In Memoriam — Articles of Interest — Journals — Conferences — Valentine’s Day Special: Lucky in love?
In Memoriam
- Remembering Oliver Wray Neighbour (Tim) 1923-2015
The Royal Music Association remembers the British music librarian
Articles of Interest
- CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries
February issue posted
“This month’s recommendations include a set of Brian Eno reissues; the Mozart horn concertos on period instruments; 17th-century Polish music of Marian devotion; a previously unreleased live recording by the Red Garland Trio; more Americana from Anonymous 4; flamenco arrangements of Thelonious Monk; and much more.”
- MOOCs, Information Literacy and the role of the librarian
Sheila Webber, University of Sheffield - Preserving tradition
Korean Herald
Gugak chief on mission to popularize neglected traditional genre, while upholding artistry - 7 library research support service trends from 2014
Stephen Abram
“As part of regular worldwide research into the research support service offer in academic institutions across the world in the spring and autumn of each year, I would like to share some of the trends that have been identified in 2014. The scope of this study covers over 80 research institutions, i.e. mainly universities from USA, Canada, Asia and Europe.” - Sexy bibliography (and revealing paratext) (subscription required; abstract available)
Karen E. McAulay, Library Review, Vol. 64 Iss: 1/2, pp.154 – 161
“This paper aims to explore the advantages of applying best pedagogical practice to library-based teaching, using targeted content in order to contextualise the teaching within a performing arts curriculum.” - Une plateforme de musique en ligne gratuite pour faire connaître les artistes d’Edmonton
ICI Radio Canada
“Les résidents d’Edmonton pourront bientôt découvrir gratuitement en ligne des artistes de leur région grâce à un projet unique au Canada de plateforme de téléchargement de musique mis en ligne par la bibliothèque publique d’Edmonton (EPL).” - Why CDs May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl
Chris Kornelis, LA Weekly
“Baked into the vinyl resurgence is the suggestion — fed by analog apostles such as Young and White — that an LP’s analog playback produces honest, authentic sound, while digital formats like the CD compromise quality for the sake of portability and convenience…Fathers of the compact disc — and many audio engineers who make a living reproducing what transpires in the recording studio — bristle at this notion.”
Journals
- The Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) at Duke University has launched Provoke!: Digital Sound Studies. Provoke! is a web collection of digital projects focused on sound studies, digital humanities, and the audio arts.
Conferences
- Music Encoding Conference 2015, 18-21 May in Florence, Italy
Conference website
Lucky in love?
- The love song and its complex gender history
OUPBlog - Top 50 Love Songs of All Time
Billboard
- Valentine Day: A lovers’ playlist
Bachtrack
“To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing some of our most romantic pieces of classical music with you to create that special playlist. Break open a bottle of bubbly, unwrap that box of chocolates and curl up together on the sofa to enjoy our Valentines favourites.”
- Valentine Day: A cynic’s playlist
Bachtrack
“We know that love isn’t really a bed of roses, so if you’ve been jilted, dumped. left all alone this Valentine’s Day, fear not. Here’s our alternative guide – a cynic’s guide, if you will – to what love can really be like!”
Postcard image: NPYL Digital Collections