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Apologies for duplicate postings.
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC), is pleased to offer an online course during the Spring 2012 semester on Music Librarianship and Bibliography via the Academic Outreach Community
Credit program. Formal admission to the University is not necessary, but a bachelor's degree is required.
Course description: Explores music librarianship and music bibliography. Identifies the different types of music library and the professional organizations that represent them;
examines why music materials often demand special treatment in a library, for example in acquisition, cataloging and classification, circulation and conservation; introduces basic music reference tools; surveys the history of music printing and bibliography;
examines copyright legislation as it affects the music library; identifies different types of music library patron, and assesses those patrons' varied demands on the music library; introduces the professional literature of music librarianship, and assesses
what skills and training are needed by current and future music library professionals; examines the role of digitization and other technologies in the future dissemination of music materials. The course may be taken for two or four credit hours.
Please see the following web page for additional information.
http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/cpd/communitycredit