Online through Zoom
Friday, April 17, 2020
Due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), we have transitioned the NEMLA spring 2020 meeting to an online format via Zoom.
Registration
Program
Post-Conference Event: Wikidata Edit-A-Thon
Thursday Night Dinner
Registration
Registration is open for the NEMLA Spring 2020 meeting. Since the meeting will be entirely online, registration is free for all attendees. If you previously paid to register for the in-person meeting, NEMLA will provide a full refund.
Please fill out this form to register: https://forms.gle/p6xDSKsZvFx91WMw9
Program
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4).
9:30am – 9:45am: Open meeting [Confirmed]
Since in-person networking isn’t an option, grab your own coffee and bagel, then join the Zoom meeting early to chat with your colleagues online!
9:45am – 9:55am: Welcome and Opening Remarks [Confirmed]
- Sarah Funke Donovan (NEMLA Chair), Associate Archivist for Digital Assets, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Tony Fogg, William I. Bernell Artistic Administrator and Director of Tanglewood, Boston Symphony Orchestra [TBD]
10:00am – 11:00am: I Have an MLS, Not an MBA! A Panel Discussion on Management for Music Librarians [Confirmed]
- Nina Davis-Millis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Paul Engle, Brockton Public Library
- Ruthann McTyre, Yale University
- Holly Mockovak, Boston University
Professional librarian job duties often include supervisory responsibilities over professional and paraprofessional staff, student workers, or interns. At the same time, skills for employee management are addressed minimally, if at all, in library school curricula, leaving many librarians feeling ill-prepared to effectively handle the many issues they must tackle. In this session, panelists from diverse managerial backgrounds will share their experience, provide tips and resources for others to improve their skills, and answer all your burning questions! An anonymous submission form for questions will be provided.
11:00am – 12:00pm: NEMLA Business Meeting [Confirmed]
12:00pm – 1:30pm: Lunch break [Confirmed]
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Lightning Presentations [Confirmed]
Microgenres: A Cataloger’s Dilemma
- Leonard Martin, New England Conservatory of Music
This presentation will give a brief overview of microgenres as a cultural phenomenon, and challenges that catalogers and their institutions encounter with acquiring, cataloging, and circulating microgenre sound recordings. Three case-studies will be presented: Chopped and Screwed (Music), Vaporwave, and Ambient music (Electronica). Each case study will provide historical background on respective microgenre; their cultural significance; and issues/lessons-learned from acquiring, cataloging, and circulating each resource.
Expand Your Music Library’s Space (and Extend Your Collections) with Events
- Aaron Bittel, Wesleyan University
- Jennifer Thom Hadley, Wesleyan University
Hosting public events in library spaces is a common outreach strategy. It’s also one way in which music libraries can break out of what we may feel are narrowly defined roles. In this lightning talk, we will discuss two recent public event series organized by Wesleyan’s music library, focusing on how these events were designed to strengthen relationships with our user base, promote music collections and services beyond that base, highlight faculty accomplishments, and change the way that everyone from undergraduate students to library administration thinks about library spaces. We will also suggest some practical considerations for putting on successful events with a relatively small team and modest budget.
2:05pm – 3:20pm: Open discussion on COVID-19 work. [Confirmed]
We will use this time for an open discussion on how we are adjusting to serve our patrons while our physical locations are completely or partially closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please bring your ideas to share!
3:25pm – 3:40pm: BSO and Archives Presentation [Confirmed]
- Bridget Carr, Director of Archives and Digital Collections, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Although no longer able to provide a tour of the facilities, Bridget Carr, Director of Archives and Digital Collections, will provide attendees with a virtual tour of the BSO’s digital archival collections.
3:45pm – 4:00pm: Concert [Confirmed]
- Joel Moerschel, Cellist (retired), Boston Symphony Orchestra
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Closing Reception [Confirmed]
BYOB! Stick around to join the post-meeting conversation.
Post Conference Event: Boston Rock City Wikidata Edit-A-Thon [Cancelled]
Harvard Library, the Boston Public Library and the New England chapter of the Music Library Association deeply regret that, in an effort to observe social distancing as recommended by Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin Walsh, we are cancelling the event Boston Rock City, planned for April 18th at the main branch of the Boston Public Library.
Please watch the Harvard Music Library’s social media channels or our website for updates on a rescheduled event.
Thursday Night Dinner
Due to Governor Baker’s executive order prohibiting on-site consumption of food and beverages in bars and restaurants, the Thursday night pre-meeting dinner has been canceled.