Music Cataloging Bulletin Editor Annual Report 2021

submitted by Kirk-Evan Billet

Current Roster

Kirk-Evan Billet (2025)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Publish twelve monthly issues of the Music Cataloging Bulletin . 
    • Twelve monthly issues of the Music Cataloging Bulletin were published. Bulletin content included changes to headings in the LC/NACO authority file, changes and additions to the Library of Congress classification schedules, changes and additions to Library of Congress controlled vocabularies (including LCSH, LCGFT, and LCMPT), changes and additions to MLA’s Types of Composition for Use in Authorized Access Points for Music, changes and additions to MLA’s Thematic Indexes Used in Library of Congress NACO Authority Files, announcements from the Music Division of the Library of Congress, announcements from various subcommittees of the CMC, reports from MLA’s annual meeting, reports from CMC liaisons to the ALA midwinter and ALA annual meetings, and questions/answers on music cataloging. 
  • Publish annual index. 
    • Annual index of MCB issues published.
  • Transfer issues of the Music Cataloging Bulletin to the MLA Archives. 
    • Request to arrange transfer of documents sent to MLA Archivist on April 8, 2021.
  • Evaluate accessibility of Music Cataloging Bulletin issues. 
    • Monthly issue and annual index HTML templates were refreshed for accessibility and full HTML/CSS validation; corresponding Microsoft Word templates for the PDF versions received accessibility upgrades.

 

List of Future Goals

  • Publish twelve monthly issues of the Music Cataloging Bulletin . 
  • Publish annual index. 
  • Transfer issues of the Music Cataloging Bulletin to the MLA Archives.

 

  • Goal Area: Organizational Excellence.
    • Objective 1: Develop and sustain the necessary
      resources to ensure the vitality of the Association, its programs, and its services.