ABSTRACT
In 1964, the Library Association began to allow universities to set their own examinations, based on the Library Association syllabus. The number of library schools also continued to increase, and three-year undergraduate courses were developed. These needed to have other subject content to make them a full undergraduate course. This meant that some schools were able to offer music librarianship as an option within the three-year course. Because of the isolated working conditions of many music librarians, occasional day courses continued to flourish — sometimes in quite rarefied subjects. Music Librarianship is offered as two elective modules, each of five units, with each module being worth ten credits. Module 1, ‘An Introduction to Music Librarianship’, is designed to give a taste of music librarianship, to prepare students who may have to manage a music collection within a wider responsibility. Module 2, ‘Advanced Music Librarianship’, looks in more detail at the tasks of the music librarian.
