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Strozier Library

Preconference

Music in Libraries: Just the Basics One-Day Workshop

Strozier Library
Florida State University
Thursday, October 20, 2022
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT

Early registration deadline is September 19, 2022.

The Southeast Music Library Association (SEMLA) will host Music in Libraries: Just the Basics, a preconference workshop at Florida State University directly preceding the 2022 SEMLA Annual Meeting. Workshops will be offered in Cataloging Musical Scores, Cataloging Videorecordings, Music Collection Development/Acquisitions, and Music Reference.

This special preconference workshop is organized in conjunction with the Education Committee of the Music Library Association (MLA). Led by instructors who are practicing music librarians and active members of both MLA and SEMLA, these workshops on the basics of music librarianship are open to anyone currently working in or considering a career in libraries.

Register online for the preconference workshop

After the preconference, participants are cordially invited to attend a free reception to continue our conversations about music librarianship with members of SEMLA. The reception will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol-University, 824 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 (this is the conference hotel).

Stay for the SEMLA Annual Meeting: Reduced registration (only $20) for the 2022 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-22, is available to preconference participants (non-SEMLA members only). Participants who register for the Music in Libraries workshop will also receive one year's free membership in SEMLA (non-SEMLA members only).

Workshop Descriptions | Program | Rates, Travel & Accommodations


Workshop Descriptions

Conference participants may select two 3-hour workshops from the following (see Program Schedule below):

Cataloging Scores in RDA

Participants in this workshop will explore how recent developments in RDA (Resource Description and Access) and MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) affect descriptive cataloging of musical scores. Together we will investigate how to construct access points and preferred titles, apply relationship designators, and select terms from new vocabularies. We will also learn about new MARC fields and subfields and discuss when to input a new record. Time will be set aside for students to practice creating and/or editing catalog records of their own. Please bring at least one musical score to catalog. Enrollment limited to 32 participants.

Music Collection Development/Acquisitions

Participants in this workshop will learn the basic tools and skills for purchasing, selecting and deselecting music materials for their library based on the needs of their user community. The workshop will include lively discussion and interactive exercises on the following topics: core challenges and strategies for building music collections, vendors, approval plans/standing orders, and development policies. Enrollment limited to 13 participants.

Cataloging Videorecordings in RDA

Participants in this workshop will learn basic skills for cataloging videorecordings in RDA (Resource Description and Access) and MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging). Using a hands-on approach we’ll solve specific challenges like providing a physical description, constructing a statement of responsibility, selecting genre headings, defining relationships, using new MARC fields for RDA (like the 33X and 34X fields), identifying relevant dates, and coding information in a variety of coded fields (like the 007, 024, 028, 033, and 041). Time will be set aside during which students can practice creating and/or editing catalog records of their own. Please bring at least one videorecording (preferably a DVD) to catalog. Enrollment limited to 32 participants.

Music Reference

Participants in this workshop will become familiar with tools and techniques to help locate recordings and printed music, as well as other sources of general information about music and musicians in various genres of music. We will identify some of the common problems encountered and discuss how to determine what the patron is actually trying to locate. Enrollment limited to 13 participants.


Program Schedule (all times EDT)

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 Registration
Pastries and beverages provided
10:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT

Cataloging Scores in RDA
Zimmerman Instruction Room
(Strozier Rm. 107A)

Sonia Archer-Capuzzo
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Library and Information Science Department,
University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Keith Knop
Head, Music Cataloging
University of Georgia

Collection Development / Acquisitions
Scholars Common Classroom
(Strozier Rm. 005A)

Holling Smith-Borne
Director, Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
Blair School of Music,
Vanderbilt University

Laura Williams
Head, Music Library,
Duke University

1:00 – 2:00 EDT Lunch
2:00 – 5:00 EDT

Cataloging Videorecordings in RDA
Zimmerman Instruction Room
(Strozier Rm. 107A)

Keith Knop
Head, Music Cataloging
University of Georgia

Sonia Archer-Capuzzo
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Library and Information Science Department,
University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Music Reference
Scholars Commons Classroom
(Strozier Rm. 005A)

Grover Baker
Visual & Performing Arts Librarian
Middle Tennessee State University

Chris Durman
Music Librarian for Public Services
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

5:00 – 5:30 EDT Wrap-up / Evaluation
6:30 - 8:00 EDT

SEMLA Reception

Hampton Inn & Suites
Tallahassee Capitol-University
824 Railroad Ave
Tallahassee, FL 32310


Rates

Lunch, snacks, course materials and good discussion provided.

Cost: Early registration, $85 (valid through September 19); Regular registration, $100 (onsite or online after September 19); Student registration, $40 (early and regular). Visit the Travel page on the Annual Meeting website for more details and locations.

Register online for the preconference workshop

Travel and Accommodations

Additional information for the hotel and travel can be found elsewhere on the conference site. Our group lodging rate also applies to the preconference. Local travel/parking information specifically for pre-conference attendees is below:

Parking and Travel Information for Preconference

Parking for the Thursday preconference will be in the Traditions Way Garage (30.4413596,-84.2981146), a short distance from the Strozier Library.

Virtual parking permits are $5/day. Sign up by going to the FSU Transportation & Parking Services webpage (https://transportation.fsu.edu/parking-permits) and clicking on "Purchase Visitor's Permit.

Additional questions about the preconference may be directed to Grover Baker (grover.baker@mtsu.edu).