Our friends at Queensland University of Technology Library have kindly arranged a pre-conference tour for those delegates who are arriving early to Brisbane at 4pm on Wednesday 28 September. You have the opportunity to visit the QUT Library and The Cube at the Gardens Point campus, a short and pleasant walk across the river from…
Thank you to everyone who applied for bursaries available to attend the 2016 IAML Australia conference in Brisbane – Local History, Local Music. We are pleased to announce the winners – Samuel Cottell, Julie Cohen and Jasmine Darlington-Rielly. Two types of bursaries were on offer. The winners of the travel bursaries will each receive $250…
IAML Australia is pleased to be holding the IAML Australia 2016 Conference at the historic Brisbane site, The Ship Inn. The block of land on which The Ship Inn would be built on was purchased by Daniel Donivan in 1864 and began construction on his hotel which was to be named the Railway Hotel which would…
We are pleased to support 3 lucky delegates in their attendance at the 2016 Conference by offering a Travel Bursary (2 x recipients) and a Photography Bursary (1 x recipient). Applications close 15 July 2016. Thanks to our Gold Sponsor Harrassowitz, two lucky recipients will each receive $250 towards travel to the conference in Brisbane. The recipients may use…
‘Getting to know the score’ is a session tailored to library staff who work in some capacity with music such as providing sheet music or CDs for loan, offering digital access to music databases or answering music-related queries. The session will cover topics such as online music resources, search strategies to find scores and recordings,…
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…
