IAML Australia is pleased to announce Mr John Willsteed will be joining us at our 2016 conference in Brisbane as a Keynote speaker. As a musician, Mr Willsteed is best known as a member of Brisbane punk band The Go-Betweens making him a popular choice to speak on the theme Local History, Local Music. Mr Willsteed…
At the 2015 IAML Australia conference a need was expressed for the next conference to discuss practical knowledge and offer guidance relating to disaster management for librarians. Unfortunately, some of our members have had first hand experience with disaster situations, while others have had none and wondered, what would I do? Based on this feedback,…
IAML Australia is pleased to announce Professor Peter Roennfeldt will be joining us at our 2016 conference in Brisbane as a Keynote speaker. Professor Roennfeldt’s contribution to the Queensland music eco-system makes him an ideal choice to speak on the theme Local History, Local Music. Professor Roennfeldt will draw upon several decades of experience in researching…
e State Library of Queensland has an exciting new music research fellowship opportunity available. The inaugural Letty Katts Award supports the research and documenting of Queensland’s music history. It gives a musician, composer, scholar or researcher the opportunity to study, experiment and explore new thinking in their art/study, leading to the creation of new knowledge…
IAML Australia would love to hear from you if you are interested in presenting a paper at IAML Conference 2016 – Local History, Local Music on 29 & 30 September at The Ship Inn, Brisbane. We want to hear from librarians, researchers, musicologists, historians and performers who are working on interesting and innovative projects…
We are very excited to announce the IAML Australia 2016 Conference in Brisbane – Local History, Local Music. The #iamlbris16 program will feature inspirational keynotes from some of Queensland’s most iconic music professionals and papers showcasing local history and music projects around Brisbane and Australia. The use of special library collections will be highlighted and the…
On Wednesday 13 July 2016 I attended a meeting of Music Librarians and music library staff from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) and the University of Queensland (UQ) who gathered together to share knowledge and practices unique to music libraries. A meeting of this type had not happened for many years so it was…