Cathy Martin. In Concert with Our Community: Fostering Partnerships to Enhance Services to Musicians. ABQLA Conference 2015.

1. Cathy Martin
Liaison Librarian and Coordinator, Music Library Access
Services
Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University
May 7, 2015
ABQLA 2015, Montreal, QC
In Concert with Our Community:
Fostering Partnerships to Enhance Services to Musicians

2. Outline
 Introduction
 Meet the Marvin Duchow Music Library
 Who are our users?
 Community partnerships
 Schulich School of Music Booking Office
 McGill International String Quartet Academy
(MISQA)
 Marianopolis College / McGill Conservatory
 Schulich School of Music’s Sound Recording
Area and Performance Library
 Conclusion & Questions
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3. Introduction
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4. Marvin Duchow Music Library
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Music studies at McGill

6. Who are our users?
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7. Outline
 Introduction
 Meet the Marvin Duchow Music Library
 Who are our users?
 Community partnerships
 Schulich School of Music Booking Office
 McGill International String Quartet Academy
(MISQA)
 Marianopolis College / McGill Conservatory
 Schulich School of Music’s Sound Recording
Area and Performance Library
 Conclusion & Questions
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8. Schulich School of Music
Booking Office
Gig music lists
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10. Students playing gigs
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(Future
McGill?)

11. How the partnership began ...
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I noticed that in the M453 section of the library,
there are quite a few interesting (and likely very
useful for students) collections of string
repertoire that would be
well suited to events.
Would it be possible to put some of these
materials on reserve so that students could borrow
these materials on a short-term basis (i.e. the time
required for an event - 24-48 hours)?

12. Gig music lists
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http://mcgill.worldcat.org/profiles/BookingOffice/lis
ts

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15. Benefits of this
partnership:
• Facilitates
students’
access to
appropriate
resources
• Offers another
perspective
on students’
needs
• Demonstrates
range of
services
offered by the
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16. McGill International String
Quartet Academy (MISQA)
Scores of programmed repertoire
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Benefits of this
partnership:
• Ensure
participants’
access to
materials
• Develop
rapport with
faculty
members
• Improve
coverage in
this area of the
score collection

22. Marianopolis College /
McGill Conservatory
Communications with specific user
groups
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“Being a Marianopolis Music student means that
you are taking your instrumental and ensemble
courses at McGill University’s Schulich School
of Music.
Isn’t that cool?”
http://bemarianopolis.ca/programs/music/

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How to:
Obtain a Library card
Find out when borrowed items are
due
Access Library resources, on- and
off-campus

28. Schulich School of Music’s
Sound Recording Area and
Performance Library
Availability of concert recordings
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31. Sound Recording Area
Sound Recording Area
Performance Library
Marvin Duchow Music
Library31
http://pixabay.com/en/chairs-chair-circle-therapy-58475/
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Digital Rights Management Committee
Schulich School of
Music
Performance
Department Concerts &
Publicity

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37. Conclusion
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connecting
=
understanding
=
empowering your community

38. Thank you!
Questions?