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| author | Halliday, Blane |
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| contents | An Examination of Essential Popular Music Compact Disc Holdings at the Cleveland Public Library. Halliday, Blane Audiodisks Discographies Library Collection Development Library Collections Optical Disks Popular Music Public Libraries Research Libraries Tables (Data) In the 1970s and early 1980s, a few library researchers and scholars made a case for the importance of public libraries' acquisition of popular music, particularly rock music sound recordings. Their arguments were based on the anticipated historical and cultural importance of obtaining and maintaining a collection of these materials. Little new research in this direction has been performed since then. The question arose as to what, if anything, has changed since this time. This question was answered by examining the compact disc holdings of the Cleveland Public Library, a major research-oriented facility. This examination was accomplished using three discographies of essential rock music titles, as well as recent "Billboard" Top 200 Album charts. The results indicated a strong orientation toward the acquisition of recent releases, with the "Billboard" charts showing the largest percentages of holdings for the system. Meanwhile, the holdings vis-a-vis the essential discographies ran directly opposite the "Billboard" holdings. This implies a program of short-term patron satisfaction by providing current "hits," while disregarding the long-term benefits of a collection based on demonstrated artistic relevance. The discographies of essential rock music are appended. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/MES) |
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| publishDate | 1999 |
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| spellingShingle | An Examination of Essential Popular Music Compact Disc Holdings at the Cleveland Public Library. Halliday, Blane Audiodisks Discographies Library Collection Development Library Collections Optical Disks Popular Music Public Libraries Research Libraries Tables (Data) An Examination of Essential Popular Music Compact Disc Holdings at the Cleveland Public Library. Halliday, Blane Audiodisks Discographies Library Collection Development Library Collections Optical Disks Popular Music Public Libraries Research Libraries Tables (Data) In the 1970s and early 1980s, a few library researchers and scholars made a case for the importance of public libraries' acquisition of popular music, particularly rock music sound recordings. Their arguments were based on the anticipated historical and cultural importance of obtaining and maintaining a collection of these materials. Little new research in this direction has been performed since then. The question arose as to what, if anything, has changed since this time. This question was answered by examining the compact disc holdings of the Cleveland Public Library, a major research-oriented facility. This examination was accomplished using three discographies of essential rock music titles, as well as recent "Billboard" Top 200 Album charts. The results indicated a strong orientation toward the acquisition of recent releases, with the "Billboard" charts showing the largest percentages of holdings for the system. Meanwhile, the holdings vis-a-vis the essential discographies ran directly opposite the "Billboard" holdings. This implies a program of short-term patron satisfaction by providing current "hits," while disregarding the long-term benefits of a collection based on demonstrated artistic relevance. The discographies of essential rock music are appended. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/MES) |
| title | An Examination of Essential Popular Music Compact Disc Holdings at the Cleveland Public Library. |
| topic | Audiodisks Discographies Library Collection Development Library Collections Optical Disks Popular Music Public Libraries Research Libraries Tables (Data) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED435403 |