Guide to Developing A Music Library Collection (Alcts Collection Management and Development Guides, 14) - Softcover

Fling, R. Michael

 
9780838984826: Guide to Developing A Music Library Collection (Alcts Collection Management and Development Guides, 14)

Synopsis

For librarians who are not musicians, this guide explains how to select sources for a music collection. Fling gives brief overviews of the history of music libraries and scholarship, and discusses types of printed music editions and representative publishers and sources, resources for selecting recordings, including annotated guides, and guides to books and periodicals. He also outlines selection strategies, including collection development policies, music approval plans, and how associations and awards and prizes can be helpful. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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