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Robert Delvin
reported on plans for the upcoming chapter meeting to be held at Illinois
Wesleyan University in October, 2002. He asked for input on the
programming efforts for this conference. The membership discussed several
ideas centered around the impact of technology. Several topic ideas
emerged, including: the impact of technology on library instruction;
virtual reference service; student expectations of the music library in
regard to online products and resources; and useful general databases for
music reference. An idea for a plenary session was to have a panel
presentation consisting of pairings of various constituencies such as a
music librarian/student, a music librarian/music faculty,
administrator/librarian, or an information technology person/music
librarian. The bulk of the panel presentation would be questions posed to
the pairings by the Midwest MLA membership. An additional focus would be
on how each pairing uses the latest technology in the music library both
collaboratively and individually.
The meeting continued with a
discussion of relevant issues for public service librarians. Some of the
discussion topics were: ways in which technology impacts the way we do
business; the instructional implications of having a variety of electronic
databases; reference service expectations of music library staff and
student employee; and techniques for locating qualified support staff for
our libraries.
The meeting closed with a preview of the plenary
session that would be given the first day of the conference titled
"Reference Refresher on World Music" by Emma Dederick-Colón.
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PUBLICATIONS
Ruth
Inman
The
Publications Committee met in Bloomington, Indiana on October 18, 2001 at
1:00 p.m. Discussion centered on current and proposed projects and other
related issues. A web version of the Chapter's Membership Handbook is
in the works. Thanks go to Laura Gayle Green for her work on the Handbook.
The torch has been passed to Steve Wright. An oral history of the Midwest
Chapter will be collected and coordinated by an appointed committee headed
by Therese Dickman. Essential to the process will be the state
coordinators, and the crowd of volunteers who take the oral histories.
Written guidelines will be provided.
Proposed projects from the
membership include a second edition of the Directory of Automation Projects in the MLA-Midwest
Chapter (Cataloging
Committee), and a second edition of Resources of American Music History. Editor Deane L. Root was contacted in January and
expressed positive interest. In fact, a session was held in Las Vegas
during the MLA Annual Meeting in February regarding what direction a
second edition should take in terms of coverage, manpower, and publication
format.
Other topics included a suggestion that the committee host
a panel discussion at a future meeting on consortial and state licensing
issues related to music indexes. Finally, new projects include
"publishing" the Chapter Grant in print and on the web, and planning for
the 65th anniversary of the Chapter in 2006. Thanks to committee members
Therese Dickman, Laura Gayle Green, Ruthann McTyre, and Wendy
Sistrunk.
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