Music Library Handbook?
This question is not MuseScore specific and I apologize for that. I've just taken on the job of librarian for a local, community orchestra. Our collection is made up of both hard and digital copies.
Is there a handbook or a standard set of guidelines for filing and maintaining sheet music? I've asked arouind and tried some Internet searches and haven't found anything so far.
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The standard guidelines can be found at http://mola-inc.org/article/MOLA-Guidelines-for-Music-Preparation.pdf
In reply to The standard guidelines can… by mike320
Thank you. This is really helpful.
https://www.wikihow.com/File-Sheet-Music
For the basic setting. I will try to ask an Italian forum user who might know better sources. How large is the Library? 1000/10000/100000 scores?
In reply to https://www.wikihow.com/File… by Shoichi
The conductor says he has 6 or 7 filing cabinets, so I would wager that the collection is in the 1,000 scores range. Thank you for replying.
In reply to The conductor says he has 6… by CDW6001
By equipping yourself with a small server (an old PC would suffice) you could systematically store your digital copies locally to create something similar to
https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.mutopiaproject.org/index.html
https://musescore.com/sheetmusic
or other similar projects and allow remote sharing.
Just an idea.
In reply to By equipping yourself with a… by Shoichi
@JoeBuck50, a couple of files that might be useful. They are by the Faculty of Library Science of the University of Turin (used in many degree theses on music catalogues).
The table is used to digitize the catalogue. The image is an example of the compilation of the Library. In the case of rare scores, the scores were usually scanned or photographed (once microfilmed).
For the more recent scores, today MuseScore offers you the opportunity to compile them (although patience and dedication are required) and build an electronic archive.
(by user frirobi48)
HTH
In reply to @JoeBuck50, a couple of… by Shoichi
A user (https://musescore.org/it/node/289547#comment-938430 ) tells me about the free open-source software Calibre that could be useful: https://calibre-ebook.com/