American Music Librarianship: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) [Hardcover]

Carol June Bradley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 23, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0415972914 | ISBN-13: 978-0415972918 | Edition: New edition

Written by one of the foremost historians of music librarianship in the US, this authoritative bibliography of music librarianship reflects the great diversity of the literature of music librarianship in America. The literature of American music librarianship has been around since the nineteenth century when public libraries began to keep records of player-piano concerts, significant donations of books and music, and suggestions for housing music. Throughout the twentieth century American periodicals printed more and more articles on topics within music studies and eventually specialized books designed to aid the music librarian began to be published. This comprehensive, annotated bibliography includes: items of historical interest; descriptions of individual collections; catalogues of collections; descriptions of specific library functions; record-related subjects; bibliographies designed for music library use; literature from Canada and Britain relevant to US library practices; key discographies; and information on specialized music research. This fully indexed reference will be invaluable to researchers, students and scholars in music library sciences as well as those interested in specific collections.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Recommended for music library reference shelves and library education collections.
–Library Journal, November 15, 2005

Bradley lists articles published up to 2003 about libraries, individual collections, concert notices, and other material relevant to American music librarianship. In its comprehensiveness, the bibliography reveals an extensive literature that may be unknown to many librarians.
–Reference & Research Book News, February 2006

In its comprehensiveness, the bibliography reveals an extensive literature that may be unknown to many librarians.
–Reference & Research Book News, February 2006

This work is a comprehensive bibliography of sources on music librarianship in the United States. The work is well-indexed and cross-referenced. American Music Librarianship: A Research and Information Guide will be useful to all music librarians, library and information science schools, and academic libraries that serve library education programs.
–American Reference Books Annual, March, 2006

About the Author

CAROL JUNE BRADLEY is Librarian and Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; New edition edition (August 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415972914
• ISBN-13: 978-0415972918
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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