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MLA Board Statement on COVID-19 and Student Workers
The Board of the Music Library Association strongly encourages academic library administrations to ensure that student workers—often our most financially vulnerable employees—continue to receive compensation
Now Available: The Public Domain Song Anthology
Aperio, the University of Virginia’s open access press, and the Music Library Association are pleased to announce a joint publication: The Public Domain Song Anthology
2020 MLA Award Winners
As announced at the business meeting in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 29, 2020, here are the recipients of the awards given by the Music Library
REFERENCE SOURCES SPOTLIGHT: GOOGLE TRENDS: http://trends.google.com
Google, provider of a search engine, video hosting platform (YouTube), and news aggregator, makes its money from advertising, but how do advertisers know where to
Creating Linked Data for Music with RIMMF4 Pre-conference February 26, 2020
There’s still time to register for the Pre-conference in Norfolk, “Creating Linked Data for Music with RIMMF4,” a hands-on workshop led by Kathy Glennan, Mary
Statement to YIVO
On behalf of the Music Library Association, I write to express our organization’s strong disagreement with the decision to lay off all of YIVO’s librarians.
Music Reference Skills for Every Librarian eCourse Starts March 2, 2020
If you’re working the reference desk, you are likely to encounter questions about music, and whether you need to find music, scores, or books about
Delivering Effective Conference Presentations Webinar, February 5, 2020
Presenting at a conference can be both a major professional opportunity and a major personal challenge. Whether you are sharing a successful project, exciting research,
2019 MLA Board Elections Results
Congratulations to the following people who have been elected to board positions. They will assume their duties at the conclusion of the annual meeting in
Using Controlled Vocabulary in Music Cataloging eCourse Now Available
For many years, music catalogers depended on Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) for controlled vocabulary terminology, which meant that we couldn’t always tell our