FRSAD published

NEW IFLA Publication!

Just off the press as Nr 43 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control:

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD) - A Conceptual Model

The main purpose of this report by the IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR)  is to develop a framework that provides a clearly stated and commonly shared understanding of subject authority data, and how such data can facilitate user tasks.

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD); a conceptual model. Edited by Marcia Lei Zeng, Maja Žumer and Athena Salaba on behalf of the IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR). Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-025323-8. (IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control; Nr 43).

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Beijing Modern Music Festival

Official Website:

http://www.bmmf.org.cn/en/index.html

The Polish New Music Orchestra Concert was held yesterday (May 23, 2011) at the Concert Hall of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.

Prof. JIA Daqun's "The Three Images from Washing Painting" was performed by The New Music Orchestra Concert conducted by Szymon Bywalec.

Video clips from the Concert for the 100th Anniversary of Tan Xiaolin

Tan Xiaolin's 100th Anniversary Ceremony was held in Shanghai Conservatory of Music last weekend (April 17).

Tan Xiaolin (1911-48) was a Pipa player and studied music composition at Yale with Paul Hindemith. He came back to Shanghai and became the director of the Department of Composition of SCM.

He was a pioneer of modern Chinese music composition, but he passed away at the age of 37.

The ceremony was co-organized by SCM and National Library of China, and consists of a manuscript exhibition, a concert and a workshop.

As a librarian, music lover and music history translator, I push the cooperation of National Library of China and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. I am glad that the ceremony was a great success.

The video clips for the concert for the 100th Anniversary of Tan Xiaolin can be found at:

http://www.tudou.com/playlist/txl2011

which was recorded by me with Flip Video Camera and approved by Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

纪念谭小麟先生百年诞辰音乐会
Concert for 100th Anniversary of Tan Xiaolin
时间：2011年4月17日下午2:00-3:15
Date: April 17, 2011
地点：上海音乐学院
Venue: Shanghai Conservatory of Music
一、艺术歌曲(Art Songs)
1. 《小路》（内蒙古民歌，钢琴编配；1947）
2. 《自君之出矣》（唐·张久龄诗）
——演唱：张稚；钢琴：蔡孟熏
3. 《正气歌》（宋·文天祥诗摘句；1947）
4. 《彭浪矶》（宋·朱希真词）
——演唱：李研；钢琴：崔岚
5. 《别离》（郭沫若词；1946）
6. 《春雨春风》（宋·朱希真词）
——演唱：郑斌；钢琴：马思红
二、室内乐(Chamber Music)
1. 《小提琴与中提琴二重奏》（1943）
Duet for Violin and Viola
——小提琴：申丹枫；中提琴：吕翔
2. 中提琴与竖琴《浪漫曲》（1944）
Romance for Viola and Harp
——中提琴：蓝汉成；竖琴：彭佳
3. 《弦乐三重奏》（1945）
String Trio
——小提琴：申丹枫；中提琴：吕翔；大提琴：何思昊
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上海音乐学院与国家图书馆联合主办的《纪念谭小麟先生百年诞辰系列学术活动：手稿展、音乐会、研讨会》
Manuscript Exhibition, Concert and Roundtable for the 100th Anniversary of Tan Xiaolin: Art Songs and Chamber Music
Organized by Shanghai Conservatory of Music and National Library of China

Tan Xiaolin's 100th Anniversary Ceremony to be held in Shanghai

Tan Xiaolin's 100th Anniversary Ceremony is to be held in Shanghai Conservatory of Music next weekend (April 17).

Tan Xiaolin (1911-48) was a Pipa player and studied music composition at Yale with Paul Hindemith. He came back to Shanghai and became the director of the Department of Composition of SCM.

If he lived longer, he would have deeper impacts on modern Chinese music composition.

The ceremony is co-organized by SCM and National Library of China, and consists of a manuscript exhibition, a concert and a workshop.

Web Chat: Popular E-Books in U.S. Public Libraries: Successes and Challenges

PROGRAM SCHEDULE (Click here to confirm your local program time.) 

Web Chat: Popular E-Books in U.S. Public Libraries: Successes and Challenges
Date: Friday, April 1
Time: 06:00 EDT (10:00 GMT/12:00 Rome)
Location: http://bitly.com/CONXrome 

Description: Discuss the future of reading and learn how e-books are changing today's public libraries.

Format: This will be a video web chat in English.

Charlene Chou's RDA lecture at PKU

Yesterday, we attended Charlene Chou's lecture about RDA testing at Peking University Library.

There were about 150 people in the audience. I met many familiar catalogers from various libraries in Beijing.

More about Charlene's lecture, please download her PPT file:

http://www.columbia.edu/~cc179/RDA_test_CALIS.ppt

NLC middle managers meet in a suburb of Beijing

Department directors of National Library of China attend a two-day meeting today and tomorrow in a suburb of Beijing.

During the meeting, the plan for the whole year will be discussed.

About 80 department directors, deputy directors and assistant directors are present.