IAML Friday News (November 21, 2014)

IAML News

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Articles of Interest

Five things you should know about Grove
Jessica Barbour, OUP Blog
and
A History of Grove Music
Deane Root, Editor-in-Chief

Highland Park library adds ukuleles
Gregory Trotter, Chicago Tribune
“Beginning this month, library cardholders can check out the petite string instruments that commonly evoke Hawaiian beach bonfires and crashing waves. Patrons 8 and older can borrow the instrument and accompanying training materials for a couple of weeks, no lei or experience necessary.”
Kulturelles Erbe im Internet sichtbar machen
- Museumsobjekte und Urheberrecht -
Ein Positionspapier des Vorstandes des Deutschen Museumsbundes und der Fachgruppe Dokumentation
Wiki of Music
“Stelle Dir ein Wiki vor, in dem Noten, Kompositionen und alle Informationen über Künstler für jeden frei zugänglich sind.”
Hintergrundinformationen
Gunter Dueck proposes a wiki that brings together information about digitized music, composers, and artists.

Sound Preservation Corner

Plans for new Rwandan archive to preserve AV history
AllAfrica.com
"Plans to establish a national archive centre in Kigali, to preserve the country's important audiovisual history are in advanced stages, the Minister for Sports and Culture, Joseph Habineza has revealed."
Preservation challenges for Latin America sound archives
Dra. Perla Olivia Rodríguez Reséndiz writes on Europeana Sounds
“Ten years ago it was estimated that there were over one hundred million sound recordings around the world. Recent research established that every decade 30% of the sound heritage will miss in Europe and 50% in Latin America. This article analyses the situation and challenges of preservation to ensure the conservation and access to sound archives’ contents in Latin America.”
Understanding IRENE
Northeast Document Conservation Center
IRENE (Image, Reconstruct, Erase Noise, Etc.) is a method of getting sound off of otherwise unplayalbe audio carriers.
ARSC Preservation Grants Program 2015
The ARSC Program for the Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings was founded by Al Schlachtmeyer and the ARSC Board of Directors to encourage and support the preservation of historically significant sound recordings of Western Art Music by individuals and organizations. Non-U.S. applicants are encouraged to apply

Electronic resources

The Bizet Catalogue of Works is now online

Friday Fun

Sleevefacing

Music libraries do it--so should you!

From the University of North Carolina music library:

Photo: SLEEVEFACE FRIDAY #6</p>
<p>Bill Evans might be at the circulation desk to check out some music but we're busy checking out that fly suit he's wearing.

Photo: SLEEVEFACE FRIDAY # 10</p>
<p>UNC Music Library: where "The Ring of Fire" meets The Ring Cycle.
"UNC Music Library: where "The Ring of Fire" meets The Ring Cycle."