Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres

Canadian Association of Music Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques Musicaux
Abbreviation CAML/ACBM
Formation 1971
Type Library Association
Purpose support musical activities in Canada, including libraries, archives, conservatories, and universities
Region served
Canada
Official language
English
French
Website www.caml-acbm.org

The Canadian Association of Music Libraries or Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques Musicaux (CAML/ACBM) is a national association which represents music librarians across Canada. Members work in organizations that support musical activities in Canada, including libraries, archives, conservatories, and universities. The organization aims to support all aspects of music librarianship in Canada, including research and scholarship, and to cooperate with other national and international organizations concerned with music.[1][2]

CAML is the Canadian branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).[1][3]

The association archives are held at Library and Archives Canada.[4]

History

The association was preceded by the Canadian Music Library Association (CMLA), which was a section of the Canadian Library Association founded in 1956. In 1971 the association was reconstituted as the Canadian Association of Music Libraries and in 1992 the name was changed to the Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres.[5]

Helmut Kallmann was made an honorary member in 1987.[6]

Activities

Annual Meetings

The association meets annually, often with the Canadian University Music Society and the Congress Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences.The first IAML meeting to be held in Canada took place in Montreal in 1975.[1]

Journal

CAML began publishing a journal in 1972 entitled Newsletter/Nouvelles. The title was changed to CAML Review/Revue de l'ACBM in 2001.[1] The journal includes articles, reviews and reports about music in Canada, music librarianship and music-related topics. The print version of the CAML Review was discontinued in 2011, although the journal is still published three times a year online.[7] An index to volumes 1 - 38 of the CAML Newsletter and CAML Review was compiled by Kathleen McMorrow.[8]

Awards

In 1998, CAML established the Helmut Kallmann Award for excellence in music librarianship and archives work in Canada. The award is named after Dr Helmut Kallmann, chief of the music division at the National Library of Canada from 1970 until 1981.[9] The award is open to those who have made a substantial contribution to the preservation, development and/or research of Canadian music collections. Past recipients include: Jane Ann Pearce Baldwin (2000), Maria Calderisi (2002), and Dr Elaine Keillor (2004).[10]

Committees

CAML has several standing committees including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hall, Alison. "Canadian Association of Music Libraries/Association canadienne des bibliothèques musicales". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  2. ↑ "About | caml-acbm". www.caml-acbm.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Canada". IAML. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  4. ↑ "ARCHIVED - Music Division Archival Guide -- CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRES (1971- )". Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ↑ Kallmann, Helmut (2013). Beckwith, John, ed. Mapping Canada’s Music: Selected Writings of Helmut Kallmann. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 64.
  6. ↑ Calderisi Bryce, Maria (1989). "Branch Report: Canadian Association of Music Libraries". Fontes Artis Musicae. 36 (2): 148–151. JSTOR 23507250.
  7. ↑ "CAML Review (Print)". Ulrichs Web. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ McMorrow, Kathleen. "Index to the CAML Newsletter / Nouvelles de l'ACBM, Volumes 1-28 CAML Review / Revue de l'ACBM, Volumes 29-38" (PDF). CAML Review. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ McMillan, Barclay. "Helmut Kallmann". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Helmut Kallmann Prize in Music Librarianship / Le prix Helmut Kallmann pour la bibliothéconomie musicale". CAML Review / Revue de l'ACBM. 28 (3). 2000-12-01. ISSN 1708-6701.
  11. ↑ "Cataloguing Committee | caml-acbm". www.caml-acbm.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  12. ↑ "Advocacy | caml-acbm". www.caml-acbm.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  13. ↑ "RILM | CAML | caml-acbm". www.caml-acbm.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

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