A Manual For The Performance Library

A Manual for the Performance Library is a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber music.

(Meredith Music Resource). The music performance library is the heart of any musical ensemble, supplying music to performers and information to an entire organization. This text contains valuable information on this important topic for all musicians, including music directors, conductors, student librarians, community volunteers, professional performance librarians, and performers. This essential resource provides step-by-step directions on the librarian's responsibilities, including how to: locate and choose editions * purchase and rent music * catalog new works * store and preserve music * prepare music for performance * mark bowings * correct errata * prepare manuscripts and programs * distribute and collect parts * and communicate efficiently.

CD-ROM contains: performance appraisal forms in Word and Adobe Acrobat format.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Supervisors at all levels need practical advice and specific approaches on how to evaluate staff. This manual provides background principles and proven guidelines for describing positions and evaluating individuals occupying them. Specific examples and step-by-step approaches to job descripiton, job analysis, and performance appraisal should enable supervisors to write job enrichment specifications of an individual employee's job related strengths and weaknesses. Forms and checklists are also included.

Provides update to current thinking about, and reasons for, service evaluation of libraries in the UK. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods including questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions boxes and interview techniques.Problems arising from survey outcomes are summarised and long-term evaluation and the relevance of benchmarking are discussed.Contains case studies covering survey work in public, academic and special libraries; charters and service level agreements; and examples of relevant research projects.New chapter on performance measurement in the electronic library.