In January, our ALA Chapter hosted Lisa Shiota, the Publicity & Outreach Officer for the Music Library Association. She passed on tons of information about the field of Music Librarianship, including many helpful links to explore more!

A Music Librarian… • Provides instruction on music material • Catalogs materials • Reserves materials • Purchases/rents music materials • Assists in digital projects • Helps with exhibits, concerts

Basic Qualifications: • College level work in music • Master’s degree in library science • Work experience in a library

•Useful Links for Music Librarianship•

Core Competencies: https://bit.ly/2PYAomF

Music Library Students and Emerging Professionals (MLSTEP):  http://mlstep.blog.musiclibraryassoc.org/

Music Librarianship online courses and webinars: https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/

Workshops Research Awards and Travel Grants: https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/awards MLA-L (online discussion list): https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/mlal

Regional Chapters: https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/RegionalChapters

Career Resources: https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/JobsAndCareers

Related Professional Organizations:

International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, & Documentation Centres (IAML) https://www.iaml.info/

• Music OCLC Users Group http://musicoclcusers.org/

• Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association (MOLA) http://mola-inc.org/

• Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) http://www.arsc-audio.org/index.php

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Music.Library.Association/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/musiclibassoc

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/musiclibraryassoc