The Irving S. Gilmore Music Library has a virtual bicentennial Liszt exhibit that includes letters, portraits and scores, at http://www.library.yale.edu/musiclib/exhibits/liszt/index.html
ARL/Music Library Association Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Call for Applications
For more information, contact:
Mark A. Puente
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
mpuente@arl.org
Washington DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is now accepting applications for the ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (ARL/MLA DII). This scholarship program, funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ARL member libraries, offers minority candidates an opportunity to pursue the master’s in library and information science degree while gaining valuable, “hands-on” experience in a large academic music library environment. The goal is to increase the number of underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities within academic music librarianship by providing support for the graduate education and the practical experience critical for successful entrance into the profession. The partner libraries for the program are the University at Buffalo, SUNY; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of North Texas; and University of Pittsburgh.
Program Structure
The ARL/MLA DII Scholarship offers a generous compensation package for each program participant consisting of:
- Tuition stipend in support of MLIS education
- Paid internship in a partner music/performing arts library for a period not to exceed one calendar year
- Financial assistance for relocation to the area of the MLIS program into which the participant has been accepted
- Paid student membership in MLA and the American Library Association (ALA) for one year
- Support for travel to and attendance at an MLA Annual Meeting. MLA will develop and host a career development workshop that will address strategies for job searching, skills development, résumé writing, interviewing skills, and other topics related to job placement.
In addition to financial support, the ARL/MLA DII Scholarship will provide each program participant with:
- Mentoring by a library/information professional employed in the partner library. Mentors will participate in formal training provided by ARL consultants.
- The opportunity to network with first-time MLA attendees and MLA officers and luminaries at special programs at the annual meeting
- Career placement assistance for program participants provided by the MLA placement officer, programmatic events at the MLA annual meeting, and other career resource services available through the respective MLA and ARL Career Resources Websites
For more information about the program and for a link to the application form, please visit http://www.arl.org/diversity/arl-mla-dii/.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/.
The Music Library Association (MLA) is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades. Complementing the Association’s national and international activities are eleven regional chapters that carry out its programs on the local level. As of July 1, 2011, MLA is also the United States branch of IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres. MLA is on the web at http://musiclibraryassoc.org/.
Shepherd School to participate in Kennedy Center Conservatory Project
The following students will represent the Shepherd School in Washington, DC at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of The Conservatory Project on Sunday, February 26, 2012. This is Rice’s ninth year to participate in this prestigious series.
Hui Shan Chin, piano
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Carolyn Sproule, mezzo soprano
Wind Quintet
Gina Choi, flute
Geoffrey Sanford, oboe
Lin Ma, clarinet
Michael Matushek, bassoon
Nicholas Hartman, horn
Posted in Shepherd School of Music
Rice Gallery featured upcoming event
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 6:30 pm
RICE GALLERY AND CONTEMPORARY@MFAH
PRESENT A TALK BY JOEL SHAPIRO
Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, Texas 77005
Internationally renowned sculptor Joel Shapiro will speak about his upcoming Rice Gallery installation, opening 2 February 2012, and his ongoing project to liberate forms from gravity. View more upcoming events.
Posted in Art, Rice Gallery
Teaching with ArtStor: The Day of the Dead
Katsukawa Shunsho | The actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton, spirit of the renegade monk Seigen... | Edo period, 1783 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago
ArtStor Communications Manager Giovanni Garcia-French writes about the Day of the Dead, Halloween, and “the scary side of ArtStor”:
Wikipedia–The Musical!
“On October 22, “Wikipedia! The Musical!” was staged at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Despite its whimsical name, it was not really a musical but an editathon — a chance to edit Wikipedia with a group of people in an inspiring location. Though its focus was improving articles on musical theatre, anyone interested in the performing arts was welcome…”
—Bob Kosovsky,Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division
For the rest of Bob Kosovsky’s review of the editathon, see
http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/10/25/wikipedia-musical-review
New Library Guide: Livres d’artistes
“A livre d’artiste is a limited edition, handmade book combining original prints with the artist often supervising the production of the book and collaborating with the author of the text…”
Learn more about the livres d’artistes and Fondren’s collection from art librarian Jet Prendeville’s new library research guide. To read more about these works of art and view selections from them, see the Fall 2009 issue of Flyleaf, published by the Friends of Fondren Library.
The Fondren librarians have compiled over 100 research guides on a multitude of subjects.
