CAML Review / Revue de l'ACBM (Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres / Association canadienne des bibliothèques, archives et centres de documentation musicaux)

Kallmann, Helmut

IAML REPORT 1970-1971. Prepared for CMLA Annual Meeting by Helmut Kallmann 
Membership: The total i s  now 75 (42 individuals and 33 institutions). Of these 16 are 
new members for 1970, 4 new members for 1971. Unfortunately seven 
individual members and two institutions have not yet paid for 1970. We 
have lost three individual members and one institution. 
In the offing: St. Gallen Congress, August 22-28, 
Prospect of a fee increase to $4.50 -for individuals and $9.00 for 
institutions. 
IAML Conference 1975 may be held in Canada. The International Music 
Council may come to Canada for i t s  1975 meeting; hence the possibility 
of coupling the two events. Place may be Ottawa with some of the 
events taking place in Montreal and Toronto. Our preparations will be 
tied in with those of the Canadian Music Council, e.g. exploring costs, 
timetables, type of event, etc. 
THE LIBRARY - A USER'S VIEW. Paper delivered a t  the CMLA Annual Meeting, 
Hotel Vancouver, 20 June, 1971 by Dr. Bryan N.S. Gooch. 
There can be no doubt in the minds of any of us with regard to the validity of 
building and maintaining libraries, of increasing the scope and effectiveness of the collections, 
and of improving the range and efficiency of the services which such institutions can offer. 
Yet we would be naive to assume that this outlook i s  either generally held or even univer- 
sally understood. It i s  too easy to believe that a position, the rightness of which is  self- 
evident to a group of initiates, will appear to everyone to be based on the sort of reasonable 
and rational approach, on the kind of empirical utilitarianism which our century holds in 
awe. Almost all libraries, public and institutional, depend finally on the society for support; 
they depend on the understanding and willing taxpayer who is content to see a certain por- 
tion of his annual donation to the commonwealth go to keeping them healthy and growing. 
\Ne can talk glibly amongst ourselves about the intrinsic merit of having such repositories 
of knowledge and collections of items which to some members of the community seem 
valuable, but if more is  not done to acquaint the public a t  large with the benefit to society 
of what must seem to many like pack-ratting on a grandiose and costly scale, not only will 
the libraries fail to fill to the full extent their role in the communities they serve, but they 
may find even the normal maintenance and growth of their services hampered - to be blunt, 
they may be short of funds. 
"Image" is  a word which has suffered from overpopularity; it seems to have acquired 
in some contexts the sickly triteness which belongs to "lifestyle," "relevant," "meaningful," 
and similar terms. But having said that, and a t  the risk of seeming unduly "rriod" or "with it" 
(whatever that means), let me suggest that libraries - and music libraries are p'lrt of the pic- 
ture - can do more to improve their image and to convince a sometimes unwilling public - 
unwilling because unknowing - that they are relevant in producing a meaningf~ll ifestyle. 
(A winning sentence, that! ) Macaulay, writing about Milton in an essay for the Edinburgh 
Review in 1825, says this: 
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Logicians may reason about abstractions. But the great mass of men 
must have images. The strong tendency of the multitude in all ages and nations 
to idolatry can be explained on no other principle. 1 
1 Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay, Literary Essays Contributed to-the Edinb-urgh 
Beview (London: Oxford University Press, 1923), p. 18 


IAML Report 1970-1971

Rolph, Bill

In order to reduce some of these difficulties, CMLA has decided to separate from 
CLA and, together with the other Canadian IAML members, form an active Canadian IAML 
section (perhaps to be called CAML) with i t s  elected executive, constitution and a Canadian 
as well as an international program. For those who now belong to CLA only in order to 
join CMLA there will be an obvious saving; those who remain in CLA will save the $2.00 
section fee, but it is probable that the current IAML fee will have to be raised by more than 
$2 .oo. 
The executive recently elected by CMLA (Mrs. Marjorie Hale, chairman: William 
Rolph, vice-chairman; Cheryl Osborn, secretary-treasurer; Naomi Yamoaka and Dale Ward, 
councillors) will become the first executive of CAML. My own function as Canadian dele- 
gate to IAML will cease; instead one of the elected officers should represent CAML on the 
IAML board of directors. The executive will draft a constitution and send i t  to all present 
CMLA and Canadian IAML members for criticism la te  this summer or early in the fall. 
A new legal entity i s  being established in order to acquire funds being held in trust tempo- 
rarily by CLA. Meanwhile, please do notpay any IAML fees to CCcA. 
I shall be pleased to answer questions arising from the above, but I am leaving now 
and won't return until after the IAML Congress a t  St. Gallen. Mrs. Hale and, I hope, other 
Canadians, will attend the Congress. 
On behalf of IAML I should like to thank you for your support during the many 
years I have acted as the Canadian delegate. 
Results of CMLA QUESTIONNAIRE, reported by Bill Rolph, Chairman, 
Ad Hoc Committee to consider the future of CMLA. 
In early May of this year a questionnaire was sent out to personal members, asking 
them to consider the future place of CMLA withinloutside CLA, and CMLA's aims and 
objectives. Of the 61 personal members polled, 24 responded, slightly over one-third. The 
results are as follows. 
The first question concerned whether CMLA should remain in CLA, and if so, 
what should its status be, or whether CMLA should leave CLA, and seek alternatives. Four 
options were given: (a) to become a subsection of CASLIS; (b) to become a chapter of 
MLA; (c) separate from CLA and go it alone; (d) become the national branch of IAML. 
Twenty chose to become the national branch of IAML; two chose the CASLIS option; 
two presented a f ifth option - affiliation with CLA. This latter option, however, was 
implicit in any course of action taken if CMLA left CLA. 
On the question of local or regional chapters, ten indicated "no" and 12 "yes"; 
two were blank. The comments with the "no" vote indicated that chapters were not reason- 
ably warranted, that is, "only a complication; CMLA matters can be handled adequately 
on the national level" and that "CMLA is  too small an organization to have chapters". 
The "yes" responses indicated that some felt that it was the "only way of hop~ng to 
attend meetings; the only way to hold interest across Canada and allow for expression on 
a local level". Others said that "meetings should be informal", and that "maybe after 
a year or more from reorganization, chapters could be effectively established". 
What is expected from CMLA as a national organization? The following is  a 
selection of the replies: (a) to act as an advisory body to members (b) to provide support 
and stimulation (c) to foster bibliographic control of Canadian Music by undertaking or 
continuing projects (d) to make recommendations for revision of cataloguing rules for 
music materials (e) to encourage collection building (f)  to encourage educational programs 
for music libraries (g) to act as a clearing-house for information on Canadian Music schools, 
libraries, conservatories, and music publishers (h) to review contemporary music publications 
and recordings, particularly Canadian (i) to study instrument rental rates (j) to act as a job 
register (k) to take a position on issues affecting funds to music libraries, particularly when 
improved collections and services are at stake (I) to co-operate with the National Library 
on projects (m) to increase membership participation. 
What act~vities and projects should CMLA undertake in the future? Again, the 
following is  a selection of the responses: (a) bibliographic projects (b) publication series 
(c) a newsletter (d) a directory of music libraries and collections (e) interlibrary loan co- 
operation between libraries and music groups (f)  international exchange of information with 
IAML members, on such things as holdings (g) workshops and seminars on the local level 
(h) meetings with MLA chapters (i) evaluation program on equipment (j) annual meeting 
program to be held concurrent with and in the same place as the CLA Conference. 
As you can see, the comments on the questionnaire were revealing and helpful. 
The questionnaire has also b e ~ n  sent to symphony orchestras, and music schools/conservatories. 
A dozen replies have been received so far. On the first question, most favour option four. 
An analysis of the questionnaires sent to these organizations will also be made at a later date. 
CANADIAN MUS lC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Annual Meeting, Lions Room, Hotel Vancouver, 
20 June, 1971 reported by Janet Matsushita, Secretary-Treasurer, CMLA. 
The annual general meeting of the Canadian Music Library Association was called 
to order by the chairman, Mrs. Lynne Jarman, who welcomed the 17 members present. 
The minutes of the 1970 annual meeting were read by the secretary-treasurer and 
the motion for their adoption seconded by Miss Cheryl Osborn. Carried. 
Mrs. Jarman stated that the two newsletters she had sent to the membership during 
the year were fewer than she had hoped to produce, but that she was grateful for the help 
she had received with them, particularly from Miss Osborn. She hoped there would be 
more general co-operation and contributions from CMLA members in future. 
The collection of historical Canadian music proposed last year as a gift to the 
National Library had been formally presented la te  in May. Mrs. Jarman read a letter of 
appreciation from the National Librarian, stating that most of the items have now been 
integrated into the National Library's collection, which thereby becomes the best in Canada 
for this type of material. 
Contacts have been made with orchestral organizations with a view to liaison. The 
Province of Ontario Council of the Arts has responded by sending a 1966 report on or- 
chestral groups in Ontario. It i s  hoped that more current information will be sent when 
it becomes available and that liaison can be extended to include a wide variety of Canadian 
musical organizations. 
Mr. Helmut Kallman acted as CMLA's unofficial representative to the Canadian 
Music Council last year. Mrs. Jarman suggested that a by-law be added to the constitution 
that an official representative be named. Miss Rhoda Baxter made a motion to this effect, 
seconded by Mr. William Rolph. Carried. 
The treasurer's report for 1970/71 showed a balance of $395.57 at 31 May 1971. 
The motion for its adoption was seconded by Miss Osborn. Carried. Mrs. Jarman noted 
that a t  present CMLA's chief source of revenue i s  membership fees. 


Results of CMLA questionnaire

Jarman, Lynne

C A N A D I A N  L I B R A R Y  A S  SOCIATION 
151 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K IP 5E3 (613) 232-9625 Te !x:CANLIBASSN OTT 013-3518 
CANADIAN MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 
NEWSLETTER 
Editor: Marjorie Hale 
AUGUST 19.71 
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Lynne Jarman 
Our new president, Marjorie Hale, will explain the excitinglsobering results of our 
Annual Meeting. Thanks to a l l  17 members who attended the meeting and participated so 
'hdlpfully. Thanks, too, to those who responded to the questionnaire: you helped us arrive 
dt Yhe decision to sever our connection with CLA. 
And now i t  i s  r& up to you1 A new organization requires active participation. 
There i s  no point in maintaining a society which no one wants or needs. I feel that there 
is  a need for a Canadian Association of Music Libraries. Yqu have to prove it. 
The new executive, which takes office in September, will initiate the necessary 
actions involving new constitution and by-laws, and submit them to all members for approval. 
Please respond! 
Rhoda Baxter and the Vancouver Public Library are to be commended for arranging 
the enjoyable concert of mediaeval music presented by Hortulani Musicae after the Annual 
Meeting. 
Now, over to Marjorie Hale. The best of luck to you, Madame President. Let's all 
help her. 
A note to CMLA members: from Marjorie Hale 
In  the past year, the Canadian Music Library Association found it necessary to 
seriously evaluate i t s  organization and its objectives. With the proposed restructuring of CLA, 
the Music Section felt it should investigate how it could most effectively f i t  into CLA, and 
determine possible alternatives. The result i s  that the Canadian Music Library Association 
is  to be discontinued. This is the last  newsletter of an organization which has always been 
small, but extremely lively. It leaves a number of valuable reference publications to its 
credit. In its place will be a newly organized Canadian Association of Music Libraries, a 
national branch of the International Association of Music Libraries. 
The following report, given a t  the CLA Council Meeting 24 June 1971, by Mrs. 
Lynne Jarman, explains briefly how this all came about. "At the Annual Meeting of the 
Canadian Music Library Association (hereafter cited as CMLA), held in Hamilton, Ontario, 
19 June 1970, the suggestion was made that CMLA dissolve and become a subsection of the 


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