The Saskatchewan Music Collection (SMC) is a local music collection held at the University of Saskatchewan. This case study examines a project to digitize and present this unique special collection in the online environment. ...

Collaboration between the music librarian and data librarian led to these critical questions: What does the intersection between special collections and data management look like? How can libraries use catalogue data to ...

Regional music collections document the music of a particular geographic area, bringing together unique artifacts that represent the local history and culture. The practice of collecting regional music is now taking place ...

Librarians have a growing role in making data more visible and accessible. One way this is possible is through mining data sources such as library catalogues in order to present collections using visualization tools. This ...

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located just east of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, has a rich and fascinating musical history. In order to preserve and share Saskatchewan’s musical heritage the University of ...

This dataset was produced to show information about sound recordings from large ensembles (bands, orchestras, and choirs) from Saskatchewan. These recordings are found in the Saskatchewan Music Collection, held at the ...

Music librarians with shrinking acquisitions budgets, crowded shelves, and pressure to create more student study space face fundamental questions: How do we sustain the quality of the music collection with limited funds? ...

This paper discusses edit-a-thons held in Saskatoon and Banff during 2015–16 as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, to collectively and purposefully improve the quality and quantity of Wikipedia entries on ...

Many libraries are developing local or regional music collections. Why librarians choose to create such collections and how they approach issues of development, selection, access, and marketing vary from institution to ...