For my first couple years here at UW-Madison, I was the only library student specifically following the music path. Not only did I feel lonely, but I also wasn’t sure if I was taking the appropriate classes and getting the right experience. Earlier this school year, my friend Yi Hong had a brilliant idea to help those in my former situation. She wanted to form an organization for current and prospective students interested in music librarianship. After she discussed this with other prospective and professional music librarians here at UW-Madison, as well as with the Career Development & Services Committee of the Music Library Association (MLA), Yi Hong decided there was a need that this group could fulfill. MLA agreed to sponsor this group, and as a result, the Music Library Student Group was established.
Yi Hong and I have been working together since December to create a Google Group and a Google Site to host the group. Our vision of MLSG is that it will serve as a place for current/prospective music library students to come together and discuss the profession. We officially went live last Monday. Although we’re still in the very early stages of figuring out how the group is going to run, we already have 35 members! In March, Yi Hong and I are both traveling to the MLA conference in San Diego. During the conference, MLSG will formally meet and Yi Hong and I are going to meet with the MLA members who have agreed to sponsor us.
I invite you to at least take a look at the site, even if you aren’t interested in joining!
