This document provides an overview of music librarianship in Italy. It discusses the various associations that represent different types of cultural heritage professionals in Italy, including libraries, sound archives, museums, and musicology. It also describes Italy's participation in the European Certidoc initiative for certifying competencies. The document outlines efforts being made at different levels to improve relationships and coordination between associations. It examines work to establish competencies for music librarians and the history of music librarianship training in Italy from the 1960s to present.

1. An overviewfrom ItalybyFederica RivaConservatorio di musica ‘L. Cherubini’, FirenzeIAML-Italia, Presidentwww.iamlitalia.it FESABID in Malaga 25 may 2011 Situacionprofesional de documenltalist musical

2. Associationsin the fieldofDocumentation & Italy In Italy thereis no FESABID but Libraries: IFLA+AIBIAML-Iaml-Italia Sound Documents: IASA ICBSA, Mart-Lab Archives: ICA – ANAI ANAI-Iaml-Italia Museum: ICOM CIMCIM Musicology: IMS-SIdM, ? --

3. Italianexperiencesofeuropeaninitiatives: Certidoc Certidocmeanscertification at europeanlevel Born in France In Italy is a consortium in whichIaml-Italiaparticipates (not AIB) Aims: certificationofcompetencies Isrecognized at private not public level A certificationspecifformusicisnotyetexisting Alas, itisexpensive Problemstobesolved at present

4. What are wedoing 1 Level: Presidentsof the Association Ongoingcontactsamonggeneral (AIB, ANAI, ICOM) Ongoingcontactamongmusic+generaliaml-Italia + AIB ; …+ ANAI ; …+ CIMCIM Question: howtoestablish a formalpermanentcontact?

5. Whatwe are doing 2 Level: Workinggroups AIB: Osservatorio lavoro (data) IAML-Italia: Osservatorio lavoro (2011)responsible: Paola PolitoformerexperienceBibliotecari atipici Unions (2011): CGIL: Abbracciamo la cultura (2011)archeology, museum, libraries, professionalofalll cultural environment: a census. IAML-Italylooksforvisibilityhere, too

6. Whatwe are doing 3 Level: Association Coursesmainly on cataloguingtopicstokeepmusiclibrariansupdatedwithtechnical and scientificevolutionof the nationalcatalogue SBN. Conference on occasionof the annualassembly Level: Individuals: teachintocoursesdonebyotherentities: association, cooperative, service societies, …

7. Do weneed … ToimproveInternationlrelationships in a permanent way? Topics: Professional recognization Courses and curriculacoordination Bologna processforthirdleveldegrees Whatwealreadyhave: Service and Training commission in IAML

8. Whatwe are studying in Italy CompetenciesforProfessionals Ourstartingpoint: IFLA Guidelinesforschoollibrarians (Hannesdottir, anno): Gestionale Biblioteconomico Educativo Weneedone more: Music

9. Whohwe are :The Italian way tomusiclibrarianship1 Selfmade_people: Claudio Sartori, MariangelaDonà (Milano) 1960ies: Scuola di Paleografia e Filologia musicale, Università di Pavia (Cremona) 2 yearscourse; Access: withdegree or conservatory diploma. Agostina Zecca Laterza (librarian. Milano, ConservatoryLibrary) Giancarlo Rostirolla (musicologist, Ibimus, RISM, Roma)

10. Whowe are The Italian way tomusiclibrarianship 2 1980ies: speciallawsgivechancestoenter state positions State libraries: M. Gentili-Tedeschi, A. Chiarelli. head ofoffices or libraries (BNCF); retired or nearto Conservatorylibraries: 60 people in totalVenzia, Milano, Bologna, Torino, Roma, Napoli 1987: Giacimenti culturali, online cataloguing, SBN & music Facoltà di Musicologia (Uni Pavia, Cremona), otherfaculties State libraries: ICCU outsiders; no more chance toenter the position Conservatorylibararies, 1991 public competion by 2011: quiteall people enter Como, Bari, Firenze, Piacenza, Geneva, Trapani

11. Whowe areThe italianwattomusiclibrarianship 3 2011 the outsiders generation New libraries: Roma, Accademia S. Cecilia Parma, Casa della Musica Howmanyhavebeenlost in the meantimeand whatthey are doing Universityprofessors, industrymanger, ..