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Structure and Activities
The work of the Association is accomplished through a network of Institutional Sections, Subject Sections, Committees and special Project Groups.
Institutional Sections bring together members working in the same professional field or type of institution and meet as open forums to discuss common concerns and to exchange views and information.
At present there are five such sections:
Subject Sections deal with types of library activity and focus on new developments within their sphere of interest in different countries, give sessions on selected aspects of their work and initiate new projects.
There are now Subject Sections for:
The membership comprises major music collections, music and audio-visual librarians, music archivists and documentation specialists, musicologists, music publishers and dealers. Membership is open to any person or institution interested in the work of the Association. English, French and German are the official languages.
Disbanded sub-commissions:
- Sub-commission on UNIMARC (2003-2016)
- Sub-commission on ISBD and Music (2010-2016)
Study Groups may be created under the auspices of a section to address narrowly defined issues of ongoing importance.
IAML currently has the following Study Groups (chairs appointed by the Board):
- Access to Performance Ephemera (formerly Indexing of Music Performances)
- Linked Data Hub for Music Vocabularies
- National Libraries
Project Groups carry out specific assignments, prepare reports, statements or publications.
Disbanded Project Groups (called Working Groups until 2016):
- Access to Music Archives (2005 – 2017)
- Core Bibliographic Record for Music and Sound Recordings (1994 – 1998)
- Hofmeister
- ISBD and Music
- Libraries in Music Teaching Institutions and Accreditation
- RISM Series C (2019–2022)
Committees carry out specific assignments to advise the Association on administrative and legal matters, dealing with questions of interest to the whole Association.
IAML currently has the following Committees:
Disbanded Committees:
- Ad Hoc Committee on IAML Archives (2018-2021)
- Ad Hoc Committee on Organizational Structure (Level 2) (2014-2016)
- Conference (2014-2015)
- Information Technology (1999-2013)
- Programme (to 2014)
- Restructuring of IAML, Ad-hoc Committee (2012-2014)
- Strategy (2011-2012)
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