The things we keep: considerations for appraisal of archival materials in music libraries

Аннотация

Over the past few decades we have seen an increase in collecting archival sources among music libraries, both in the public sphere and within academic institutions.1 Music is being created and utilized in many different contexts, and to effectively document such rapid change remains a challenge. From parchment and quill to the born-digital, we are chasing after evidence to document the activities and spaces where music happens so that future generations might capture a glimpse of how music making took place in our time.