Music Library News
August 2008 Archives
August 12, 2008
Greg MacAyeal Appointed as Assistant Head
We are very pleased to welcome Greg MacAyeal as Assistant Head of the Music Library. Greg comes to Northwestern from Roosevelt University, where he has been Director of the Performing Arts Library since 2002. Prior to his work at Roosevelt, Greg was Fine Arts Librarian and Library Events Coordinator at Augustana College from 1998 to 2002. As Assistant Head of Northwestern's Music Library, Greg will have a wide array of responsibilities, including managing all public-services operations, serving as the primary music librarian for reference and instruction, and participating in collection development.
Greg holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music in Composition from DePaul University, and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a member of the Music Library Association, he serves on MLA's Collection Development and Resource Sharing Committee, has recently completed a term on the Education Committee, and coordinate the collection-development curriculum for the Educational Outreach Program. Additionally, Greg is involved in the Public Services Working Group of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), serves on the Board of Directors of the Millennium Chamber Players of Chicago, and has been a member of the Continuing Education Subcommittee of the American Library Association's International Relations Roundtable. He also has written reviews for Music Reference Services Quarterly has given presentations at meetings of the Music Library Association, the Society of American Archivists, the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Illinois Library Association.
Please join us in welcoming Greg to Northwestern!
August 1, 2008
Tomoko Shibuya is New Music Cataloger
Please join us in welcoming Tomoko Shibuya as our new Music Cataloger. Since 2003, Tomoko has worked at the New York Public Library, first in the Wilson Processing Unit (2003-2004) and then in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (2004-2008). At Northwestern, she will be responsible for cataloging scores, sound recordings, and other materials for the Music Library.
A Northwestern alumna, Tomoko holds a B.M. in Piano Performance, a B.A. in Computer Studies, and an M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. Additionally, she earned a Master of Library Science with a Specialization in Music Librarianship from Indiana University.
Welcome, Tomoko!
