NEMLA (May 31, 2024, Smith College)

• Caleb Hall, Music Technology and Digital Media Librarian, Lewis Music Library, MIT: AI Music Tools and Their Impact on the Music Industry

  (Google Slides) (PDF)(PPTX)

• Dr. Christopher White, Associate Professor of Music Theory, UMass Amherst: Why is AI so Bad at Music? (at least so far) (PDF – not yet accessible) (Keynote) (PPTX)

• Elise Gowen, Science Librarian, Smith College: AI in Libraries: Confronting Change and the Future of Creativity (Google Slides) (PPT)

NEMLA (October, 27, 2023, Online via Zoom)

• Joyce McIntosh, Assistant Program Director, Freedom to Read Foundation, American Library Association : “Protecting Access and Increasing Advocacy: Having the Right Tools in a Challenging Time” 
• Dr. James Bradford, Associate Professor of History, Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Berklee College of Music: “Perilous Waters: Navigating Pressures of Censorship, Political Polarization and Intellectual Freedom in the College Classroom“
• Brett Milano, journalist and writer: “I Bet You They Won’t Play This Song on the Radio: The Uncensored History of Music Censorship“

NEMLA (June 2, 2023, Hybrid)

Christina Linklater, Sandi-Jo Malmon, Kerry Masteller – Music in The Music of Black Americans 

NEMLA (May 7, 2021, Online through Zoom)

• Technical Services Committee – Useful links and resources for moving towards inclusive and anti-racist metadata.

NEMLA (October 23, 2020, Online through Zoom)

• Liz Berndt-Morris and Kerry Masteller, Harvard University – We’re Still Here! Teaching Research Remotely
• Nurhak Tuncer, Elizabeth City State University – Immigrant Music Librarians in the United States

NEMLA (April 17, 2020, Online through Zoom)

• Nina Davis-Millis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paul Engle, Brockton Public Library; Ruthann McTyre, Yale University; Holly Mockovak, Boston University – I Have an MLS, Not an MBA! A Panel Discussion on Management for Music Librarians
• Leonard Martin, New England Conservatory of Music – Microgenres: A Cataloger’s Dilemma
• Aaron Bittel and Jennifer Thom Hadley, Wesleyan University – Expand Your Music Library’s Space (and Extend Your Collections) with Events

NEMLA (October 18, 2019, Manchester City Library, Manchester, NH)

• Adaliz Cruz, Simmons University – Music: The Weapon of Choice; Notes
• Debra Mandel, Northeastern University – Northeastern University Library’s Recording Studios Are Rocking It
• Memory Apata, Dartmouth College, and Liz Berndt-Morris, Harvard University – Music Librarianship Education, Toward a Hybrid Course Offering
• Marlene Wong, Smith College – Destination Josten Library: Accessibility, Technology, & First Year Orientation

NEMLA (May 21, 2019, Boston University, Boston, MA)

• Lisa Wollenberg, University of Hartford – Too Many Students and Not Enough Time: Solving Practical Challenges with Augmented Reality Library Tours

NEMLA – NYS/O – SQUACBM (November 8-9, 2018, McGill University, Montreal, Canada)

• Damian Iseminger, New England Conservatory; Daniel Paradis, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec – The Well-Tempered Catalogue: The New RDA Toolkit and Music Resources
• Jonathan Manton, Yale University – Can I Listen to That Online? Building AV Access Systems
• Lisa Philpott, University of Western Ontario – Libraries as Printers: Challenges of Acquiring PDF Music Scores/Parts from Self-Publishing Composers
• Andrea Cawelti, Harvard University – When a Consortium Isn’t Enough: Sheet Music in a 21st Century Reading; Notes
• Joseph Darby, Keene State College – Women in the 18th-Century British Music Marketplace: A View from the Subscription Lists
• Carolyn Doi, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Luyk, University of Alberta – Local Music Collecting in Canadian Cultural Heritage Institutions: A Summary of Recent Research
• Kent Underwood, New York University – Music in the Downtown Collection at New York University
• Brian McMillan, Western University – The Louis Achille Delaquerrière Scrapbook at Western Libraries

NEMLA (March 23, 2018, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA)

• Robert Cunningham, Boston Public Library; Andrea Cawelti, Harvard University – Bound Sheet Music Cataloging Procedures
• Jean Wald, Stetson University – Pianists Speak: The Interviews of Robert Dumm, 1959-2008; Handout 1; Handout 2
• Patricia (Tish) Brennan, Rhode Island College; Andrea Cawelti, Harvard University; Rebecca McCallum, Wesleyan University; Alec McLane, Wesleyan University; Michael Rogan, Tufts University – Migrating to a New ILS and Discovery Layer: Perspectives from the Trenches

NEMLA (October 20, 2017, Yale University, New Haven, CT)

• Bridget Carr and Sarah Funke Donovan, Boston Symphony Orchestra – Navigating the Rapids of Streaming Audio: Rights and Permissions for Presenting Audio Materials Online
• John Marks, Esperanto Audio/The Tannhäuser Gate – Designing and Equipping Workspaces for the Digital Archiving of Legacy Audio Media
  • Pinchik Rozo Deshabos Side A:
    

Pinchik Rozo Deshabos Side B:

Oistrakh Mozart RIAA EQ Not Correct:

Oistrakh Mozart ffrr EQ Correct:

NEMLA (June 3, 2016, Lamont Library, Harvard University)

• Catherine Hammer – The Minuetta Kessler Collection
• Lingwei Qiu – Centenial on the keyboard
• Alan Karass – Singing Hasta Siempre Comandante in Tunisia lyrics, Singing Hasta Siempre Comandante in Tunisia slides, Singing Hasta Siempre Comandante in Tunisia paper
• Maria Jane Loizou and Tal Zilber – Lullabies and Dances

NEMLA (October 16, 2015, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA)

• Anne Adams, Harvard University and Hannah Spence, New England Conservatory – LCMPT and LCGFT: Or, Look Ma, no strings

NEMLA (March 20, 2015, Smith Library, Northampton, MA)

• Cate Gallivan, Peter Munstedt, and Tricia Patterson, MIT Libraries – The Day the Music Didn’t Die: Saving MIT’s Analog Music Sound Recordings
• Alice Abraham and Virginia Eskin – Composer: Eugenie Göring (1860-1947), Eugenie Göring: A German Composer in Vermont during World War II

NEMLA (October 17, 2014, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA)

• Bridget Carr and Sarah Funke Donovan – From Paper to Pixels: Getting the BSO’s Performance History and Program Book Collection Online

NEMLA (October 5, 2012, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME)

• Dana Tonkonow, Central Connecticut State University – RDA at CCSU
• Ray Schmidt, Wellesley College – RDA and Music
• Sharon Saunders, Bates College, and Karen Jung, Bowdoin College – In the Interest of Cooperation: The Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Journey in Collection Development and Catalog Sharing

NEMLA (March 9, 2012, Simmons College)

• Ronald Broude. Broude Brothers Ltd. – The Critical Edition in the Digital Age (podcast)
• Remi Castonguay – My Library Has a Facebook Page and a Twitter Account, Now What? (podcast)
• Martin Schreiner – Building a Tower of Babel or Charting an Interdisciplinary Map? (podcast)
• Panel Discussion: Ned Quist, Brown University (moderator); Michele Cloonan, Simmons College; Ann Wolpert, MIT; Paula Matthews, Boston Athenaeum, and Greg Pronevitz, Massachusetts Library System – Education, Competencies, and Skills for Librarianship in the 21st Century (podcast)

NEMLA (October 14, 2011, Battell House, Norfolk CT)

• Jonathan Manton – The Britten Thematic Catalogue

NEMLA (March, 2011, Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music)

• Rachel Fox Von Swearingen and Jennifer Hunt – Good- Bye Athena, Hello Koha!
• Jennifer Hunt – A Brief History of The Boston Conservatory Library and Its Various Projects
• Peter Munstedt – Gaining a Competitive Edge through Library Promotion and Fundraising
  • Promotion and Fundraising Handout

NEMLA (October 15, 2010, University of Connecticut)

• Anna Kijas – Variations 6.0 Pilot
• Remi Castonguay – Personal Librarian Program @ Yale

NEMLA (May 6, 2010, Yale University)

• Kendall Crilly and Diane Napert, Yale University –  Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University
• Beth Iseminger –  The MLA-BCC Genre/Form Task Force: Outline, Handout

NEMLA (October 16, 2009, Harvard University)

• Jennifer Olson and Sam Cook, Allen Memorial Library, The Hartt School, University of Hartford – Hartt Composers Database

NEMLA (March 27, 2009, Phillips Exeter Academy)

• Margaret D. Ericson and Janette Blackburn. “In Search of the Information Commons Model in Arts Libraries: A Library Travelogue and Discussion.” Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margaret_ericson/1
• Margaret D. Ericson. “In Search of the Information Commons Model in Arts Libraries: Bibliography.” Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margaret_ericson/2 PDF

MLA (February 20, 2009, Chicago)

• Pamela Bristah and Darwin Scott. The Boston Library Consortium’s Music Digitization Project for the Open Content Alliance

NEMLA (March 17, 2008, Tufts University)

• Joy Pile and Alec McLane –  Wikipedia Redux – Comparison of Wikipedia to Subscription Resources, or where should you tell students to look

MLA/SAM (March, 2007, Pittsburgh)

• March 1: Darwin Scott – Music in General Databases–Overview and Searching Tips for Finding Important Musical Content in Non-Music Electronic Resources
• March 3: Erin Mayhood and Darwin Scott – Music Librarians on the Road: Demonstrating Basic Music Skills to Public
  Librarians

NELA (October 17, 2005) and Rhode Island Library Association (June 1, 2006)

• Erin Mayhood – Get Your Library Movin’ to the World Music Beat!
• Darwin Scott – What World Music Is—and How to Locate It in Library Catalogs and Other Electronic Resources

NEMLA Spring Meeting (April 29, 2005, NELINET)

• Darwin Scott – Widely Accessed Non-Music Databases with Important Music Content—Overview and Searching Tips

MLA (February 17, 2005, Vancouver)

• Darwin Scott – A Review of the Naxos Music Library—How Library Friendly Is It? Content, Presentation, Searching—and Various Odds and Ends
• Alec McLane – Naxos Music Library: Access and streaming issues

NELA (September 24, 2004) and Connecticut Library Association (April 20, 2005)

• Erin Mayhood- Name That Tune: Music Services and the Public Library
  • NELA Websites
  • Online Lyric and Libretti Sites
  • Online Sheet Music Resources
  • Song indexes
• Darwin Scott – A Few Basic Survival Skills for Finding Music Web Sites, Acquiring CDs and Scores, and Coping with the Complexities of Music Materials