IAML Friday News (December 12, 2014)

Remember the survey about the Antwerp conference? A new document is available that summarizes the comments (in addition to the raw data): click here

International Council on Archives: New newsletter available
EBLIDA News, Issue 12 (December, 2014), now also available here for downloading
Webinar recording available: "Information as a Human Right" from the IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group

IAML (UK & Irl): IAML Library handlist now available
“The library is a rich source of information not only on every conceivable aspect of the history and practice of music librarianship internationally, but also on related topics and provides a valuable research resource for members.”
MLA Notes Volume 71, Number 2, December 2014 now available

ARSC preservation grants for sound recording collections: Deadline Dec 15. Non-US encouraged to apply!
Crowdfunding: Bitte um Unterstützung der “Jüdischen Miniatur” über Leo Blech
“Anfang 2013 ist auf dem Berliner Friedhof Heerstraße der Grabstein des Dirigenten und langjährigen Generalmusikdirektors der Berliner Staatsoper Leo Blech und seiner Frau Martha abgesägt worden, weil man sein 1958 verliehenes Ehrengrab neu belegte...Daher entschlossen wir uns, mit einer Publikation Leo Blech ein neues Denkmal zu setzen.”
Spendenmöglichkeiten auf info-netz-musik.de Facebook-Seite
Early-career librarians: E.T. Bryant Memorial Prize 2014 for publications from IAML UK & Irl
Announcing MUSICat
Through MUSICat, libraries license content directly from musicians and share it with cardholders.
See also article on xconomy.com
Survey: What Do Musicologists Do All Day?
“We are investigating the use of technology in the work of music researchers in the widest sense.”

23 Librarians: James Beaton describes work at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow.
The December issue of CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries has been posted and is viewable at http://cdhotlist.com.
Jay Z wins court battle over use of the word 'oh' in Run This Town
Sean Michaels, The Guardian
Judge Lewis Kaplan: “The word in question - oh - is quite common”
Pamina’s Opera House: An LIS student is inspired by an article in Fontes
Preserving Carnegie Hall’s Born-Digital Assets: An NDSR Project Update
By Shira Peltzman, The Signal: Digital Preservation
“Carnegie Hall produces a staggering quantity of born-digital content every year: live concert webcasts; videos of professional development and educator workshops; artist interviews; promotional videos for festivals and performances taking place at the Hall; workshops and masterclasses; and all print media produced for the Hall, including infographics, programs, and annual reports, to cite just a few examples.”
Schott verkauft Archiv nach Berlin und München
Die Welt
“Einer der ältesten Musikverlage weltweit veräußert sein Archiv. Der Mainzer Schott-Verlag hat darin viele Dokumente bedeutender Künstler gesammelt. Nun gehen sie an wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen.”