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"My Time Machine" by Carol Lay is a pensive yet whimsical science fiction fable that follows a nameless protagonist who travels beyond the end of human existence in a time machine. As she moves forward in time, she encounters various visions of contemporary crises, including a climate-decimated surveillance state and a wasteland inhabited by gun-toting child scavengers. Through lengthy dialogues and philosophical musings, the protagonist explores the butterfly effect and other conundrums of time travel. The artwork in the book adds a human touch to the almost clinical intellectualism, resulting in a hopeful meditation on the present's responsibility to the future. [Extracted from the article]

Meta and Universal Music Group have signed a new agreement that allows Meta's users to share songs from Universal's music library on Meta-owned platforms without violating copyright. The deal also addresses the issue of unauthorized AI-generated content, which refers to music that is scraped by AI systems without the creator's consent. Universal Music Group's chief digital officer and executive vice president, Michael Nash, expressed the company's commitment to protecting the rights of artists and songwriters. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with Tanisha Mitchell, curator and consultant for the Metropolitan (Met) Opera Music Library and reference librarian and performing arts coordinator for the Freeport Public Library (FPL), New York, is presented. Mitchell talks about what makes Met's collection unique, how her archival work connects to her public outreach programming, and how the pandemic affects her programming.

The article discusses the origins and popularity of hip-hop music and the challenges faced by libraries in establishing and maintaining a hip-hop collection. Strictly defined, hip-hop refers to the entire cultural constellation that accompanies rap music, which in 2001 surpassed country music as the most popular musical genre in the United States. Establishing and maintaining a hip-hop collection that pleases patrons and credibly covers a rapidly evolving field is tricky. Because of hip-hop's mass appeal, public libraries definitely need guidance. Rap falls into six primary categories: "gangsta," which focuses on murder, money, and mayhem; apolitical pop, which features a danceable beat and easygoing lyrics; political, whose calling card is socially analytical lyrics; positive, which encourages listeners to become more aware of social and personal ills and to take steps to change them; experimental, which continually modifies its style; and, finally, feminist, which challenges the implicit definition of rap as music created by and for males. To separate the wheat from the whack, librarians can consult sterling references like All Music Guide to Hip-Hop and Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, as well as the timely and competent reviews in Rolling Stone.

Examines online music resources ranging from electronically enhanced versions of scholarly indexes and reference books to complete digital music libraries. Classical Music Library from Classical International Inc.; Music Index Online from Harmonie Park Press; Naxos Music Library from Naxos Digital Services Ltd.; RILM Abstracts of Music Literature from National Information Services Corp.

The article talks about sound articulation, which is the direction or performance technique which affects the transition or continuity on a single note or between multiple notes in orchestra music. It offers step-by-step instructions for adjusting alternative violin articulations. The article also mentions how to develop different music standards including MIDI, Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (ADSR), and understanding music library.

Focuses on the utilization of compact disc technology in music libraries in order to develop comprehensive sound recording collections. Obsolescence of library long-playing collections; Benefits of compact discs for library patrons; Reduction in price of compact discs; Plans to start a well-developed undertaking toward a compact disc collection and facility in libraries.

Focuses on the format shift in libraries of offering online music. Role played by academic librarians in pioneering the online delivery of audio and its technological infrastructure; Efforts of the Haverford College Music Library to increase students' ease in accessing music files for college course reserves; Details of Variations, a streaming service developed at Indiana University; Commercial streaming services, including Classical Music Library, founded as Classical.com.

The article focuses on various considerations for musicians in becoming disc jockeys (DJs). It mentions the importance of managing music tracks in music libraries for DJs, and the use of iTunes in providing organized music files. It discusses various steps on having external drive storages for music libraries, and the purpose of Traktor 2 Pro transportability of the libraries. Moreover, it cites basic details on the decks used by DJs such as its controls, and in creating beats.

The article offers the author's tips on how to get started with loop libraries and construction kits. These include the reconstruction of song demonstrations, browsing and bassment remodel. He notes that most construction kits include a short song demonstration and the process of its reconstruction takes less than an hour. He reveals that the establishment of markers to specific parts of the song speeds up the process. He also mentions slice swapping which is an efficient tool with bass loops.

The article evaluates several sound libraries of traditional instruments for various musical styles including the Found Percussion from Big Fish Audio Inc., the wavefront from Bitword, and the Impact: Steel from Impact Soundworks.

The article focuses on "To My Children: Five Miniatures," by Jerzy Gablenz in 1888-1937, a music collection performed by the Susquehanna Symphony which Gablenz's son had donated to the Fleisher Collection. In 1946, American Mercury called the Fleisher Collection the world's greatest music library and the largest collection of orchestral music in the world at 11,000 volumes.

The article provides documentation on the experiences of working with several libraries to realize a single piece of music. It demonstrates the difference in capability and character between the four top-notch libraries, while explaining what the author had to do to create realization. It also provides the author's statement on behalf of libraries. INSET: The Score.

The article focuses on the River School's efforts to accommodate children who are deaf and hard of hearing. The School uses a strong early childhood curriculum as a foundation for this. The River School opened in January 2000 with five children and 10 faculties. Five years later the school is serving 168 children--22 of whom have hearing loss and use hearing aids or cochlear implants--between the ages of 18 months and 3rd grade. The faculty of 50 professionals includes specialists in art, science, music, library, dance, drama, and physical education. The school faculty also includes 15 SLPs and an audiologist who specializes in cochlear implants. Child-directed activities are the hallmark of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education and, as a consequence, the River School classrooms are busy places. INSET: Research Trends.

Evaluates EastWest's Symphonic Orchestra, Platinum edition orchestral library. Pros and cons; System requirements; Features. INSETS: REGISTRATION ROUNDUP;ORCHESTRAL OPTIONS.

Presents information on the collections of several music libraries in the U.S. Music Division of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library of the University of California in Berkeley; Rosalind Denny Music Library of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge; Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections in Pullman.

Presents the musicians with music libraries. Bassist Rudy Sarzo; Musician Douglas Spotted Eagle; Brian Tarquin. INSET: THE BACK END.

Focuses on the advantages of carefully organizing sound effects to streamline projects. Advantage of building a sound effects library to collect important recording tools; Factors to consider in choosing compact disc-publishing houses; Emphasis on resolving compatibility issues.

Features several brass libraries in the U.S. Description of the pop/rock setting introduce by the producers of the compact disc library 'First Call Horn'; List of instruments featured in the 'Dan Dean Brass Ensembles' brass library; Consideration of 'Quantum Leap Brass' as the most versatile brass library. INSETS: SENSIBLE ENSEMBLES;Sample Libraries.

Features several electronic music equipment and supplies. Suitability of the Old School Funk Bass library for songwriters, hip-hop producers and commercial composers; Advantage of the keyswitching feature offered by Giga Bass library from Dan Dean; Cost of the ProSamples, Volume 16, Guitar & Bass library. INSET: GETTING THE MOST FROM ... BASS GUITAR SOUNDS.

Features several drum libraries. Features of REX library from Steinberg and Propellerhead Software; Design of TMC-6 from Roland; Drummers featured in the Mix It library from APO Multimedia.

Presents news briefs related to information technology and library science as of September 2003. Details of the personal search agent tool added by GIS in its Polaris 3.0; Addition of collections from leading record labels Hyperion and VOX to the offerings included in Classical International's Classical Music Library Service; Agreement between Cleveland Public Library in Ohio and Sirsi Corp.

The article offers the reviews of the roster of Audio Imperia sample libraries from Solo.

This article provides information on the recipients of Music Library Association (MLA) awards for 1989 publications in the field of music and music bibliography in the U.S. The Vincent H. Duckles Award, given for the best book-length bibliography or music reference work, was awarded to Hans-Joachim Schulze and Christoph Wolff for their Bach Compendium. The Richard S. Hill Award, given for the best article-length bibliography or article on music librarianship appearing in 1989, was given to Gillian B. Anderson for her article Putting the Experience of the World at the Nation's Command: Music at the Library of Congress, 1800-1917, published in the Journal of the American Musicological Society, vol. 42. A citation was awarded to Lenore Coral, past president of MLA, in recognition of her distinguished service to music librarianship. Alan A. Green, a graduate student in music and librarianship at SUNY Buffalo, is the sixth recipient of the Walter Gerboth Award. The award, which is intended to support research by a member of MLA in the first five years of his or her career as a librarian, was given to Green in support of his project, a bio-bibliography of U.S. composer Allen Dwight Sapp. The completed work will be published by Greenwood Press.

Though Becky G collaborated with Kane Brown in 2019, and more recently Anuel AA and Ozuna released the polka-tinged "Municiones", no modern-day reggaetón track has deftly fused pop and western nuances until "Location", which arrived in February and features Latin stars Anuel and J Balvin. The hit came together late last summer when Ovy met Karol G and Anuel in the studio to play them the country-tinged loop. The country-reggaetón fusion debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, making Karol G the female artist with the most top 10s (11) on the list in the past five years. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on how music librarians can assist library patrons with music recommendations without being judgmental or condescending, and focuses on relationship building between librarians and patrons. Topics include listening and conversation skills for librarians, the musical knowledge of music reference librarians, and ways to advise library patrons.

The article looks at cataloging of musical scores. The author discusses factors to be considered in cataloging and shelving materials in a performance library, focusing on the Metropolitan Opera Music Library in New York City where she works. Topics include acquisitions, copyright issues, and notations made on scores during rehearsals.

In this article, the author reflects on her experience of working at music collections in opera libraries in New York City, New York including Metropolitan Opera Music Library (MOML). She informs that collection at MOML was uncataloged so she developed an organization system and cataloged 200 manuscripts, 170 pieces of sheet music, and 1,000 rare piano-vocal scores and talks about a performance library and reflects on things to be kept at library such as track of all scores.

The article focuses on the emergence of loop and sound libraries in the sound recording industry. The author states that new generation sound libraries have been downsized according to the economic condition, but can still produce quality sound recordings. He adds that dance music still continues to be the primary consumer of loop and sound libraries.

The article evaluates the first orchestral library powered by EastWest and Quantum Leap Co.

The article focuses on the opening of a new Library and Archives facility for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, with library director Andy Leach mentioning the archive's collection includes personal letters by singers Aretha Franklin and Madonna and working lyrics by Jimi Hendrix.

This article reports on contemporary gospel music for fans and collectors. The article discusses the importance of keeping library collections of gospel music relevant by adding new artists and not just relying on classic recordings. Music releases discussed include "Mountain High...Valley Low" from Yolanda Adams, "Amazing Grace" from Aretha Franklin, and "The Best of the Staples Singer" from the Staples Singers.

An interview is presented with librarian Ruthann B. McTyre, President of the Music Library Association. McTyre says that maintaining a balance between sound recordings and printed music in a music library raises copyright issues. She notes that many musicologists are conducting research on nontraditional music. McTyre describes knowledge of a music library's clientele as the most important element of managing a music library.

The article presents an interview with Gary Giddins, columnist and co-author of the book "Jazz." When asked to name some essential jazz titles that every library should own he answered that libraries should own the works of several jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Giddins also recommended lesser popular jazz music albums and whether or not he believes there is a role for libraries in educating people about jazz.

The article reviews three Naxos online libraries and its reader, SheetMusicNow. The features and searchability of Naxos Music Library, Naxos Music Library Jazz, and Naxos Spoken Word Library are discussed. The pricing is mentioned, as well as the prices for a NML Plus package and a Streaming Upgrade.

Presents an interview with Joe Agati, the president of Agati Furniture, regarding library decoration. Changes being made to library interiors; Work of Agati at the Hargrove Music Library of the University of California, Berkeley.

The article discusses how the Alexander Street Press has acquired the music reference service Classical Music Library (CML), an increasingly popular resource for libraries. CML contains tens of thousands of licensed web-based recording tracks cross-referenced to a database of supplementary reference information. Alexander Street Press officials said the acquisition would help integrate audio capabilities with their text- and image-based humanities collections. The press plans to continue to grow the existing CML service and will also use the newly acquired music platform to create new collections-both music services and collections that combine music, text, and images.

Evaluates the Classical Music Library streaming audio service from Classical International Inc. Features of the audio service; Music labels offered in the service; Limitations of the musical content of the service.

Presents an update on the Classical Music Library as of November 2003. Release of a charter subscription for classical music library from Classical International; Details on the Third Annual Reader's Choice Award received by the Classical Music Library.

An interview with Ryan Allen, chief executive officer of the music library service stockmusic.net, is presented. When asked about the different opportunities available for composers to license their music through their service, he says that stockmusic.net is an online sync store that sells music licensing to a variety of media production including radio television and podcasting. He also explains the structure of musician payments once they are signed with the company.

Announces that Indiana University's new William and Gayle Cook Music Library is scheduled to open in January 1996 and with it the Variations Project. A $500,000 computer system that is the first to transmit digital audio and video without breakup or deterioration over a campuswide network.

Reports that three texts included in a copy of Mozart's "Oeuvres complettes" were discovered in Harvard's Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library. Details of how the texts were sent to publisher Breitkopf & Härtel by Mozart's widow Constanze; Statement of library director Christopher Wolff that the texts provide information on the human side of Mozart, including his social life and relationships; Outlook for the three canons with restored texts to be recorded on the Philips label as part of its plan to issue all of Mozart's works on CD.

This article presents the schedule of conferences, congresses and other events of several agencies and associations in the library industry in the U.S. from January to June 1990. On January 1 and 2, Earlham College-Eckerd College Bibliographic Instruction Conference which will be held at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, will cover traditional methods of bibliographic instruction with emphasis on role of CD-ROM technology in bibliographic instruction. On January 19, St. John's University Congress for Librarians which will be held at Bent Hall, Queens Campus in Jamaica, New York will feature speakers who have experience in fundraising and lobbying at the national, state, and local levels. Sessions at Music Library Association 59th Annual Conference in Tucson Arizona that will take place on January 20 to 24 will include bibliographic instruction, Southwest Native American music, preservation of sound recordings, antiquarian music collecting, music therapy and medical aspects of performing arts. The theme of the Statewide Conference for Academic and Special Librarians in Syracuse, New York which take place on March 22 to 23 is Harmony in Time of Change: Finding Common Ground.

Reports on the retrospective conversion of bibliographic records by music libraries in the U.S.

Reports on the cataloging of information regarding the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archive of the Bowling Green State University on the Online Computer Library Center.

Discusses the opening of the Vincent Motto Music Library in Fayetteville, New York. The donation by his wife Lucy of American popular sheet music and reference books he collected over a 35 year span.

The article offers information on the S1 Synth Library in Prague, founded by Alissa DeRubeis and Felisha Ledesma. It mentions that the library's mission is to provide a community resource for exploring electronic music and modular synthesis. It presents views of DeRubeis on similarity between S1 Synth Library and the Prague Synth Library in terms of values, female leadership, and a passion for education.

The author offers ideas for musicians on how to restore lost and corrupted audio files and sample libraries. It suggests the need for musicians to develop and use a robust backup routine to quickly and precisely restore data. It also mentions the advantage of having hard drive backups stored in folders to enable musicians access their files more easily.

The article evaluates the Garritan Instant Orchestra music library from Garritan Libraries.