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The National Music Collection was founded in 1927 and originally functioned as a department at the University of Oslo Library. This was the largest music collection in Norway, open for students and musicians. In 1999 when the National Library was established, the National Music collection became part of the new institution. The collection contains printed material received via legal deposit, such as sheet music, books, concert programs and ephemera. Music manuscripts and sound recordings have always been an important part of the collection as well. The Musical Heritage Project Norway aims to organize the conservation, editing and publication of historical music from Norway and make it available to musicians, orchestras, students and researchers. In 2010 the National Music Collection merged with the Film Library, the Norwegian Film Institute, and opened their new department for music, film and broadcasting called Mediatheque with possibilities to watch films and TV programs, and listen to sound recordings and radio programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A collection of historic music connected to Ireland and Irish culture was assembled on a new website in November 2010 as the first step towards the establishment of The National Archive of Irish Composers. In terms of the provision of access to Ireland's music this is an important step and one which can hopefully be built upon in the future. The primary aspiration was to provide a prototype which may ultimately be developed into a comprehensive collection of music from the National Library of Ireland, freely available on the World Wide Web. The project is a collaborative venture between the National Library of Ireland, Dublin Institute of Technology and Heritage Music Productions Ltd. Ultimately, it is hoped that other interested parties and institutions may contribute towards the completion of the online collections. This article outlines the process of development of the prototype archive (www.naic.ie) in a relatively short space of time and describes the functions available and plans for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on the performance materials collection in available in British music libraries. Vocal scores; Orchestral sets; Lending and borrowing procedures.