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Music Librarians

Resources & Associations

For information on careers, accredited graduate schools of library and information science, scholarships and grants, and college student membership, contact
American Library Association (ALA)
225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL, 60601-7616
Tel: (800) 545-2433
Tel 2: (312) 944-6780
Fax: (312) 440-9374
Email: ala@ala.org
http://www.ala.org

The AMS provides education, publications, and other resources.
American Musicological Society (AMS)
20 Cooper Square, Floor 3
New York, NY, 10003-7112
Tel: (212) 992-6340
Email: ams@amsmusicology.org
https://www.amsmusicology.org

For information on librarianship in Canada, contact
Canadian Library Association (CLA)
1150 Morrison Drive, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2H 8S9
Tel: (613) 232-9625
Fax: (613) 563-9895
Email: info@cla.ca
http://www.cla.ca

For information on careers, educational options in music librarianship, and student membership, contact
Music Library Association (MLA)
8401 Greenway Boulevard, Suite 100
Middleton, WI, 53562-4661
Tel: (608) 836-5825
Email: askmla@musiclibraryassoc.org
https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org

For information about membership and ethnomusicology degree programs, visit the society's Web site.
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
Indiana University
800 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN, 47405-3657
Tel: (812) 855-6672
Email: sem@iu.edu
http://www.ethnomusicology.org

For information on working in a specialized library, contact
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
1120 Route 73, Suite 200
Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054-5113
Tel: (703) 647-4900
Email: sla@sla.org
https://www.sla.org