American Music Librarianship: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Musical Bibliographies)

The literature of American music librarianship has been around since the 19th century when public libraries began to keep records of player-piano concerts, significant donations of books and music, and suggestions for housing music. As the 20th century began, American periodicals printed more and more articles on increasingly specialized topics within music studies. Eventually books were developed to aid the music librarian; their publication has continued over the course of nearly a century. This book reflects the great diversity of the literature of music librarianship. The main resources included are items of historical interest, descriptions of individual collections, catalogues of collections, articles describing specific library functions, record-related subjects, bibliographies designed for music library use, literature from Canada and Britain when relevant to U.S. library practices, key discographies, and information on specialized music research. The material is ordered by topic and indexed by author, subject, and library name. Collection Development And Management. Bibliographies ; Discographies -- Cataloguing And Classification. General ; Records -- Administration. Copyright ; Binding ; Preservation/conservation ; Physical Plant -- General Studies. Bibliographies Of Music Librarianship Literature ; Periodical Indexes And Related Literature ; Subject Index ; General Record Literature ; Automation Literature -- Librarians -- Libraries -- Education For Music Librarianship -- Professional Organizations. Carol June Bradley. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company