Library Acquisition of Music

by Michael R. Fling

Because music publishing and distribution are largely outside the network of publishers and vendors that libraries use to acquire most of their monographs, there are many inherent difficulties faced by librarians and library staff whose jobs include the acquisition of printed or recorded music. Because of the international nature of the music publishing industry, libraries must often acquire their music stock from many countries and in multiple languages. Fling offers a how-to guide that addresses these issues and provides answers on where and how to acquire these materials. Key features include: Publication and distribution avenues for both printed and recorded music, Directories of vendors that specialize in particular types of music, Techniques for ordering music and dealing with music approval plans, Sources and techniques for finding secondhand and out-of-print music, How to acquire dissertations and microfilm and photographic reproductions of early-music resource, an extended glossary of specialized English and foreign-language terms that appear on published music, publishers' catalogs, and music bibliographies A comprehensive bibliography lists print and Web music resources, including manuals and journals of music librarianship; music editing, publishing, and library acquisitions; directories of music libraries and information centers, record labels, and vendors; music-in-print sources; and national bibliographies of music. The bibliography also contains information on general library acquisitions.

Genres: Librarianship

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2004

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a book one reads for fun; it is a book you read because you need to. And since my new job includes collection development and acquisition, I definitely needed to read it. Fling writes in a very plain and straightforward fashion, so while it does feel a bit dull at points, everything is clear, which makes it easy to absorb and retain the information. Fling certainly delivers on the information, too. While some of the information for specific vendors is surely out of date, Library Acquisition of Music is pretty invaluable if that is what you will be doing professionally.

[Mills College Library]

025.288 F622 2004