Publicity & Outreach Officer Annual Report 2020

submitted by Lisa Shiota

Current Roster

  • Lisa Shiota, Publicity & Outreach Officer (2022)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Continue to contribute to the association’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, MLA Blog) –aligns with FY 2019-2020 Action: Engage with Other Fine Arts Professional Organizations to Pursue Collaborations for Meetings, Education, and Advocacy
    • Facebook and Twitter posts include announcements for webinars, chapter meetings, job postings, and calls for applications. Blog posts include board announcements, new webinars, calls for applications, and interviews with MLA authors. Posts of note include the release of The Public Domain Song Anthology, and board statements on COVID-19 and student workers and on racism and police brutality.
  • Continue to give presentations to music schools – aligns with FY 2019-2020 Action: Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association
    • Decided to approach schools for the Fall 2020 semester.
  • Engage with other fine arts professional organizations to pursue collaborations for meetings, education, and advocacy. Per FY 2019-2020 Action Plan, “Priority organizations include ARSC, ARLIS, Theater Library Association, Dance Librarians Interest Group in ALA, the Association of Moving Image Archivists, and other fine arts professional organizations.” Will also continue to pursue collaborations with American Musicological Society (AMS).
    • October 31 – November 3, 2019: Exhibited at AMS in Boston. Received 81 questions/visits throughout the course of the conference. Conversations with the AMS Chair of the Committee on Career-Related Issues concerning collaborations with AMS, although nothing has come to fruition as yet.

List of Future Goals

  • Continue to contribute to the association’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, MLA Blog) –aligns with FY 2019-2020 Action: Engage with Other Fine Arts Professional Organizations to Pursue Collaborations for Meetings, Education, and Advocacy
  • Continue to give presentations to music and library schools –aligns with FY 2019-2020 Action: Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association
  • Engage with other fine arts professional organizations to pursue collaborations for meetings, education, and advocacy, especially through MLA Liaisons. Will also continue to pursue collaborations with AMS- aligns with FY 2019-2020 Action: Engage with Other Fine Arts Professional Organizations to Pursue Collaborations for Meetings, Education, and Advocacy