Bibliographic Editor

James Adrian Music, Index to Printed Music Project

Under a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Music Library Association is expanding the database of the Index to Printed Music (IPM).  This project indexes music published in monumental editions, including Denkmäler and composer collected editions, national editions, genre editions, etc., prepared according to principles generally accepted by scholars.  Included are all the editions listed in Collected Editions, Historical Series & Sets & Monuments of Music: A Bibliography (Fallen Leaf Press, 1997) and their continuations. Content focuses on western fine art music, but also includes popular and some non-western repertories.

Under the supervision of the President, this position searches online library catalogs and national bibliographic databases for individual volumes of score sets and series.  This position downloads the relevant bibliographic records and edits them to IPM standards and tagging.

A strong knowledge of music history is required, as well as knowledge of scholarly score publishing.  Ability to identify lacunae in series in a variety of European languages required.  While IPM bibliographic records are related to library cataloging, no technical knowledge of AACR2 or MARC formatting is required.  Experience indicates that a minimum of 10 hours/week is necessary to justify the initial investment in training and continuity. Requires computer access to the internet and the ability to email files.  Recently retired music librarians are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Pay is $1.00 per bibliographic record.

For more information on this position, contact George R. Hill, President, James Adrian Music, at the MLA Convention in Newport.