This article focuses on the context and mechanics of a patron-driven acquisition plan for
print music scores and monographs at a large American university. The article analyzes …

In this review, the author discusses key trends in acquisitions found in the professional
literature published in 2008 and 2009. During this period, the decline of funding for libraries …

This case study examines the use of performance data from recital programs to inform
collection analysis and development for printed music scores. Analyzing performance data …

In this article, the authors discuss the reasons for implementing a music scores approval
plan and eventually ending it; the parameters of their plan; the method used to collect and …

Although approval plans have long been an accepted tool for monographic collection
development, they have seen comparatively slow adoption for music scores. This slow …

L'approval plan per lo sviluppo delle collezioni: esperienze e prospettive in campo
internazionale e nazionale che ho condotto nell'ambito del dottorato in Scienze …

May 2011 Library of Congress (LC) announcement,“Transforming our Bibliographic
Framework: A Statement from the Library of Congress.” 1 The result of this initiative could be …