Music Library Association

Program Committee



Purpose:
To receive nominations annually from the chapters for presentations to be considered for the Best of Chapters Session at the annual meeting, to review and make decisions about which presentations should be given at the annual meeting for that session, and to review policies and procedures for said nominations on a regular basis for necessary revision.

Chair:
Tammy Ravas (appointed 2006)

Members:
Deborah Pierce (2007)

Purpose:
To recommend to the Board annually one or more recipients of the Carol J. Bradley Award for Historical Research in Music Librarianship.

Chair:
 Roberta Chodacki Ford (appointed 2007)

Members:
Kathy Blough (2006-8)
Therese Zoski Dickman (2007-9)
Carol June Bradley (honorary)

Purpose:
To recommend to the Board annually one or more recipients of the Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music.

Chair:
Beth Christensen (appointed 2008)

Members:
Cheryl Taranto (2007-9)
Dena Epstein (honorary)
D.J. Hoek (2008-10)

Purpose:
To recommend to the Board annually a member of the Music Library Association who has not previously attended a national meeting and who is in the first three years of her or his professional career, a recent library school graduate, or a library school student, who is seeking financial support to attend her or his first national meeting.

Chair:
Manuel Erviti (appointed 2008)

Members:
Ray Heigemeir (2007-9)
Michael Colby (2008-10)

Purpose:
To recommend to the Board annually a member of MLA who is in the first five years of his or her professional career, and who is seeking financial support for research in progress in music or music librarianship.

Chair:
Philip Ponella (appointed 2008)

Members:
Laura Dankner (2007-9)

Purpose:
To recommend to the Board publications that the Committee regards as qualified to receive the following prizes awarded annually by MLA:

1)The Vincent H. Duckles Award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music;
2) The Richard S. Hill Award for the best article on music librarianship or article of a music-bibliographic nature;
3) The Eva Judd O'Meara Award for the best review in Notes.

Chair:
Linda Fairtile (appointed 2008)

Members:
Charles Reynolds (2007-8)
Andrew Justice (2008-10)

Publications are considered during the year following their imprint date and awards are announced at the annual meeting in the year following, that is, prizes for publications issued in 1981 are announced in 1983, etc.