Music

Collection Development Policy Statement

Library's Collection Development Objectives

The library seeks to provide materials to support the bachelors, masters and doctoral level courses in music performance, music education, musicology, music theory and composition.

Curriculum Program Descriptions

The School of Music has 38 full-time, tenure track faculty members, 2 full-time instructors, 6 people in part-time faculty positions (2.67 FTE) and one person in a part-time adjunct faculty position (.75 FTE). The following degree programs are offered which the library collection supports:

Doctor of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting; Composition; Performance)

Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology (Music History, Music Theory)

Master of Music (Composition; Conducting; Music Education; Musicology; Piano Pedagogy; Performance; Music Theory)

Bachelor of Music (Composition; Performance)

Bachelor of Music Education

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Music

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New and Expanding Areas of Interest

• Computers and music
• Interactive computer music
• Multimedia
• Copyright and other legal issues
• Music business

Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research interests

• Individual performance areas (voice, instrumental music, orchestral music, etc.)
• Vocal pedagogy and Voice Science
• American song literature
• Choral music by women composers
• 17th century Italian opera
• 18th century music
• Aural perception
• Teacher/conductor effectiveness
• Music therapy
• Elementary music education
• Choral performance practice
• Medieval music and theory
• 20th century music and aesthetics
• Mahler, Brahms, Strauss, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Bartok
• Music of the Holocaust
• Computer assisted instruction
• Percussion instruments and history
• Graduate music requirements
• Music faculty productivity (workloads, etc.)
• Schenkarian analysis
• Vocal/instrumental pitch accuracy
• Rehearsal and Conducting techniques
• Psychological aspects of music

General Selection Guidelines

The Libraries are attempting to build a collection in music directed at the instructional support level (level 3). Certain areas of specialization cited above result in supporting a research collection (level 4).

CD ROMs, Electronic Books, Remotely Accessed Texts

LSU Libraries will purchase CD ROM works on a case by case basis when requested by faculty members or graduate students in need of enhanced capabilities afforded by CD ROMs. The LSU Libraries recognizes that electronic information, e-books, electronic paper, etc. merit attention. The purchase of access to remote data and texts, such as J-STOR and others, will be pursued when the ownership of remote products will benefit the greatest number of students, staff, and faculty at the best possible price. Purchase of remotely accessed texts must follow the policy and procedures set forth in Procedures for Acquiring and Processing Electronic Resources.

Specific Delimitations

Collected extensively: Scores, sound recordings, works of original research, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias

Collected selectively: Scholarly biographies, dictionaries, dissertations, translations, textbooks, handbooks, yearbooks

Excluded: Popular biographies, juvenile literature

Collected extensively: Monographs, scores, sound formats, video formats,

Collected selectively: Serials, microformats, manuscripts

No consideration given

No consideration given

Collected extensively: Monographs and serials: English. Scores and AV materials: Language is not considered.

Collected selectively: Monographs and serials in foreign languages.

No consideration given unless listed as specific collecting area or faculty research.

Overlap with other subjects or collections

Subject overlap: None

Collection overlap: Some overlap with Special collections

Prepared: January 15, 1998
Updated: March 15, 2003