Publications The MLA produces several different publications covering different aspects of the field. Publications include: a quarterly newsletter a membership handbook Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association Three series: Basic Manual Series- "designed to assist the librarian in dealing with various aspects of the organization, administration and use of a music library." Index and Bibliography Series- presenting resources for music and music literature, from discographies of popular music to bibliographies of subjects in ethnomusicology. Technical Reports- viewing the hands-on aspects of the field, such as cataloging issues, audio equipment, and current research topics. Services The MLA website offers a wide range of services and resources to members and non-members alike: employment and education information, awards and grants, copyright guidelines, and resources concerning the field. These include the MLA-L (a listserv open to the public), resources generated by the MLA committees and groups, external resources via print and web, and the MLA Shop, which is the organization's official store. History The Music Library Association was founded in June 1931 during the American Library Association meetings in New Haven, Connecticut. Its founding was spearheaded by Eva Judd O'Meara (1884–1979) and Carleton Sprague Smith (1905–1994) of the New York Public Library. Among their objectives was to improve cataloging for sheet music and audio recordings. Presidents 2019 — Susannah Cleveland, Bowling Green State University / University of North Texas 2017 — Mark McKnight, University of North Texas 2015 — Michael Rogan, Tufts University 2013 — Michael D. Colby, UC Davis 2011 — Jerry L. McBride, Stanford University 2009 — Ruthann Boles McTyre (born 1954), University of Iowa 2007 — Philip R. Vandermeer, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill 2005 — Bonna Jean Boettcher, DMA (born 1958), Bowling Green State University / Cornell University 2003 — Laura Anne Dankner (born 1945), Loyola University New Orleans 2001 — James P. Cassaro (born 1954), University of Pittsburgh 1999 — Paula D. Matthews, Princeton 1997 — Diane Parr Walker (born 1953), University of Virginia 1995 — Jane Ellen Gottlieb (born 1954), Juilliard 1993 — Michael Ochs (born 1937), Harvard 1991 — Don L. Roberts (born 1938), Northwestern 1989 — Susan T. Sommer (1935–2008), New York Public Library 1987 — Lenore F. Coral (1939–2005), Cornell 1985 — Geraldine Esther Ostrove (born 1938), New England Conservatory 1983 — Mary Wallace Davidson ( –1912), Eastman 1981 — Donald William Krummel, PhD (born 1929), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1979 — Ruth