UC/Stanford Music Librarians

Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

March 19, 1999

MINTUES

Present: Michael Colby (UCD), David Seubert (UCSB), Nancy Lorimer (Stanford), Mimi Tashiro (Stanford), Garrett Bowles (UCSD), Gordon Theil (UCLA), John Tanno (UCR), John Roberts (UCB), Stephen Davison (Scribe, UCLA)

News

1. RILM/web. There is a two-week opportunity for comments.

2. California Digital Library. (John Tanno)

· The recent forums (North and South) were good opportunities for updates and input.

· Elsevier: difficult to come to agreement; negotiations are continuing.

· Musical American Directory: we should propose for CDL.

· New Grove: we should look into, talk to them, put on list. JT will investigate and keep us informed.

· Chadwyk Healey: CD-ROMs to SRLF/NRLF. Why shouldn’t music be included in broad agreement on C/H titles.

Projects

1. 20^th century composers. Discussion:

· Should we list composers and collecting levels on the web?

· Should we revise the list or start over?

· We should send additions to Garrett; acknowledge commitments before the next meeting so Garrett can update database. Garrett will provide date we should start from.

2. Coordination of purchases.

· C19th century music periodicals. Project seems to be dead in the water. Group will be publishing indexing of those not otherwise available on CD-ROM. Texts will be published on microfilm. Is this a project for the CDL? Would need to have relationship with group.

3. Microfilm.

· Primary Source Media mss on microfilm. Problems with European Music MSS (darkness). JR wants corrective action, at least for future volumes. UCB has also bought set Early Printed Music, Christ Church, Oxford.

Other news

1. Davis. Fund raising for new performance center of 2500 seats.

2. San Diego. Digital reserves now online. Seismic upgrade of the library. Fine Arts building with new Music Library of 2000 sq. ft.

3. Santa Barbara. Performing Arts collection is off the ground. A full-time paraprofessional is to be appointed. Peter Fricker papers have been processed. Barnard Herrmann collection will be completed by the end of the summer.