Publicity & Outreach Officer Annual Report 2021

submitted by Lisa Shiota

Current Roster

  • Lisa Shiota, 2022

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Continue to contribute to the association’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, MLA Blog)
    • 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 announcements of publications. Posts of note include board statements on the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and on opposing anti-Asian violence, and new titles published by A-R Editions.
  • Continue to give presentations to music and library schools
    • Online presentations about music librarianship were given to 12 library schools across the United States and Canada, including the University of Toronto, University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Washington, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
  • Engage with other fine arts professional organizations to pursue collaborations for meetings, education, and advocacy, especially through MLA Liaisons. Continue to pursue collaborations with AMS.
  • Exhibited at the AMS/SMT conference online in November 2020. Contact with MLA Liaisons to be pursued within the next several months.

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
  • Ensure an orderly transition with the incoming Publicity & Outreach Officer when my term ends in February 2022.