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The mission of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) is to broaden access to music resources through international collaboration and advocacy, to support research, learning, performance and enjoyment. Our members open up the vast world of information and repertoire in their daily interactions with students, educators, researchers, musicians, and the general public. We work to promote and preserve musical heritage among diverse cultures as we recognise the importance of music in the lives of the world’s people. |
I am happy to announce that IAML now has a new brochure with updated information, reflecting the many changes that have taken place within our Association during the last years.
The following is a list of notable anniversary dates for the first quarter of 2017, compiled by Katharina Jerusalem, intern at the Notenarchiv des Westdeutschen Rundfunks (WDR), Cologne.
David Robert Jones wäre am 8. Januar 2017 siebzig Jahre alt geworden. Viel bekannter ist die Ikone der Pop-Kultur allerdings unter dem Namen David Bowie, der an Jim Bowie, einen Kämpfer der Texas Revolution, angelehnt ist. Durch seinen Vater trat David Bowie schon als Kind mit Rock’n’Roll in Kontakt. Über Little Richards Song „Tutti Frutti“ sagte er: „Ich habe Gott gehört!“. Doch auch sein Halbbruder Terry, den der schüchterne Junge David immer für seine rebellischen Züge bewunderte, führte ihn an Jazz und US-Beat heran.
A conference was recently held by the Music Library Section - Polish National Branch of IAML.
The Music Library Association will be hosting the first Pan American regional IAML meeting in Orlando, Florida from February 22-26, 2017 in collaboration with CAML, its Canadian counterpart. MLA President Michael Rogan can be credited with the idea to think globally and push MLA to go past its current boundaries. The goals of such a meeting are to share information across borders and broaden librarianship’s horizons.
