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Sign up for our monthly email alertsLibrary Acquisition of Music
Series: Music Library Association Basic Manual Series #4
Co-published with: Music Library Association
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SUBJECTS
Library & Information Science » Collection Development
Music » Reference
Religion » Music
REVIEWS
"The sole focus of this book is on the practical aspects of music acquisitions - how to acquire the material, and not what to acquire....Anyone involved with music acquisitions will find much of value here, especially the ample, annotated lists of vendors and sources, and the detailed descriptions of pre-order searching, verification and ordering processes. Readers with more familiarity with book acquisitions will benefit from the opening chapters that spell out the peculiarities of printed and recorded music publishing and acquisitions....Recommended highly for anyone involved with music acquisitions, particularly those infrequently dealing with music materials. This volume would also be of interest to cataloguers and general music librarians, as well as anyone seeking a more detailed picture of music acquisitions."
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DESCRIPTION
Because music publishing and distribution are largely outside the network of publishers and vendors that libraries use to acquire most of their monographs, there are many inherent difficulties faced by librarians and library staff whose jobs include the acquisition of printed or recorded music. Because of the international nature of the music publishing industry, libraries must often acquire their music stock from many countries and in multiple languages. Fling offers a how-to guide that addresses these issues and provides answers on where and how to acquire these materials.
Key features include:
· Publication and distribution avenues for both printed and recorded music
· Directories of vendors that specialize in particular types of music
· Techniques for ordering music and dealing with music approval plans
· Sources and techniques for finding secondhand and out-of-print music
· How to acquire dissertations and microfilm and photographic reproductions of early-music resources
· an extended glossary of specialized English and foreign-language terms that appear on published music, publishers' catalogs, and music bibliographies
A comprehensive bibliography lists print and Web music resources, including manuals and journals of music librarianship; music editing, publishing, and library acquisitions; directories of music libraries and information centers, record labels, and vendors; music-in-print sources; and national bibliographies of music. The bibliography also contains information on general library acquisitions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R. Michael Fling is a music collection development librarian at the Indiana University School of Music. He is the author of Musical Memorials for Musicians: A Guide to Selected Compositions (Scarecrow, 2001).
