New York. — March 10, 2023 — Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) releases the third edition of How to Write About Music: The RILM Manual of Style, edited by James R. Cowdery, as an ebook.

The manual addresses a multitude of special problems faced by writers on music—problems rarely solved by general writing guides. It applies an international perspective to matters often handled piecemeal and in ethnocentric fashion: work titles, manuscript sources, transliteration, non-Western theoretical systems, opus and catalogue numbers, and pitch and chord names, to name just a few. Detailed guidelines are provided for the bibliographic handling of standard print, audiovisual, and electronic sources, as well as specialized ones such as program notes, liner notes, and music videos. A chapter on indexing is also included. Throughout, abundant examples illustrate each point.

The first edition (2005) reflected many years of experience and thought, working with a wide variety of terms and concepts from around the world; the second edition (2006), roughly one-third larger than the first, included both revisions and new material. This third edition incorporates numerous updates, many of them reflecting developments in writing and publishing over the past 17 years—not least, those involving the online environment. Unlike the earlier printed editions, it is an electronic edition that will be continuously updated.

“Students, scholars, librarians, critics, and performers will find this third edition of the manual indispensable. It takes into account a bibliodiversity hardly found in similar such ventures and is reflective of RILM’s global mission,” writes RILM Executive Director Dr. Tina Frühauf.

How to Write About Music is available through EBSCO’s eBook Collection, on EBSCOhost. For questions and purchase, please contact information@ebsco.com or your EBSCO sales representative.

RILM seeks to fill an Associate Editor position in its International Office in New York City. The successful candidate will be responsible for abstracting and indexing scholarship published in the German language, in addition to publications in French or/and Italian, making sure that they are fully and accurately represented in RILM Abstracts.

For a detailed job description, including duties and qualifications, and to apply for the position, visit the Job Openings website of the Research Foundation of CUNY.

RILM seeks to fill an Associate Editor position in its International Office in New York City. The successful candidate will be responsible for abstracting and indexing scholarship published Japanese and Korean, making sure that they are fully and accurately represented in RILM Abstracts.

For a detailed job description, including duties and qualifications, and to apply for the position, visit the Job Openings website of the Research Foundation of CUNY.

This summer, RILM Abstracts with Full Text will add eleven more titles to its full-text journal collection. The new titles are:

• 1/1: The journal of the Just Intonation Network. San Francisco: Just Intonation Network. 1985–2007. ISSN 8756-7717
• Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft. Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, Sonderpublikationen, 1973–79. ISSN 0005-8106
• Етномузика: Збірник наукових праць і матеріалів [Etnomuzika: Zbìrnik naukovih prac’ ì materìalìv]. L’vìv: L’vìvs’ka Nacìonal’na Muzična Akademìâ ìmenì M. V. Lisenka. 2006–. ISSN 2523-4846 and eISSN 2523-4854
• Hortus musicus. Bologna: Ut Orpheus Edizioni. 2000–05. ISSN 1129-4965
• Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists. Ife-Ife: Association of Nigerian Musicologists. 2007–. eISSN 1597-0590
• Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music. Washington, DC: International Alliance for Women in Music, 1989–. ISSN 1082-1872
• Magyar zene: Zenetudományi folyóirat. Budapest: Magyar Zenetudományi és Zenekritikai Társaság. 1960–. ISSN 0025-0384
• Nachrichten zur Mahler-Forschung/News about Mahler research. Wien: Internationale Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft. 1976/1977–. ISSNs 1608-8956 and 1609-0349
• Research perspectives in music education. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Music Educators Association. 1990–. ISSN 1947-7457
• Sinfónica. Montevideo: Sinfónica. 1995–. ISSN 1510-3544
• 中央音乐学院学报 [Zhongyang Yinyue Xueyuan xuebao]/Journal of the Central Conservatory of Music. Beijing: Zhongyang Yinyue Xueyuan/Central Conservatory of Music. 1980–. ISSN 1001-9871

These additions showcase the depth and range of RILM’s international scope, with full-text coverage that embraces a diversity of languages, nations, and approaches to music research. 

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text is a comprehensive bibliography of writings on music, featuring citations, abstracts, and indexes. It covers over one million publications from the early 19th century to the present on traditional music, popular music, jazz, classical music, and related subjects, enhanced with full text.If you do not already subscribe to RILM Abstracts with Full Text, get in touch with your EBSCO sales representative, or email information@ebsco.com.

RILM would like to invite you to a luncheon in honor of Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie’s 30 years of dedicated service to the organization. 

Hosted by RILM and EBSCO, the luncheon will take place at the joint conference of the Music Library Association and the Theatre Library Association at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, 3 March, from 12:00 to 1:30pm CST. Jadranka Važanová will also update attendees about RILM’s recent developments on RILM Music Encyclopedias, the dynamic new features of the Index to Printed Music and MGG Online, new additions in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text, and the upcoming release of DEUMM Online.

Please RSVP by 15 February 2023 to reserve your lunch and a seat by sending an email to conferences@rilm.org with your name, institution, and “MLA 2023” in the subject line. 

We look forward to celebrating Barbara’s accomplishments with you!

In addition to the lunch presentation, if you want to learn more about the RILM products or share feedback, Barbara and Jadranka will be available at MLA throughout the conference and are eager to talk with you. Feel free to drop by the RILM booth, or make an appointment ahead of time by contacting subscriptions@rilm.org. Virtual attendees can schedule one-on-one consultations via Zoom.

General description:

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) offers internships at its International Office in New York City. RILM publishes RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (along with a suite of other resources), which is widely recognized as the world’s premiere abstracted bibliography on music and related disciplines. RILM was established in 1966 and operates under the joint sponsorship of the of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML); International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM); the International Musicological Society (IMS), and the International Society for Popular Music (IASPM). 

Internships at RILM offer unique opportunities to learn about all aspects of our operation, while contributing extensively to our distribution of the world’ s writings on music. Intern projects are designed to benefit both the institution and complement the intern’s own interests, skills, and experience.

Interns at RILM have gone on to enjoy successful careers as music librarians, professors, and other careers. Beyond the academy, an internship at RILM provides valuable and practical technological and research skills that are transferable across a wide range of sought-after jobs.

Intern duties:

• Locate descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities (persons, organizations, works, geographical locations, etc.)
• Add descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities
• Differentiate authorities where needed
• Add links to searchable variants
• Validate entities based on established authorities

Learning objectives:

• Understanding of the functions of descriptive metadata (validation, finding, linking)
• Understanding of RILM’s authority structure and the role of descriptive metadata therein
• Demonstrate judgment in the choice and application of metadata for authorities
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate as a member of the metadata team

Pre-requisites:

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level program related to Information and/or Library Science
• Specialization and/or focus in metadata, library systems, digital libraries, digital collections, or digital curation
• Experience with Excel, databases, and/or MARC
• Enthusiasm for library and digital repository metadata
• Interest in music

Time commitment:

Dates and times are flexible and can be structured according to the intern’s needs, but should cover a period of a minimum of 150 hours. 

All RILM internships are unpaid and housing is not provided. College credit may be granted, but must be coordinated in advance with the intern’s university/college. 

How to apply:

Please provide the following: 

• A letter of interest
• A current resume 
• Two letters of recommendation from professors, advisors, or recent employers

Candidates will be asked to interview, either in person or over the Zoom, for their desired position.

Application materials may be submitted to:

Joseph Orchard
RILM International Center
365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3108
New York, NY 10016-4309
jorchard@rilm.org
Phone: 212-817-1992

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RILM Music Encyclopedias has just added two new titles into its continuously expanding collection of historical and current reference texts:

• Kovačević, Krešimir, gen. ed. Muzička enciklopedija (2nd ed.; Zagreb: Jugoslavenski Lekskografski Zavod, 1971–77) 3 vols.; 713-[14] p. [7]; 742 p.; 789 p. In Croatian and Serbian.
• Krešimir Kovačević, ed. Leksikon jugoslavenske muzike (Zagreb: Jugoslavenske Leksikografski Zavod Miroslav Krlea, 1984) 2 vols.; 589 p.; 575 p. In Croatian.

The 2023 additions to RILM Music Encyclopedias enrich the content of the collection with two complementary titles that document the music history and musical life of Southeastern Europe. Both reference works were edited by the distinguished Croatian music historian Krešimir Kovačević (1913–92), who was active as a music writer, critic, teacher, conductor, and editor-in-chief of the Croatian music periodical Arti musices (1973–79). Both works were published by the Jugoslavenski Leksikografski Zavod in Zagreb and represent a collaboration of the best scholars from all six Yugoslav states.

The addition of these titles, which augment the coverage and depth of RILM Music Encyclopedias, emphasizes RILM’s mission to include the music scholarship of all countries and in all languages.

RILM Music Encyclopedias can be accessed via EBSCOhost and on RILM’s platform Egret at rme.rilm.org.

For further information, please email encyclopedias@rilm.org

New York. — January 17, 2023 — Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) has entered a three-year collaboration with the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris (IMA, Arab World Institute) that aims to increase public engagement, advance global cultural understanding, and connect diverse communities by highlighting and sharing the Institute library’s holdings on music from the Arab world. RILM, which documents and disseminates music research worldwide, supports this initiative by drawing on its comprehensive digital resources to create blog posts about a selection of Arabic music literature. Each post is enhanced with an expertly curated bibliography. 

The bibliographic references stem from one of the richest and most exhaustive resources of global music research, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature^™, which contains 1.5 million bibliographic records from relevant writings on music published from the early 19th century to the present in over 170 countries and in more than 140 languages.

Blog posts are published on both institutions’ websites: RILM’s Bibliolore at https://bibliolore.org and the Institut du Monde Arabe’s Bibliographies page at https://www.imarabe.org/fr/ressources/bibliographies and the IMA News page at https://www.imarabe.org/fr/actualites.

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM), New York: RILM is committed to the comprehensive and accurate representation of music scholarship in all countries and languages, and across all disciplinary and cultural boundaries. It publishes a suite of digital resources aimed at facilitating and disseminating music research. Its flagship publication is RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, the international bibliography of writings on music covering publications from the early 19th century to the present, now available in an enhanced version that includes the full text content of over 260 music journals. RILM Abstracts is available on the EBSCOhost platform along with RILM Music Encyclopedias, a full-text repository of a wide-ranging and growing list of music reference works, and the Index to Printed Music, a finding aid for searching specific musical works contained in printed collections, sets, and series. Distributed worldwide on RILM’s own platform are the continually updated music encyclopedia MGG Online, RILM Music Encyclopedias, and the  Dizionario Enciclopedico Universale della Musica e dei Musicisti (coming in mid-2023). RILM is a joint project of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML); International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM); the International Musicological Society (IMS); and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). www.rilm.org

Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris: The Institut du Monde Arabe was founded to create strong and durable cultural ties while cultivating constructive dialogue between the Arab world, France, and Europe. This cross-discipline space is the central place for the development of cultural projects, in collaboration with institutions, creators and thinkers from the Arab world. The Institut du Monde Arabe is fully anchored in the present. It aims to reflect the Arab world’s current dynamics. It intends to make a distinctive contribution to the institutional cultural landscape. No other organization in the world offers such a wide range of events in connection with the Arab world. Debates, colloquia, seminars, conferences, dance shows, concerts, films, books, meetings, language and culture courses, large exhibitions all contribute to raising awareness of this unique and vibrant world. https://www.imarabe.org

For more information, please contact:

Michael Lupo
Marketing & Media 
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3108  •  New York, NY 10016-4309
mlupo@rilm.org  •  Phone 1 212 817 1992  •  www.rilm.org

RILM seeks to fill an Assistant Editor position in its International Office in New York City. The successful candidate will be responsible for abstracting scholarship published in the Persian language, making sure that they are fully and accurately represented in RILM Abstracts.

For a detailed job description, including duties and qualifications, and to apply for the position, visit the Job Openings website of the Research Foundation of CUNY.

RILM will participate in the joint conference of the American Musicological Society (AMS), Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), and Society for Music Theory (SMT), held in New Orleans, 10–13 November 2022.

On Friday, 11 November, 6–8pm CDT, RILM and RIPM will host a joint reception for all conference attendees in Grand Salon 9. 

Several of RILM’s staff members will participate in panels. 

On Thursday, 10 November, 8:30–9:00am CDT/9:30–10:00am EDT (Chart C), Associate Editor Gene Lai will present his paper “Same but Different: Adapting the Aesthetic of Soundedness in the Development and Invention of Indian Folk Drumming Ensembles in Singapore” during the panel Hearing and Sounding Singapore and South Korea. 

Also on Thursday, 10 November, 9:00–10:30am CDT/10:00–11:30am EDT (Camp), Editor Mu Qian will participate in the roundtable Decolonizing Research on Indigenous/Minority Musics in China. Following shortly thereafter, 12:30–1:30pm/1:30–2:30pm EDT (Compass), he will participate in the SEM Professional Development Workshop: Professional Paths for Present and Future International Students (Camp). 

On Friday, 11 November, 10:45am–12:15pm CDT/11:45am–1:15pm EDT (Commerce), Editor Beatriz Goubert will co-chair the roundtable Sounding Protest in 21st-Century Latin America, during which she will also present her research on the performance and compositional history of the “Himno de la Guardia Indígena”, an indigenous anthem that became a sonic index of the 2019–21 Colombian uprising.

Executive Director Tina Frühauf will present her paper “Theorizing Jewish modes in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Modest Beginnings—Pioneering Efforts” during the panel The Concept of Mode in Jewish Music Studies on Thursday, 10 November, 4:00–5:30pm CDT/5:00–6:30pm EDT (Chart A). She will also chair the panel Sacred Music in Germany on Sunday, 13 November, 9:00–10:30am CDT/10:00–11:30am EDT (Grand Salon 7/10) and be a panelist for the session Producing Professionals: Musicological Study as Preparation for Diverse Careers on Sunday, 13 November, 10:45am–12:15pm CDT/11:45am–1:15pm EDT (Grand Ballroom B).

Throughout the conference, RILM staff can also be found at the RILM booth in the exhibition hall. Stop by to learn more about all of RILM’s resources, as well as the Global Digital Music Studies conference in April 2023.

You can also peruse the whole program for the AMS/SEM/SMT conference here.