Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres
| Abbreviation | CAML/ACBM |
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| Formation | 1971 |
| Type | Library Association |
| Purpose | support musical activities in Canada, including libraries, archives, conservatories, and universities |
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Region served
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Canada |
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Official language
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English French |
| Website | www |
The Canadian Association of Music Libraries or Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques Musicaux (CAML/ACBM) is a national association which represents music librarians across Canada. Members work in organizations that support musical activities in Canada, including libraries, archives, conservatories, and universities. The organization aims to support all aspects of music librarianship in Canada, including research and scholarship, and to cooperate with other national and international organizations concerned with music.
CAML is the Canadian branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).
The association archives are held at Library and Archives Canada.
The association was preceded by the Canadian Music Library Association (CMLA), which was a section of the Canadian Library Association founded in 1956. In 1971 the association was reconstituted as the Canadian Association of Music Libraries and in 1992 the name was changed to the Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres.
Helmut Kallmann was made an honorary member in 1987.
The association meets annually, often with the Canadian University Music Society and the Congress Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences.The first IAML meeting to be held in Canada took place in Montreal in 1975.
The Cataloguing Committee is responsible for giving advice on proposed rule changes as brought forward by the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing, which is a national advisory committee on matters of cataloguing and bibliographic control. The Cataloguing Committee also communicates information to members about developments in the field of music cataloguing.
This committee is responsible for abstracting Canadian music publications, which are then added to the RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) database. In addition to monographs and doctoral dissertations, the RILM Canada Committee abstracts the following journals:
Primary:
Secondary:
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