American Music Librarianship: A Biographical and Historical Survey [Hardcover]

Carol June Bradley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0313268207 | ISBN-13: 978-0313268205

American Music Librarianship is a biographical and historical review of the musical situation in American libraries from its roots in the late 19th century to the 1980s. Beginning with the period from 1854-55 when the Boston Public Library began to buy music for its collections, Bradley tracks the development of the Music Division in the Library of Congress under the guidance of chief librarian Oscar Senneck. The opening section examines the professional careers of America's first music librarians and the subsequent development of music libraries, taken from information provided in their papers; documentation in their libraries; and from oral interviews with the librarians, their spouses and their successors. In the second and third sections, Bradley covers the librarians involved in the formulation of classification schemes and rules for cataloguing. The fourth section covers the colleagues of these pioneer librarians who are noteworthy for their own efforts on behalf of music in American libraries. The Music Library Association is reviewed in the final section, from its inception in 1931 through the activities of its professionals, to current goals. The book's appendices include tables and plates illustrative of various aspects discussed in the body of the book. A detailed index comprehends personal names, names of libraries, titles of publications, concepts and subjects. This book is a source book for all music libraries and librarians, school libraries, and music research collections.

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Review

“. . . For this detailed and well-documented history, Bradley conducted numerous interviews and studied many primary sources. Readers may hope that she will continue with an equally scholarly work on music librarians of the next generation.”–Preview

About the Author

CAROL JUNE BRADLEY is Librarian and Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (March 23, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313268207
• ISBN-13: 978-0313268205
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,327,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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