Join professional associations such as the Music Library Association (MLA) and the American Library Association in order to network, pursue continuing education, access job listings, and lehttp://blog.musiclibraryassoc.org/arn more about the field.
Read the MLA blog, http://blog.musiclibraryassoc.org, to learn more about the field.
Members of the MLA can use its Résumé and Cover Letter Review Service (https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/RCLRS), a Web-based service that allows members to submit their cover letter and resume or CV to an MLA member with experience evaluating employment applications and hiring. The experienced member provides tips that will help the new member improve his or her resume and increase their chances of being hired.
Visit the following Web sites for job listings: https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/networking/opening_search.asp and https://joblist.ala.org.
Visit https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/mlapublications for a variety of publications on the music library profession.
- Acquisitions Librarians
- Archivists
- Artist and Repertoire Workers
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Book Conservators
- Broadcast Engineers
- Children's Librarians
- Composers and Arrangers
- Corporate Librarians
- Database Specialists
- Ethnoscientists
- Exhibit Designers
- Film and Video Librarians
- Information Brokers
- Law Librarians
- Librarians
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Library Assistants
- Library Directors
- Library Media Specialists
- Library Technicians
- Medical Librarians
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Conductors and Directors
- Music Journalists
- Music Producers
- Music Teachers
- Music Therapists
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Music Video Directors and Producers
- Music Video Editors
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
- Musicians
- Pop/Rock Musicians
- Recreational Therapists
- Singers
- Songwriters