Music Library Association

Instructors

Music Cataloging

Jay Weitz is a Senior Consulting Database Specialist in the WorldCat Quality Management Division of OCLC, with responsibility for OCLC's Enhance program, OCLC-MARC Bibliographic and Authority Updates, and quality control for the Visual Materials, Score, Sound Recording, and Computer File formats. Jay has authored numerous books and articles pertaining to music cataloging. Since 1992, he has presented dozens of cataloging workshops throughout the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. He was the recipient of the MOUG Distinguished Service Award in 2004 and OLAC's Nancy B. Olson Award in 2005.

William Mac Nelson (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Jean Harden (University of North Texas)
Daniel Paradis (Universite de Montreal)
Joe Bartl (Library of Congress)
Robert Lipartito (Rowan University)
Tracey Rudnick (University of Connecticut)
Sharon Benamou (University of California, Los Angeles)
Alan Ringwood (University of Texas at Austin)
Keith Chapman (Rice University)
Scott Phinney (University of South Carolina)
David Guion (University of North Carolina)
Mary Huisman (University of Minnesota )
Mark Scharff (Washington University)
Hermine Vermeij (University of California, Los Angeles)
Margaret Kaus (Kansas State University)

 

Music Reference

Jeanette Casey has extensive experience in reference service, which she still finds rewarding—and challenging! Ms. Casey worked for many years at the Chicago Public Library, prior to switching to academic music libraries. Her current position is Head of the Mills Music Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In addition, Ms. Casey has taught graduate courses in music librarianship and music research.

David M. King (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Grover Baker (Middle Tennessee State University)
Cathy Dixon (Library of Congress)
Carolyn Dow (Lincoln City Libraries)
Steven K Gerber (George Mason University)
Rebecca Littman (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Lisa Weisbrod (Auburn University)
Blair Whittington (Brand Library and Art Center)
Mary DuMont (Rice University)
Nancy Zavac (University of Miami)
Sha Towers (Baylor University)
Don Widmer (Vandercook College of Music)
Sarah Dorsey (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Sara Beutter Manus (Vanderbilt University)

 

Music Collection Development/Acquisitions

Marci Cohen is a multimedia librarian at Northbrook (IL) Public Library, where she selects rock and pop CDs and provides reference service. She has worked with music throughout her career, mainly as a popular music critic. She earned a bachelor of science from the WhartonSchool of Business, University of Pennsylvania and a masters of science, library and information science from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has given presentations on developing a recorded music collection for public libraries at the Illinois Library Association and Music Library Association Midwest Chapter conferences.

Greg MacAyeal (Roosevelt University)
Cheryl Taranto (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
Joyce Clinkscales (Emory University)
Jean Wald (Stetson University)
Erin Mayhood (University of Virginia)
Bruce Hall (Sam Houston State University)
Carl Rahkonen (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Joan O'Connor (University of Houston)
Darwin Scott (Brandies University)
Sarah Dorsey (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Lindsay Hansen (University of California, Los Angeles)