International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML), also known as Association Internationale des Bibliothèques, Archives et Centres de Documentation Musicaux (AIBM) and Internationale Vereinigung der Musikbibliotheken, Musikarchive und Musikdokumentationszentren (IVMB), is an organisation of
History
IAML was founded after
The Accademia Nazionale
The goals of the Florence conference included updating the status and locations of the musical sources described in Robert Eitner's Biographisch-Bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten der christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts (Leipzig, 1900–1904), establishing a central office in each country responsible for microfilming musical sources from before 1800, and addressing issues related to music cataloging.[5] The first goal was realized in 1952 with the founding of the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales.
In 1951, IAML had 120 participants from 23 countries, by 1952, their membership had grown to 230.[7] Membership grew to about 1,100 members in 39 countries in 1969[8] and 1,850 members in 40 countries in 1991,[1] with national branches in 26 countries as of 2017.
IAML has professional sections, subject sections, study group, and project groups that focus on particular aspects of music librarianship and documentation. Two professional organizations,
Structure
The IAML board of directors is made up of the
IAML is affiliated with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the International Music Council, and the International Musicological Society (IMS).[9]
Activities
IAML holds annual conferences and has implemented four main programmes, together known as the "R projects" of musicology: Répertoire international des sources musicales (RISM), Répertoire international de littérature musicale (RILM), Répertoire international d'iconographie musicale (RIdIM) and Répertoire international de la presse musicale (RIPM). IAML publishes a journal, ''Fontes Artis Musicae'', with articles on music librarianship and bibliography as well as reports on IAML conferences and on the progress of the "R projects".[1]
Annual conferences
IAML holds annual meetings in different locations around the world. Occasionally, meetings are held jointly with other professional organizations. After the founding meetings held from 1949 to 1951, annual meetings commenced in 1954.[5]
Répertoire international des sources musicales
RISM was founded in 1953 and deals with the bibliography of sources in music and music literature from Greek antiquity up to 1800.
Répertoire international de littérature musicale
RILM, founded in 1966, covers music literature through two online databases: RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, which extends from 1967 to the present, and RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM Retro), which covers literature from before 1967.
Répertoire international d'iconographie musicale
RIdIM, founded in 1971, deals with visual materials relating to music.
Répertoire international de la presse musicale
References
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- ^ ISBN 0-333-60800-3
- ISBN 9780754605720.
- ^ a b c Geering, Mireille (1991). "Geschichte und Gegenwart der AIBM". Forum Musikbibliothek. 3: 197–212.
- ^ Pleßke, Hans-Martin (1972). "Geschichte und Funktion der Internationalen Vereinigung der Musikbibliotheken (IVMB)". Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen. 86 (6): 352–359.
- ^ "Chronology, 1949-2016". IAML. February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- JSTOR 896620.
- ^ ISBN 9783110226379.