Saturday, April 14, 2012

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives officially opens

Happy National Library Week!  It is also induction week at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which started it off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Library and Archives (two years in the making and open to the public since January).  The opening ceremony included a forum featuring a panel of music historians talking about things they had discovered in the collection.  The new four-story building is located on the Metro Campus of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, about two miles from the Museum. 

The library's mission includes the following assertion:  "We believe the Library and Archives will help to take the Museum to a new level of visibility and recognition as a world-class cultural institution, connecting further with the scholarly community while at the same time serving the information needs of all music fans."  Sounds good.  From what I can tell from looking at the library's catalog, the library does not have a circulating collection.  Following criticism from the public that the library is only open 9-5 Monday through Friday, director Andy Leach said they are looking at opening an evening or a Saturday.

I remember seeing the job posting for a public services librarian at the Library and Archives awhile back and thinking that would be a fun job.  Most of the staff there have degrees related to music as well as library science.

I like the archives' inclusions of a Wilco collection, Led Zeppelin concert handbills, and Jimi Hendrix's original, handwritten lyrics to "Purple Haze" on "crumpled, yellow note paper."

3 comments:

  1. i totally applied for that job - couldn't resist! (never heard anything from them, of course.)

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  2. Really? :) I saw the ad and immediately thought, how cool! But I figured between the likely deluge of applicants and their desire for both someone with a degree in music in addition to the MLS and music library experience, I wouldn't . . . oh, and my uncertainty in going all the way to Cleveland!

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  3. Wow, this is the first I've heard of this. Thanks, E, for posting. I would love to visit there! The library's design looks cool and futuristic, too. :) You should have applied for a job there! :P

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