Music in libraries. European antecedents -- The United States.
Music study and scholarship. European antecedents -- The United States.
Printed music. Music printing -- Music publishing (Types of editions (facsimiles, quasi-facsimiles, performing editions, critical editions) ; Rental music ; Representative publishers ; Directories of music publishers ; Music publishers' associations) ; Annual production ; Editions in print ; Keeping current with scores (notification and approval services ; reviews ; selective and annotated guides).
Recordings. Record labels (label directories) -- Recordings in print (Online resources ; Print resources) -- Keeping current with recordings (Notification and approval services ; Reviews ; Popular music ; Folk and world music) -- Selective and annotated guides (Pricing ; Audio streaming services).
Books. Annual production -- Editions in print (United States ; Abroad) -- Keeping current with books (Notification and approval services ; Print notifications ; Standing orders) -- Reviews -- Selective and annotated guides -- Publishers -- Prices.
Periodicals. Publishing output -- Keeping current with periodicals -- Selective and annotated guides -- Indexing and abstracting services -- Prices.
Selection strategies. Collection development policies -- Eight collection-building objectives -- Keeping current -- Four types of selection tools -- Selection decisions -- Approval plans.
Associations and societies. Primarily for librarians and archivists -- Primarily for scholars and educators -- Miscellaneous organizations.
Awards and prizes. Composers, compositions, and commissioning programs -- Music recordings.
Getting help. Music reference, selection and acquisition resources -- Using the online music catalog -- Terms and abbreviations -- Help by e-mail.
