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A Model for Purchase and Licensing of Digital Scores
Last week, Library Futures published Toward a New Access Paradigm: Digital Ownership for Libraries and the Public, a report on the state of digital ownership
MLA Newsletter Issue 218 (Nov./Dec. 2022-Jan. 2023)
Read the latest issue of the MLA Newsletter, featuring an update from MLA’s President, spotlights on the Recording Secretary and News Editor, and information about
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New Additions to RILM Music Encyclopedias
RILM Music Encyclopedias has just added two new titles into its continuously expanding collection of historical and current reference texts: The 2023 additions to RILM Music Encyclopedias enrich
REFERENCE SOURCES SPOTLIGHT: Researching Opera in Hungary and Sweden
Although there are numerous tools and sources for documenting operatic performance in Western Europe, tracing performances, performers, and composers at Europe’s periphery can often be
MLA Newsletter Issue 217 (Sept.-Oct. 2022)
Read the latest issue of the MLA Newsletter, featuring an update from MLA’s President, a summary of MLA’s recent town hall for special officer and
RILM is Hiring (Executive Assistant)
RILM seeks an Executive Assistant / Office Manager to aid the Executive Director with administrative duties and provide support to management. The successful candidate must have superior organizational
REFERENCE SOURCES SPOTLIGHT: Fantastic Archival Collections and Where to Find Them
Following is an overview of different and complementary ways to look for archival collections, particularly regarding music. Some may be familiar, but readers will hopefully
REFERENCE SOURCES SPOTLIGHT: Umbra Search African American History
https://www.umbrasearch.org/ Archival materials of African American history and music-making are often hidden within collections that do not make the existence of these materials apparent, which
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Call for Nominations: Publications Awards
The Publications Awards Committee welcomes nominations for the following annual awards: The Vincent H. Duckles Award, for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool
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Call for Applications: 2022 Diversity Scholarship Award
The MLA Diversity Scholarship Award Committee is now accepting applications for the 2022 MLA Diversity Scholarship Award. This scholarship award, funded by the membership of