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June 21, 2005
Farewell MCDs!
Watch the LCRIs for future AACR2 rule interpretations regarding music!
The Cataloging Policy and Support Office of the Library of Congress has announced that the Music Cataloging Decisions (MCDs) have been absorbed into the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI) beginning with LCRI 2005 Update no. 1. That update incorporates the MCDs retrospectively, including minor modifications and deletion of obsolete decisions.
The June issue of the Music Cataloging Bulletin includes a complete list of MCDs now incorporated in the LCRIs.
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New Subject Headings of Interest
From the June Music Cataloging Bulletin:
Watch for these new Subject Headings (selective list):
Accordion music (Swing)
Banjo ukulele
Dobro music (Gospel)
Electric guitar music (Blues) [also (Jazz) and (Rock)]
Harp and mandolin music
Mountains in opera
Silence in music
As usual, the issue also includes a list of changes to personal and corporate names and uniform title headings.
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MARBI proposal 2005-08
Proposal 2005-08 deals with changes to accommodate IAML coded data in bibliographic fields 008/18-19, 047, and 048. These fields describe form, genre, and medium of performance in coded form.
The proposal would provide an alternative expanded list of codes than the list currently in use, which has not been revised since the early 1990s. For example, reggae is currently coded as "rc" (rock music) and in the proposed list would have its own code. The same would be true for world and folk musics, also currently underserved. The medium of performance code list would also offer more specific information, especially useful for percussion, world or early musics.
The complete text of Proposal 2005-08 can be found at the MARC webpage, and is currently open for discussion. It will be discussed at the upcoming OLAC meeting at the ALA annual conference in Chicago.
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June 13, 2005
Database of Recorded American Music Trial
From the Monday Memo:
New E-Resources
Now available via LUMINA and MNCAT:
* Trials
Current trials include:
- DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music, a streaming resource)
DRAM is an online subscription service, offering on-demand streaming access of complete musical works. There are currently over 1200 CDs (7,500 compositions) drawn mainly from the varied catalogs of New World Records. (Other labels represented include CRI, Albany, innova, and Cedille, and others). DRAM is a partnership between New York University and New World Records.
The trial runs through 31 July 2005. Information on how to access DRAM and a feedback link are posted on the Trials page.
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June 9, 2005
New Subject Headings
Some highlights from the May Music Cataloging Bulletin:
New subject headings of interest:
Bluegrass festivals
Dell DJ (Digital music player)
Jazz-rock (Music)
Waterphone (Musical instrument)
Zither ensembles
There is also a link to a report of the outcomes of the meeting of the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (Chicago, 24-28 April 2005).
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June 8, 2005
Beethoven Week on BBC3
Like Beethoven? Then tune into BBC Radio 3's "Beethoven Experience"--every note Beethoven wrote will be broadcast in a week long extravaganza.
The event's webpage offers links to background information on Beethoven and his works, a quiz, a collection of "Beethoven Funnies," interviews, music downloads and more.
Happy listening (and reading)!
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June 2, 2005
Music News from the U of MN Brief
A NEW COLLABORATION OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, announced May 18, will include a shared director of orchestral conducting studies, a doctoral track in orchestral studies, and a weeklong contemporary composers festival. Click here for more information.
And,
SHOWBOAT TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: The U of M Showboat Players will present Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest on the Minnesota Centennial Showboat. June 17-Aug. 27, Harriet Island, St. Paul. Click here for more information or here for tickets, or phone 651-227-1100.
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Music Scores Recon Progresses!
Almost 4,000 scores have been cataloged for the Music Scores Recon Project!!
Click here for a chart showing our monthly progress.
Kudos to Kristi and the rest of the crew (Mary, Marie, Susan, Heath, Scott, Joe) for their efforts!
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