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Conversation has an element of cut and thrust and I like a good offensive remark if it is a scoring point. Back to the subject, which I guess is about progress, if anything, the library at some level will aim to meet the needs of its readership. It will defer to some individuals more than others, an...

I have a couple (at least) of orchestral scores in small book form, so not actual performance scores, they could be made into a performance score with a photocopy enlargement and separate parts, of course. The books are quite small, surprising how much "music time" there can be in a couple...

I haven't seen enough (material quality) to argue my case much further, what I do know about libraries is that space is always at a premium and public libraries, though set up charitably, are paid by taxes.

Ive personalised this (it does after all affect me) but I see it as a community thing, so I'll pose this question. In Britains 4th or 5th largest city at their big main city library, how many music scores do you think have been printed off the internet? (in total)

I think the key problem is that the librarian professional must have a keen subjectivity sense so that they come along quite quick after the technos, and, what they use to say in the army "fill their boots" (apologies for spelling previously). I find it amazing that they haven't already an...

I did contact the library (City not university) about this, there response made me think that there reason for not allowing it was mostly a reflection on their technical competences and their inherent role as gatekeeper? I'm not sure I managed even to convince them that i wanted musical notation, no...

My local library makes a point to tell us that it has grove music on-line, and that it is all commendable etc, however it does not allow us to download scores, since to do this would require a Sibelius torch plug in to be downloaded, and it isn't keen on that happening?