The largest worldwide guide to music publishers ever compiled, this compendium provides addresses and telecommunication numbers for 11,000 publishing houses in 72 countries, including even smaller, often difficult-to-locate firms in countries such as Lithuania and Zambia. Also listed are the authors of almost 90 percent of music manuscripts produced throughout the world. Based on information from the new ISMN (International Standard Music Number) Agency as well as music publishers' associations, music libraries, music information centers, copyright organizations, and the ISBN Agency in Berlin, entries are arranged by country, publisher, and ISMN. A listing of addresses for ISMN agencies concludes the volume.

The "Directory covers approximately 17,800 music publishers from 99 countries with full addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses and URLs.

Innovative ideas are never easily accepted. Due to the electronic revolution of the information supply new management tools and infrastructures were required. The as simple as brilliant tool the ISBN which assigns each book with a unique number has contributed vastly to the global book and information market.

Provides advice for libraries on acquiring printed and recorded music; including information on preordering, the ordering process, secondhand and out of print materials, and more.

The largest worldwide guide to music publishers ever compiled, this unique compendium provides addresses & telecommunication numbers for 10,000 publishing houses in 62 countries, including even smaller, often difficult to locate firms in countries such as Lithuania, Guadeloupe, & Zambia. Based on information from the new ISMN Agency (International Standard Music Number) as well as music publishers' associations, music libraries, music information centers, copyright organizations & the ISBN Agency in Berlin, entries are arranged by country, publisher, & ISMN. A listing of addresses for ISMN agencies concludes the volume.

This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solutions and ideas to enable libraries to become the knowledge engine in society. Other chapters discuss the conceptual part of the subject and related services. The book was compiled as part of the presidential theme of Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011, with the aim of offering the reader a good portrait of the opportunities and challenges that libraries have in driving access to knowledge.

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