Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Written Report containing recommendations for improving the music library service or music provision in a particular library or local area. 1250 Words | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay - Students will be given a choice of three relevant essay topics to choose from. 1250 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Written Report containing recommendations for improving the music library service or music provision in a particular library or local area. 1250 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay - Students will be given a choice of three relevant essay topics to choose from. 1250 Words | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Define the purpose and nature of music libraries and critically review current professional issues in music librarianship
Outline the processes of creating and distributing music and how these processes affect libraries
Assess the needs of particular user groups in the music library
Make effective use of music catalogues and indexes to find relevant information about music
Discuss the management, marketing, training, and recruitment issues relevant to music libraries
Brief description
This module is designed to provide an in-depth guide to the management of music services in a library setting. It aims to instill an understanding of music libraries and their functions.
Aims
The course aims to give you an understanding of the various aspects of music library management, including storage, binding, shelving and display, security, maintaining equipment and income generation. You will be able to evaluate the need for specialist staff and the levels of training required of others working with music, and how to ensure that library users’ requests are understood and met satisfactorily. Finally, despite its differences, you will be able to consider methods of integrating music into mainstream collections. With these insights, among many others you will learn on this course, you will develop the skills and knowledge that will enable you to operate effectively within a music library.
Content
Unit 1: Music Libraries: the whys and wherefores
Unit 2: The nature of the product
Unit 3: Information retrieval: an introduction
Unit 4: Supply and demand
Unit 5: Managing the music library: staff, stock, finance
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | Exercises and content enable the student to develop the skills to clarify the needs of music library and music collection users, as well as to retrieve, manage and promote relevant music resources to meet those needs. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Identification of reading and critical review of literature and applications for contribution to discussions and completion of assessment. |
| Digital capability | Identification and use of digital resources such as catalogues and databases. Overview of RDA and music classification systems. |
| Research skills | Required for successful completion of second assignment (in particular). Students will be given marks for evidence of good bibliographical searching and presentation, plus for their use of the materials they have discovered while researching the assignment. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Discover how libraries can access range of music sources, understand needs of performers and listeners, explore information retrieval problems and solutions related to music, exposure to music catalogues and indexes, consider management of music libraries, training, and marketing. Introduction to the wider professional field of music librarianship through IAML (UK & Irl). |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7