Tag Archives: IAML

A (virtual) Düsseldorf meeting

In a parallel universe the IAML Board travelled to Düsseldorf for its mid-term Board meeting last week. On the agenda were deep conversations about strategic planning and a visit to the new public library building. In the real world we … Continue reading

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IAML Board@Cambridge

  The IAML Board spent their leap year day in Cambridge for the mid-year Board meeting. Where better to shelter from blustery winds and torrential rains than at the Pendlebury Library?

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Hunting for dragons, cam(e)ls, and musical lions in Krakow

I’ve just returned from a delightful fortnight in Krakow, part business, part holiday. The business part, thanks to Cambridge University Library, and the Music Libraries Trust, was spent at IAML (pronounced Yam-Ull)’s annual congress. Having been involved with IAML (UK … Continue reading

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IAML Leipzig 2018: it’s all in the mix

“Die Mischung machts; It’s all in the mix” was an eminently suitable catch phrase for the IAML Leipzig 2018 Congress. IAML congresses always offer a very full and varied programme but the Leipzig week had so much on offer that … Continue reading

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Riga, Liigo!

IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries, Associations and Documentation Centres, has a great tradition of organising annual congresses all over the world, providing music information professionals with the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the field, liaise … Continue reading

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Finding the right notes

It’s getting to that time of year again when we start to plan the user education sessions for the new intake of music undergraduates. As always, the trick is not to re-invent the wheel, but to look at what others … Continue reading

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Music Research in the Digital Age: IAML/IMS conference

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to be able to attend the joint international conference of IAML/IMS (International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres/International Musicological Society) which was held at the Juilliard School at the Lincoln Center, … Continue reading

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When in Belgium…

Having recently returned from the IAML conference in Antwerp, my mind is still reeling with new ideas and good intentions to actually do something with them. The conference was, for me at least, a great success. The programme had a … Continue reading

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