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Series: Music Library Association Basic Manual Series #3
Co-published with: Music Library Association
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SUBJECTS
Library & Information Science » Library & Information Science (General)
Library & Information Science » Music Librarianship
Children's & Young Adult Services » Collection Development
Children's & Young Adult Services » Children's & Young Adult Services (General)
Music » Reference
Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult Services
Reference » Music
REVIEWS
"The manual's strength is its non-prescriptive yet highly practical stance—while highlighting the necessity for all librarians to become skilled workplace trainers and information literacy advocates, it offers plenty of options and possibilities to do this using the music library context as a starting point. Full of interesting ideas, its multifaceted, systematic approach allows the practitioner to consider adopting relevant models and adapting them as they see fit to their own library."
— THE AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL
DESCRIPTION
The goal of the MLA Basic Manual Series is to present definitive discussion on specific aspects of the music library profession, but this third volume in the series is a bit atypical. Although it focuses uniquely on instruction in the music library, because music library users' needs, curricular content, or institutional designs differ, it would be impossible to present a single viewpoint on this subject. Because the nature of such instructional programs meshes intimately with the institution itself, to divorce a program from its library would negate the context for its development. As a result, this volume provides three different approaches to instructional programs. Gregg Geary demonstrates how plans for teaching non-music majors about music resources match educational competencies established at the University of Hawaii; Laura Snyder presents the course she helped develop while teaching a graduate-level class on music bibliography at Eastman; and Kathleen Abromeit offers an overview of the program employed at Oberlin Conservatory Library for training undergraduate students to serve as reference assistants. This easy-to-read manual enables the reader to learn about the traits of these programs, adapt ideas to make them applicable to their own settings, and ultimately benefit from the experiences of these authors.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Deborah Campana is Conservatory Librarian at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Gregg S. Geary is Head of Sinclair Library and Music Librarian at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Laura M. Snyder is Head of Research and Instructional Services at the main library of the University of Houston. Kathleen A. Abromeit is Public Services Librarian at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
