University of Pittsburgh (University of Pittsburgh, Center for American Music)

The University of Pittsburgh and the Society for American Music will bring together librarians, archivists, and scholars to develop a sustainable digital reference tool for locating source materials in American music history; this will be an updated and online edition of the authoritative publication, Resources of American Music History: A Directory of Source Materials from Colonial Times to World War II (RAMH). The planning project will focus on identifying the scope and types of materials to be included in RAMH2; researching existing standards for, descriptions of, and access to, these resources; determining tools needed to collect, store, and refresh collection data continuously; and establishing the online searching interface users will need. The University’s Center for American Music will host a planning conference in May 2009 to bring together key individuals representing various organizations and user groups to provide input.