Archive des actualités – Nouveau au RISM
RISM at IAML, Part I
The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML), a co-sponsor of RISM, held its annual meeting in Antwerp, Belgium from 13-18 July 2014. Members of three national groups presented during the RISM Open Session. Marie Cornaz (RISM Belgium, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Brussels) RISM in Belgium –...
30 July 2014
Congratulations to our RISM colleague Dieter Kirsch (Würzburg)
Congratulations to our RISM colleague Dieter Kirsch (Würzburg), who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg. He was recognized for his contributions to research in the areas of the musical history of Mainfranken (Bavaria) and the history of the Hochschule and its forerunners. In a...
28 July 2014
RISM would like to hear your opinion!
RISM will be conducting user studies at the IAML conference in Antwerp in order to learnwhat people think about the online catalog of musical sources and what search strategies are used so that we can improve our services. Whether you are a music librarian or a student, a database pro...
10 July 2014
Who will be King Soccer?
The RISM online catalog already knows the answer! Take a look at Koning voetbal (King soccer). Willi Schootemeijer was inspired by a match between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1934 and wrote this march. Koning voetbal is the most famous of his ca. 50 marches. RISM unfortunately does not have...
9 July 2014
National anthems @RISM
How many national anthems do you know? The songs of 32 countries are resounding at the World Cup at the moment. The RISM online catalog offers numerous national anthems. The majority of the over 700 sources are recorded anonymously. Four of them are digitally available. The series A/I Individual prints...
16 June 2014
World Cup Kickoff with RISM Brazil
The World Cup kicks off today in São Paulo! Did you know that RISM has its own lineup in Brazil? We would like to introduce you to the RISM Brazil team players: The RISM Brazil group was reactivated in 2005 by André Guerra Cotta, Beatriz Magalhães Castro and Pablo Sotuyo...
12 June 2014
Celebrating 1,000 Facebook Fans!
Today RISM reached a new milestone: 1,000 Facebook fans! Thank you to everyone who has liked the RISM Facebook page! Where are our fans from? The top 10 countries are: Italy Grazie! Portugal Obrigada! Germany Danke! United States Thanks! France Merci! Spain !Gracias! Poland Dziękuję! United Kingdom Cheers! Netherlands Bedankt!...
6 June 2014
RISM and the R Projects
RISM is currently prominently featured on the website of the Music Library Association (United States). It appears alongside its sister projects: • Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) International Repertory of Musical Literature • Répertoire International d’Iconographie Musicale (RIdIM) International Repertory of Musical Iconography • Répertoire International de la Presse...
2 June 2014
New Coordinating Committee Elected
National RISM working groups as well as individuals and institutions that contribute to RISM projects can engage with the work of the RISM Zentralredaktion and strategic decisions of the board in a variety of ways. In order to formalize this participation, an Advisory Council is formed. Five representatives are elected...
22 May 2014
Consortium of RISM Working Groups in Austria
The Consortium of RISM Working Groups in Austria, which was founded in November 2012, met in Salzburg on June 19 at the International Mozarteum Foundation. One finds on the RISM Zentralredaktion’s website five independent working groups that are currently operating in Austria. There are also several individual projects being carried...
3 July 2013
