This is a London event organised by one of the groups of the professional organisation that I belong to, CILIP. I’m taking the liberty of sharing details in case you know any librarians interested in attending.
Rare Music Cataloguing Training
“CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group (RBSCG) is pleased to be able to offer training on the cataloguing of rare music.
- Date: Monday, 4 June 2018
- Time: 10am – 4.30pm
- Venue: The British Library
- Cost: £50 (+ VAT) for CILIP members / £60 (+ VAT) for non-members
When is a sinfonia not a symphony? What is a trio sonata? When was this piece of music published?
This rare materials training day will introduce participants to issues specific to music publications, in the context of RDA (Resource Description & Access) and DCRM(M) – Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Music). You will be shown how to recognise and describe:
- different score formats
- types of notation
- medium of performance
- musical genres and forms
There will also be guidance on:
- production methods, publishers’ plate numbers, and ways of dating music publications
- the MARC music format and the use of MARC tags for describing music
- when and how to create music preferred titles
The training is intended for those new to music or early music cataloguing but with some experience of AACR2 and/or RDA. The trainers will be the British Library’s Caroline Shaw (Music Cataloguing Team Manager) and Iris O’Brien (Early Printed Collections Cataloguing Team Manager).
Tea and coffee will be provided but attendees will need to make their own arrangements for lunch.”
To book, here is a web link for this cataloguing event: https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201312&id=690479
Karen McAulay, Musicologist 