto review what has happened duringthe past two years, there is too muchhappening now to focus on the past.The Board met from 21–24 Septem-ber in Rochester, New York. Amongour many agenda items, we ap-proved the budget and arrangementsfor our 2007 annual meeting, hostedby Jim Cassaro in Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania, also a joint meeting withthe Society for American Music(SAM). All indications are that themeeting will provide an embarrass-ment of riches from which tochoose. I must congratulate againMLA’s Program Committee, chairedby Mark McKnight, and SAM’s Pro-gram Committee, chaired by GeorgeBoziwick, for their elegant coordina-tion of the program and schedule for this meeting. Jim Cassaro has

been leadingthe LocalArrangementsCommittee with an expert hand, re-flecting his years of service to andunderstanding of our association.Please make plans to attend thismeeting, the first joint meeting forMLA in years. You will be guaran-teed many sessions and activities ofinterest.

As I have reported on MLA-L,one of the major undertakings of the Board at our last meeting was toreview MLA’s long-range goals. Werevisited Mary Wallace Davidson’s re-port (“The Music Library Associa-tion’s Plan 2001: A Final Report.”Notes 58/2 (December 2001): 272–90) of the work of Plan 2001 as wellas several subsequent Board discus-sions devoted to long range plan-ning. We reaffirmed as overarchinggoals three that had enjoyed progress,yet that had still warranted action:increase and enhance visibility out-side MLA; intensify continuing edu-cation efforts; enhance the effective-ness of the association’s internalorganization and operations. Aftersome discussion, we decided thatfundraising and development wasnot a goal in and of itself, but ratherwould provide the means for us tomove forward in the previouslystated areas.

Our association has madeprogress since 2001 in many areasrelated to our goals. In the area ofexternal visibility, we have seen con-tinued growth in the Basic ManualSeries; in the visibility of our copy-right Web site; in the work of ourBibliographic Control Committee li-aisons to various ALA committees(and, most recently, a newly estab-lished liaison relationship withOLAC’s Cataloging Policy Com-mittee); in the reinvigoration of ourMonographic Series; in the increasedaccess to Notes, provided through

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President’s Report MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

BONNA J. BOETTCHER, PresidentCornell University

PHILIP VANDERMEER, Vice President/President ElectUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NANCY NUZZO,Treasurer/Executive SecretaryState University of New York, Buffalo

KAREN LITTLE, Recording SecretaryUniversity of Louisville

Members-at-Large 2005–2007

LINDA W. BLAIREastman School of Music

PAUL CAUTHENUniversity of Cincinnati

AMANDA MAPLEPenn State University

Members-at-Large 2006–2008

DAVID GILBERTUniversity of California, Los Angeles

REBECCA LITTMANUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

JEAN MORROWNew England Conservatory of Music

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MLA NEWSLETTERStephen Mantz, Editor

The Newsletter is published four times a year:September–October, November–December, March–April, and May–June, by the Music Library Association,c/o A-R Editions, Inc.; 8551 Research Way, Suite 180;Middleton, WI 53562, and is issued to its membersfree of charge.

The purpose of the Newsletter is to keep themembership of the Association abreast of events,ideas, and trends related to music librarianship. Allcommunications and articles are welcome. Addresscorrespondence to:

Stephen MantzMusic Librarian

Davidson CollegeP.O. Box 7200

Davidson, NC 28035stmantz@davidson.edu

The deadline for submitting copy to the editor for issue number 148 (March–April 2007) is March 23,2007. Submissions in Microsoft Word sent via emailattachment are preferred, but paper copy (doublespaced) via USPS accompanied by 3.5 � disk is acceptable.

On the cover: Downtown Pittsburgh, with Point State Park in the foreground.Credits: Photos of Pittsburgh complimentsof VisitPittsburgh.com; thanks to DickGriscom for the photo of the AtlanticChapter book signing.

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continued from previous pageseveral electronic distribution con-tracts, resulting in substantial royaltyincome; and through the work ofother committees, including Legisla-tion and Bibliographic Instruction.

Our Education Committee hasoffered several timely and well re-ceived preconference workshops.Holling Smith-Borne, chair of ourEducation Committee, is leading aneffort to develop a coordinated seriesof continuing education workshops,in support of our second goal. Wehave seen significant progress inmaking our operationsas efficient and effectiveas possible in our workwith A–R Editions as ourBusiness Office. A–R iscommitted to qualityservice and to develop-ing processes that en-courage positive out-comes. Through the work of NancyNuzzo and our Finance Committee,we have brought our investments inline with recommended guidelinesfor non-profit organizations.

In our ongoing work to ensureeffectiveness, at the September meet-ing the Board agreed to embark on along-overdue look at our committeestructure and committee charges.The Task Force to Review the MLACommittee Structure, a task force ofthe Board co-chaired by AmandaMaple and Jean Morrow and includ-ing Paula Elliot, Bruce Hall, KevinMedows, Nancy Nuzzo, and DanZager, has been charged to reviewour committee structure and charges,to gather broad input from the mem-bership, and to recommend to theBoard at the Fall 2007 meeting anychanges that will fall in line withMLA’s overall mission and goals.

The time leading up to our an-nual meeting also involves several

searches. If you are interested inserving our association in a capacityoutside the committee structure,please consider applying for one ofthese positions. The search for ourfirst Development Officer is in linewith development and fundraisingproviding the framework throughwhich we can realize our main goals. You have been generous inyour support of our various efforts,especially those surrounding the as-sociation’s 75th anniversary. As wemove into the future, the Boardlooks forward to the advice from a

person whose position isintended to ensure thatour efforts are well di-rected and also to ensurecontinuity.

We also will besearching for a newPlacement Officer (yes,Jennifer Ottervik will be

finishing her term in 2007), a newTechnical Reports Series Editor(many thanks to Steve Wright for his

five years of leading this series), anda new Copyright Web Site Editor(with our gratitude to BrianCockburn for making this site a dy-namic tool that can respond quicklyto changes and trends in legislation).

In addition to searches, fall alsobrings our annual elections. Thisyear, we will be electing three newMembers-at-Large to the Board.Matthew Wise and the NominatingCommittee (Pam Bristah, Vic Cardell,Ruthann McTyre, and Jennifer Otter-vik) have done their best to makeour choices difficult: they have as-sembled an excellent slate. I trustthat each of us has taken or will takean active role in our association byvoting in the election.

In closing, I have enjoyed thepast almost two years as your presi-dent, and look forward to the re-maining months in my term. I lookforward to seeing many of you inPittsburgh and to leading this greatassociation during the interveningmonths.

President’s Report continued . . .

The Board will embark on a

long-overdue look at our committee

structure

9 December 2006Greater New York Chapter Meeting

New York, NY

28 February–4 March 2007MLA/SAM Joint MeetingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

23 March 2007Deadline for SubmissionsMLA Newsletter no. 148

14–16 April 2007MOLA Annual Conference

Chicago, Illinois

30 April 2007Program Proposals DueFor MLA 2008 Meeting

31 May 2007Non-program Proposals Due

For MLA 2008 Meeting

Calendar

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Cover Story

Jim CassaroChair, Local ArrangementsCommittee

Pittsburgh . . . the very thoughtof the city typically brings to mindbustling steel mills belching cloudsof smoke across the three rivers thatdefine its geography. But, wait aminute . . . Pittsburgh has changedimmensely since the Music LibraryAssociation (MLA) last met here in1956! It remains today a prime exam-ple of the post-industrial Americancity, where the dark clouds of smokehave cleared, revealing a true gem ofart, architecture, and of course, mu-sic! Clearly Pittsburgh’s renaissancehas become a reality, and the myster-ies of Pittsburgh are no more. On be-half of the University of Pittsburgh’sUniversity Library System (ULS; Dr.Rush G. Miller, director), it is mypleasure to invite you all to Pitts-burgh for the 76th annual meeting ofthe Music Library Association,February 28–March 4, 2007! This willbe a joint meeting with the Societyfor American Music (SAM).

Pittsburgh is a city rich in cul-tural and ethnic heritage. The area’sfirst inhabitants were NativeAmericans, the Monongahela, whowere later joined by other first na-tions, the Shawnee and the Seneca,among others. In the eighteenth cen-tury, both the French and the Britishrecognized the strategic value of thearea’s wilderness location at theforks of the Ohio as a locus for furtrading. On this site, in the mid-eighteenth century, the Englisherected Fort Pitt in honor of WilliamPitt, their Prime Minister, a building

that was the largest and most elabo-rate fort in the colonies at that time.A small village that was first knownas “Pittsborough” sprouted uparound the fort, and the rest, as theysay, is history. Pittsburgh in the latenineteenth century became knownas the “Gateway to the West,” capital-izing on its riverfronts to supporttrade, manufacturing, and the coalindustry. By the early twentieth cen-tury, Pittsburgh had doubled in size(to more than one million), addingother activities, for example, bank-ing, to its steel industry. A commentby Frank Lloyd Wright of “Abandonit!” when asked how he would goabout improving Pittsburgh led tothe city concentrating on giving itselfa makeover after World War II.Pittsburgh continues to enjoy thisrenaissance of its vibrant neighbor-

hoods and institutions, and offers adiverse musical culture, one that ischaracterized by the strong musicholdings of the Oakland neighbor-hood libraries of the University ofPittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon Univer-sity, and the Carnegie Library ofPittsburgh.

Music has been central to thepeople of Pittsburgh since the begin-ning. Many of the composers whoonce dominated the American musicscene have called the city home,among them Anthony PhilippHeinrich, Stephen Foster, EthelbertNevin, Fidelis Zitterbart, and HarveyGaul. More recently, Pittsburgh hasbecome the home of such well-respected composers as Eric Moe,Mathew Rosenblum, LeonardoBalada, David Stock, Reza Vali,

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Been thinkin’ of coming dahn to Pixburgh?If Pittsburgh were situated somewhere in the heart of Europe, tourists would eagerly journey hundreds ofmiles out of their way to visit it. Its setting is spectacular: between high bluffs, where the Monongahela Riverand the Allegheny River meet to form the Ohio

—Brendan Gill (“The Malady of Gigantism,” The New Yorker [ January 9, 1989])

Hall of Architecture, Carnegie Museum of Art

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Nancy Galbraith, and others. ThePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, thePittsburgh Opera, the Civic LightOpera, and the Opera Theater ofPittsburgh have had long and distin-guished histories, and add signifi-cantly to the quality of life here in the’Burgh.

Needless to say, conference at-tendees will have “57 varieties” ofthings to do and experi-ence at the MLA meetingin Pittsburgh. On Wed-nesday, February 28, weare pleased to offer twotours to conference par-ticipants: Carnegie Mu-seum of Art & Natural History (in-cluding the Hall of Architecture); andthe Frick Art & Historical Center(including a tour of Clayton, the 19th-century home of the Henry Clay Frickfamily). Each tour begins with anhour and a half sightseeing tour ofdowntown Pittsburgh and MountWashington (with a ride on theDuquesne Incline!), stops for lunch ata noted Pittsburgh restaurant (theGrand Concourse at Station Squarefor the Carnegie Museum tour andthe Penn Brewery for the Frick Arttour), and then on to the museum.The Carnegie Museum tour featuresan exhibition on the art of LouisTiffany, while the Frick Art tour pro-vides an opportunity to see Clayton’sfully-functioning orchestrion, a self-playing pipe organ that imitates thesounds of orchestral instruments.Tours will be based on a 20 personminimum, with a maximum of 30, andwill begin at 10:00 a.m. and finish by3:00 p.m., just in time to ‘redd up’ forthe conference opening reception inthe hotel.

Chief among the various musicalevents at the conference, the LocalArrangements Committee will spon-

sor a free concert and reception forall conference attendees on Thursday,March 1, 2007. This concert, given by the University Orchestra (RogerZahab, conductor), will take place inBellefield Auditorium on the Oaklandcampus of the University of Pitts-burgh. A generous donation fromMLA’s Atlantic Chapter enabled thecommission of two new works thatwill receive their premieres at the

concert: Roger Zahab’sConcerto for Trumpet andOrchestra, and a new or-chestral work by AmyWilliams. Rounding outthe program will beworks by two other

Pittsburgh composers, Anthony PhilipHeinrich (War of the Elements andthe Thundering of Niagara) andStephen Foster (selections from TheSocial Orchestra). Following the con-

cert, a reception sponsored by theUniversity Library System (Dr. Rush G. Miller, director), will takeplace at Pitt. Entertainment at the re-ception will be provided by theStarling String Quartet from CarnegieMellon University, generously spon-sored by CMU’s library.

The site of the conference is thePittsburgh Hilton & Towers, locateddowntown near the convergence ofthe famed three rivers, just across thestreet from Point State Park. Pitts-burgh’s Cultural District, includingHeinz Hall (home to the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra), the BenedumCenter (home to the PittsburghOpera), and the O’Reilly Theater, is ashort distance away, as is the AndyWarhol Museum and the John J.Heinz History Center. For sports en-thusiasts, Heinz Field (home of the

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Attendees will have “57 varieties”

of things to do

Clayton, the restored home of Henry Clay Frick, is located on the grounds ofthe Frick Art & Historical Center

Mark McKnight Chair, Program Committee

While every MLA meeting ismemorable in many ways—lastyear’s conference in Memphis wasnoteworthy as we celebrated our 75th

anniversary—the 2007 conferencewill have the distinction of being a“two-fer,” as we enjoy the opportu-nity of meeting jointly with our sisterorganization, the Society forAmerican Music. (Old-timers will nodoubt remember the last time thetwo groups met together, 1979 inNew Orleans; SAM was a then littlefledgling group known as theSonneck Society.)

The program com-mittees of MLA and SAMhave worked closely to-gether to create a seam-less, integrated confer-ence offering a variety ofpapers and presenta-tions of interest to bothgroups. Music librarians will have thechance to hear papers by outstand-ing scholars in all aspects ofAmerican music, from PennsylvaniaDutch music to reggae, music andthe Civil Rights Movement, and con-

temporary Christian music (all in onesession!); conversely, the conferencewill allow SAM mem-bers to learn moreabout current trends inmusic librarianship, in-cluding InteractivePerforming Arts Col-lections, Informa-tion Literacy andMusic, ReferenceSources for Ameri-can Music, ResourceDescription andAccess (RDA—the im-portant new standardfor resource descrip-

tion and access that willreplace Anglo-AmericanCataloging Rules, 2nd

ed., in 2008), and twosessions devoted toMusic and Technology.

Several sessionswill be centered onAmerican music in

American libraries. In keeping withthis theme, the opening joint plenarysession features pianist MargaretLeng Tan, who will perform JohnCage’s Chess Pieces, together with apanel discussion by a number of

Cage specialists, including LauraKuhn of the John Cage Trust; Don

Gillespie, formerly ofC.F. Peters; and Cagescholar David Patter-son. Other sessionswill focus on Pitts-burgh’s native sonStephen Foster, as wellas various aspects ofmusic in Pittsburgh, including a lecture-recital, “Pittsburgh’sOwn Mary LouWilliams,” by RenaKosersky and SemenyaMcCord, in addition to

presentations on Pittsburgh and theAfrican American musical commu-nity, a history of Pittsburgh garagerock, the Renaissance City Men’schoir, and Pittsburgh jazz. A numberof sessions will look at Americanmusic in American repositories, in-cluding Women’s Music Archives,American Music Resources inSmall Academic Libraries, JewishMusic in America, and music in theEdward L. Fleischer Collection, aswell as the papers of composersVincent Persichetti, Roger Rey-

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continued from page 5Steelers) and PNC Park (home of theBucs—the Pittsburgh Pirates baseballteam) are nearby.

Each room in the hotel providesbreathtaking views of the rivers orcityscape. Wireless Internet access isavailable, and rooms also feature adesk work-area with ergonomicchair. Hotel services include con-cierge desk, valet, and bellhop ser-

vice. A twenty-four-hour businesscenter is available for faxing andprinting. The Promenade Restaurantoverlooks the park at GatewayCenter, and serves classic Americancuisine such as steaks, seafood, andpasta. For relaxing and socializing,the Three Rivers Pub offers cocktailsand beer on tap in a casual setting.In addition, the Scenes Lounge spe-cializes in microbrews and martinis,

and also serves breakfast bakedgoods each morning. MLA guestswill also have access to the hotel’s state-of-the-art fitness center.For more information seehttp://HiltonPittsburgh.com.

So, get your go to meetin’clothes on, and join us in Pittsburghfor music, food, and above all, fun!

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Music Librarians can hear papers by

outstanding scholars in all aspects ofAmerican music

Libraries and American Music: the MLA/SAM Joint Conference

Pixburgh continued . . .

Although the Music LibraryAssociation’s 2007 conference inPittsburgh is still a few months away,it’s already time to begin lookingahead to 2008. As such, the 2008Program Committee hereby an-nounces its initial call for papers andpresentations for the 2008 annualmeeting to be held in Newport,Rhode Island, February 17–24, 2008.

Deadlines are as follows:• Proposals for program sessions

(e.g., papers, presentations): April30, 2007

• Proposals for non-program meet-ings (e.g., business meetings): May 31, 2007

Sometime in February or earlyMarch 2007 an online form for sub-mitting proposals will be made avail-able on the MLA Web site. An an-nouncement will be posted to MLA-Lwhen the form becomes available. Inthe meantime, please direct anyideas or questions to the 2008Program Committee, whose votingmembers are:

D. J. Hoek, Northwestern University(Chair): djhoek@northwestern.eduDeborah Campana, Oberlin Con-servatory (Member-at-Large Repre-sentative): deborah.campana@oberlin.edu

Alan Karass, College of the HolyCross (Roundtable Representative):akarass@holycross.eduRick McRae, SUNY Buffalo(Member-at-Large Representative):mcrae@buffalo.eduSuzanne Moulton-Gertig, Univer-sity of Denver (Chair, 2009 ProgramCommittee): smoulton@du.edu

Though the deadlines seemquite a while into the future, now isthe time to begin thinking of waysyou (as an individual or as a memberof a roundtable, committee, etc.) cancontribute to the 2008 conference.The 2008 Program Committee looksforward to hearing from many ofyou!

continued from previous pagenolds, and Homer Rodeheaver.Archives of popular American musicat the University of Texas at Austin,Bowling Green State University, Uni-versity of Missouri-Kansas City, Uni-versity of Michigan, and WashingtonUniversity are discussed in the ses-sion Highlighting Under-UtilizedArchival Resources for AmericanMusic.

A second MLA plenary, MusicalCanon(s) and American LibraryCollections, focuses on the nextversion of MLA’s A Basic MusicLibrary, and will feature a panel dis-cussion by David Schiff, MarciaCitron, Virginia Danielson, and mem-bers of the Basic Music Library Edi-torial Board. In the session Schoolof Music Recordings in MusicLibraries, David Day will lead agroup of panelists discussing variousefforts to manage, preserve, and pro-vide greater access to recordings ofperformances in university music de-partments and schools of music.MLA’s Preservation Committee will

offer a program on Music and Mass De-Acidification, including atour of Preservation Technologies, ade-acidification facility outsidePittsburgh.

In keeping with our “value-added” theme, our customarySaturday evening banquet will be

preceded by two concerts: the es-timable MLA Big Band as well asSAM’s Brass Band. Finally, whenmaking your travel plans, keep inmind that the conference will end atnoon on Sunday, with a number ofinteresting SAM sessions scheduledfor Sunday morning.

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Call for Papers: Newport, RI 2008

Looking Ahead to the Next Issue

The March–April issue of the MLA Newsletter will feature coverage ofthe 2007 meeting in Pittsburgh. Because the meeting is being held a bitlater this year, the newsletter will be available in late April rather than thefirst week, as is usual.

When the conference materials are sent, we will begin seeking thoseindividuals who wish to report on the plenary and selected other sessions.Interested? Then let me know! (stmantz@davidson.edu)

The photographs we use are generally from members who graciouslyoffer them for use in the newsletter. To be used in the print (pdf ) versionof the newsletter, an image must be 300 dpi or higher (this sometimes re-ferred to as the “fine” setting on some cameras). The size of the image isnot as important, although the larger the image the more flexibility we have.

If you would like to share your photos of the 2007 annual meeting, achapter meeting, or another event, please contact the newsletter editor formore information.

Applicants Sought for New Development Officer Position

The Development Officer oversees the development/fundraising functions of the Association, and works closelywith MLA’s Board of Directors, Treasurer/Executive Secretary, Business Office, and President to foster a culture ofphilanthropy that supports fund development and the organization’s mission.

Duties and responsibilities include:• Providing general oversight of all the Association’s fund-raising activities and monitoring Development

Committee activities through coordination with the Board, MLA Business Office, and other appropriate committees• With the Board, charting the Association’s course of fund development• Acknowledging all contributions to the Association

Qualifications: The position requires a dynamic, well-organized and detail-oriented individual with at least fiveyears of experience as a music librarian; administrative experience and extensive knowledge of development/fund-raising principles; familiarity with the Music Library Association and other professional organizations. Membership inMLA is required. The Development Officer receives an honorarium of $2,200 per year and support for expensesnecessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position (telephone, postage, supplies, etc.).

Term: The duration of appointment is one year, beginning 1 July 2007, with reappointment possible for a total offour years. The Board reviews the performance of the Development Officer annually. The President reappointsupon successful review and the desire of the incumbent to continue. The successful candidate will be appointed atthe February–March 2007 annual meeting and will work closely with the Board of Directors and the DevelopmentCommittee until the term of appointment begins.

Letter of application, current resume, and contact information for 3 references should be mailed to RuthannMcTyre, Rita Benton Music Library, 2000 Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 522425-1795. E-mail is also acceptable: ruthann-mctyre@uiowa.edu

Application deadline: 31 December 2006. Final interviews to take place at the Pittsburgh meeting in Februarywith the announcement to be made at the annual business meeting on Saturday.

Search Committee members: Pamela Bristah, Robert Follet, Ruthann McTyre, Nancy Nuzzo, and Jim Zychowicz.

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MLA News

Members’ Publications

Please send citations for items published or premiered in the past calendar year to the column editor, GaryBoye, via e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service at the address below. The deadline for submissions for issue no. 148 isMarch 16, 2007. Please consult previous issues of the MLA Newsletter for examples of the citation style employed.You must be a current MLA member to submit citations.

Dr. Gary R. BoyeAppalachian State University

Music Library, Box 32026Boone, NC 28608-2026boyegr@appstate.edu

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MLA Seeks Placement Officer

The Music Library Association is seeking an MLA member to fill the position of Placement Officer effective July 1,2007. The application deadline is January 15, 2007, and interviews for final candidates will be held at the annualmeeting in Pittsburgh (February 28–March 3, 2007). Please read the job description and application details below:

Description: The MLA Placement Officer manages the Association’s job placement services.

Responsibilities:• Compile information about available positions for the online Job List from: 1) human resources personnel and

institutional representatives; 2) announcements in the professional literature and in newspapers; and, 3) adver-tisements found through library-specific employment services and web sites.

• Serve as liaison to those institutions submitting direct requests to post new positions with the MLA PlacementService.

• Convert all new job advertisements to shtml and e-mail file(s) to the MLA Web Editor to post on the MLA website in the Current Openings section of the Placement Services web page.

• Correspond with library schools, state and regional library Associations, libraries, and other sources in an effortto encourage them to advertise open positions with the MLA Placement Service.

• Serve as ex officio to the Membership Committee and the Personnel Subcommittee.• Manages Placement services at the annual MLA conference, including scheduling the Interview room, staffing

the Placement desk, and attending appropriate events in order to keep attendees informed about the variousservices and programs available to them.

• Complete projects related to the Placement Service as directed by the MLA Board.

Qualifications: Membership in MLA; access to Word processing and html editing software; familiarity with the liter-ature on qualifications for music librarianship. Preferred: Experience with Dreamweaver.

Term: The duration of appointment is one year, with reappointment possible for a total of four years. The Board re-views the performance of the Placement Officer annually. The President reappoints upon successful review and thedesire of the incumbent to continue. The successful candidate will be appointed at the February 2007 annual meet-ing and will assume full responsibility for the Placement Office on 1 July 2007.

Honorarium: The Placement Officer receives an honorarium, currently set at $1,200.00 per year.

Deadline: The deadline for applications is January 15, 2007

Application: The Search Committee (Patricia Fisken, Dartmouth College, chair; Michael Duffy, Northern IllinoisUniversity; Jennifer Ottervik, University of South Carolina; and Jon Stroop, Princeton University) will hold interviewswith the finalists in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the annual meeting of MLA, scheduled for 28 February–3 March 2007. Please send a letter of application and resume with a list of three professional referencesby mail or e-mail attachment to:

Patricia FiskenChair, MLA Placement SearchHead of Paddock Music LibraryHB 6245Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH 03755(603) 646-3120; patricia.fisken@dartmouth.edu

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Preservation GrantsDeadline: December 15, 2006

The ARSC Program for thePreservation of Classical MusicHistorical Recordings was foundedby Al Schlachtmeyer and the ARSCBoard of Directors to encourage andsupport the preservation of histori-cally significant sound recordings ofWestern Art Music by individuals andorganizations. The ARSC Program forthe Preservation of Classical MusicHistorical Recordings will also con-sider funding:

• Projects involving preservation,in any valid and reasonablefashion, such as providing a col-lection with proper climate control, moving a collection tofacilities with proper storageconditions, re-sleeving a collec-tion of discs, setting up a volun-teer project to organize and inventory a stored collection,rescuing recordings from dan-ger, copying recordings from en-dangered or unstable media, etc.

• Projects promoting public ac-cess to recordings.

• Projects involving commercialas well as private, instantaneousrecordings.

• Projects involving collectionsanywhere in the world. (Non-

U.S. applicants are encouragedto apply.)

The program is administered byan ARSC Grants Committee includingthe chairman, a member of the ARSCTechnical Committee, a member ofthe ARSC Associated Audio ArchivesCommittee, and an expert on classicalmusic. Grant amounts generally rangefrom $2,000 to $10,000, and shouldbe completed within 24 months.

For further details, guidelines,and application instructions, visit:

ht tp://www.arsc-audio.org/preservationgrants.html.

Research GrantsDeadline: February 28, 2007

The ARSC Research Grants Pro-gram supports scholarship and publi-cation in the fields of sound record-ing research and audio preservation.Project categories eligible for consid-eration include: discography, bibliog-raphy, historical studies of the soundrecording industry and its products,and any other subject likely to in-crease the public’s understandingand appreciation of the lasting im-portance of recorded sound. ARSCencourages applications from indi-viduals whose research forms part ofan academic program at the master’sor doctoral level.

ARSC members and non-members alike are eligible for grantsin amounts up to $1000. Grant fundscan be used to underwrite clerical,editorial, and travel expenses. Fundsmay not be used to purchase capitalequipment or recordings, to reim-burse applicants for work alreadyperformed, or to support projectsthat form part of a paid job.

For further details, guidelines,and application instructions, visit

ht tp://www.arsc-audio.org/researchgrants.html.

2007 ARSC Awards for ExcellenceARSC Lifetime Achievement &Distinguished Service AwardsDeadline: January 31, 2007

Eligible publications include anyoriginal printed work—book, mono-graph, article, liner notes, etc.—firstpublished during 2006. The workmay treat any subject related torecorded sound, but must embodythe highest research standards. Itshould deal primarily with historicalsubjects, pertaining to periods atleast ten years prior to the year ofpublication, with the exception ofworks related to modern preserva-tion or playback technology.

The ARSC Awards typically rec-ognize histories, discographies, or

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MLA News

ARSC Awards and Grants

New Members

Matthew Leonard Cross, Rome, NYFrank Ferko, Stanford UniversityCorinne Isabel Forstot, Ann Arbor, MIWilliam Preston Hannah, Austin, TXBarbara Haws, New York PhilharmonicSandy Himel, University of Louisiana at LafayetteLaura Ann Horwitz, UCLAAndrew Scott Justice, Cornell University

Anna E. Kijas-Masterson, Simmons CollegeJennifer Cecile Matthews, Oklahoma City UniversityCaitlin J. Miller, Chevy Chase, MDNick Patterson, Columbia UniversityRachel Elizabeth Scott, University of Illinois at

Urbana-ChampaignCaitlin St. John, University of California - RiversideAbbey E. Thompson, University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

Chapter Reports

Greater New York

The upcoming fall meetingpromises to be a treat! It will be heldat the newly renovated Morgan Li-brary & Museum on Saturday,December 9, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. J. Rigbie Turner, Mary Flagler CaryCurator of Music Manuscripts andBooks, will host our visit. He willalso give a brief talk on his latest ex-hibit, which celebrates the two-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of thebirth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756–1791) through manuscripts,letters, and first editions of hisworks. After a brief business meet-ing, we will be permitted access tothis and other exhibits at the Morgan,including “Bob Dylan’s AmericanJourney, 1956–1966,” the first com-prehensive exhibition devoted toBob Dylan’s early career. You maydine at the Morgan Café at yourleisure. Additional information onthese exhibits can be found on theMorgan web site: http://www.themorgan.org/. RSVPs are requiredfor this meeting—please let us knowsoon that you’ll be joining us!

Please send questions and RSVPsto: Mi-Hye Chyun (chyun@rider.edu),

GNYMLA Chapter Secretary-Treasurer.

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continued from previous pagebiographies representing the “BestResearch” in these recording genres:Blues or Gospel Music; ClassicalMusic; Country Music; Folk or EthnicMusic; Jazz; Popular Music; Rock,Rhythm & Blues, or Soul; andSpoken Word. Additional categoriesinclude: General Research in Re-corded Sound; Record Labels orManufacturers; Phonographs; andPreservation or Reproduction ofRecorded Sound.

The Awards Committee espe-cially welcomes information con-cerning eligible journal articles, as

well as foreign and small-press pub-lications that might otherwise beoverlooked.

The ARSC Lifetime Achieve-ment Award is presented annuallyto an individual, in recognition of alife’s work in research and publication.

The ARSC Award for Dis-tinguished Service to HistoricRecordings honors a person who hasmade outstanding contributions tothe field, outside of published worksor discographic research.

Submissions: Nominations forthe ARSC Awards for Excellencemust include the name of each nomi-

nee, together with the names of co-authors, the publication title, and thepublisher’s name and address. Pleasesubmit nominations to ONE of theAwards Committee Co-Chairs:

Robert Iannapollo, Sibley MusicLibrary, Eastman School of Music, 27 Gibbs St., Rochester, NY 14604-2504. E-mail: riannapollo@esm.rochester.edu

Roberta Freund Schwartz, Uni-versity of Kansas, Archive of Re-corded Sound, 434 Murphy Hall,1530 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS66049. E-mail: rfschwar@ku.edu

ARSC Awards and Grants continued . . .

Richard Smiraglia (center) and Brad Young sign Mary Prendergast’s copy oftheir new book, Bibliographic Control of Music, 1897–2000, at the MLA AtlanticChapter meeting in Philadelphia, October 6, 2006. A report from the meetingwill appear in an upcoming issue of the newsletter.

SoutheastMichael Bonnard Brewton-Parker College

The 2006 SEMLA annual meetingtitled “SEMLA on the Hooch” washeld at the Schwob School of Music,Columbus State University in theRiverCenter for the Performing Artsin Columbus, Georgia. From October12–14, meeting attendees basked inthe wonders of a brand new per-forming arts center complex indowntown Columbus near the his-toric district and the banks of theChattahoochee River.

The opening reception was heldin the Music Library at ColumbusState University, a branch library lo-cated in the RiverCenter for thePerforming Arts. Again this year, the reception was sponsored by theMusic Library Service Company. Oldfriends were reunited and new faceswere welcomed and we ate and ateand ate. Then, gangs ofmarauding music librari-ans infiltrated the city toeat some more at variousdowntown Columbus establishments.

The Friday morningsessions began with welcomes and openingremarks from CallieMcGinnis (CSU Dean ofLibraries) and Earl Cole-man (CSU Associate Dean for theFine and Performing Arts), where welearned a little bit about the historyof the city of Columbus, ColumbusState University, and the SchwobSchool of Music. The first presenta-tion was from Reagan Grimsley(Columbus State University Archives)on “Discovering ‘Blind Tom’Wiggins: Creating access to originalmusic scores in the Columbus StateUniversity Archives.” Mr. Grimsleydiscussed the process of making

sheet music by the Columbus nativeaccessible on the Internet throughdigital imaging and the advantagesand disadvantages of making thesematerials widely available in thismanner. Next was a presentationfrom Grover Baker (Center forPopular Music, Middle TennesseeState University) called “Monkey Biz-ness (Down in Tennessee),” also adigital imaging project: sheet musicof songs about the Scopes monkeytrial (1925, Dayton, Tennessee) aswell as other songs about monkeys.Mr. Baker also discussed the trialsand tribulations of tracking copyrightholdings and renewal information tomake posting the images to theInternet legal and possible. Next wasa joint presentation by Sarah Dorsey(University of North Carolina,Greensboro) and Anna Neal (Uni-versity of Memphis) on “The pianomusic of Louise Talma” in which Ms.Dorsey presented biographical mate-rial and style characteristics of thisAmerican composer while Ms. Neal

played some shorterworks and excerpts on thepiano while discussing the style characteristics ofthe individual pieces.

Afternoon sessionsbegan with “In Order ofAppearance,” a presenta-tion on and tour of theSpringer Opera House, a19th century registeredNational Historic Land-

mark. From Columbus author F. Clason Kyle we learned of the richhistory of the facility, the actors andmusicians that have graced its stage,and the arduous task of rescuing andrestoring it—a fascinating diversioncomplete with stories of ghosts,ladies of the evening, and an ac-count of Columbus native MaRainey’s stage debut. The final pres-entation of the day was from ChrisDurman (University of Tennessee,Knoxville) on “Naxos Music Library

vs. Classical Music Library” where hecompared the two services on reper-toire, searching mechanisms, playerfunctionality, streaming options andsound quality, playlists and staticURLs, text resources, extras, andpricing. Mr. Durman’s presentationsparked lively discussion and manyquestions from the entire group. Theafternoon wound up with a tour ofthe performance halls in theRiverCenter for the Performing Arts.In the evening, the annual banquetwas held at Bludau’s 1839 GoetchiusHouse Restaurant in the heart ofColumbus’s historic district.

Saturday morning sessionsopened with a presentation by HarryEskew (New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminary, Emeritus) on“Georgia Origins of The SacredHarp.” Sacred Harp singing is a spe-cial style of a cappella hymn singingthat originated in the American Southwhere many of the singers also com-posed hymns. Eventually the shape-note hymns were compiled and firstpublished around 160 years ago. Thefinal presentation was by JohnDruesedow (Duke University). Titled“Georgia on My Mind,” it was on thehistory of three popular songs with

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A fascinating diversion complete

with stories of ghosts, ladies of the evening, and

an account of Ma Rainey’s stage

debut

MLA Shop and Silent AuctionPittsburgh

The Merry Marketeers (a.k.a.the Marketing Subcommittee of theDevelopment Committee) will onceagain sponsor the MLA Shop andSilent Auction tables at the annualconference. You’ll find wonderfulnew products as well as old fa-vorites at the shop and a wide arrayof delectable items to bid for at theauction—including a few specialsurprises. So come visit our neigh-borhood and be our friends (andMLA’s) by supporting the shop andauction!

Member News

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continued from previous pageGeorgia in the title: “Marchingthrough Georgia,” which is aboutSherman’s destructive march duringthe War of Northern Aggression;“Sweet Georgia Brown,” the themesong of the Harlem Globetrotters;and “Georgia on My Mind,” made fa-mous by Georgia native Ray Charles.The conference ended with the an-nual business meeting.

Member NewsTransitions

Below are members who have re-cently begun new endeavors. Wewish them the best!

Pauline S. Bayne, Assistant Dean ofLibraries (interim 9/06–6/08), Uni-versity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleChris Durman, Music Librarian forPublic Services, University ofTennessee, KnoxvilleNathalie Hristov, Music Librarianfor Technical Services, University ofTennessee, KnoxvilleStephanie Krueger, Director, Li-brary Relations, New World Records/DRAM

MLA Members and “Looking at:Jazz”

Several MLA members attended atraining workshop at the Courtyard

by Marriott–Downtown Chicago onSeptember 29 and 30, in preparationfor the film discussion series“Looking at: Jazz.” The series is agrant project of Re:New Media (for-merly National Video Resources), incollaboration with the AmericanLibrary Association and Jazz atLincoln Center, with major fundingfrom the National Endowment forthe Humanities. Almost 100 projectcoordinators and scholars partici-pated in the workshop, includingMLA members Dan Boomhower

(Kent State University), Vic Cardell(San Diego Public Library), RachelCrane (Wichita State University),Sarah Dorsey (University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro), GeorgeGibbs (University of Kansas), PaulaHickner (University of Kentucky),Terra Mobley (Duquesne Uni-versity), Tina Murdock (DallasPublic Library), and Ned Quist(Brown University). For more infor-mation about the program, go tohttp://www.lookingatjazz.com.

Recognizing our Corporate Membership

We thank our Corporate Members and Corporate Patrons for being a partof MLA. Their support is appreciated!

A-R Editions Inc.Broude Brothers Ltd.

Carl Fischer LLCThe Cutting Corporation

Educational Music Serviceejazzlines.comEmusicquest

G. Schirmer Inc/Associated Music PublishersGary Thal Music, Inc.Harmonie Park Press

HarrassowitzJ.W. Pepper & Son, Inc.

Music Library Service CompanyNew World Records

OMI Old Manuscripts & IncunabulaOxford University Press

Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc

Visit the Conference Web Site

The Web site for the 2007 joint meeting of MLA and the Society for American Music (SAM) is available athttp://www.pitt.edu/~mla2007/. It is also available via a link at the Music Library Association site. Check there forthe latest information about the conference, tours, registration, special programs, and much, much more!

See you in Pittsburgh!