Margaret Ericson

Education

B.A. Music, State University of New York, Binghamton

M.S.L.S., Florida State University

Rare Books School, Columbia University

ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute, ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Certification

Areas of Expertise

• Music Librarianship, Music History Research

• Visual Literacy

• Theater & Dance Librarianship & Research

• Art Librarianship, Art History Research
• Music Iconography: Using and Evaluating Online Image Resources
• Library buildings and space planning
• Information Literacy in the Arts
• Library administration, collection development, reference and research

Publications

Elliot, Paula. “One Academic Music Librarian’s Career.” Careers in Music Librarianship II. Ed. Paula Elliot and Linda Blaire. Lanham : Scarecrow Press and Music Library Association, 2004, pp 16-17. Brief profile on Margaret Ericson

Member: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Art Libraries Society of North America, ARLIS New England, Music Library Association.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

Ericson, Margaret D. and Janette Blackburn. “In Search of the Information Commons Model in Arts Libraries: A Library Travelogue and Discussion.” Conference paper. New England Music Library Association. Phillips Exeter Academy. Mar. 2009

Ericson, Margaret D. “Visual Literacy: Visual Imagery, Databases, and A Contextual Approach to Understanding Images. Conference paper. Maine Academic Libraries Day, Colby College. Apr. 2009.

Music CD. http://www.ladiesofthelakemusic.com “Ladies of the Lake Follow Me Down. Maine: Ladies of the Lake, c2007. Irish traditional music. Margaret Ericson has been a member of this group since 2002.

Ericson, Margaret D. “Music Iconography: Using and Evaluating Online Image Resources, an Overview”. Paper presented at the 75th annual conference of the Music Library Association, 25 February 2006.

Ericson, Margaret D. “Review: Women and Music in America Since 1900, An Encyclopedia.” Notes: the quarterly journal of the Music Library Association. 60.3 (2004) 703-706.

Editor (2001-2002). Periodicals Reviews column. Notes: the quarterly journal of the Music Library Association.

Ericson, Margaret D. “Women in Music: Bibliography.” New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2nd edition. London: Grove’s Dictionaries, 2000. I compiled the comprehensive, retrospective bibliography for this first-ever article on women in music to appear in a scholarly music encyclopedia.

Presentation. “Music Library Facilities Planning.” New England Music Library Assn., Spring Meeting. (1998 May: Dartmouth College).

Presentation. “Faculty/Librarian Relations.” Music Library Assn. Annual Meeting (1997 February: New Orleans).

Ericson, Margaret D. Women and Music: A Selective Annotated Bibliography on Women and Gender Issues in Music, 1987-1992. New York: G.K. Hall, 1996. Reviewed in: Notes 54.2 (December 1997): 464-466; Fontes Artis Musicae 43.4 (1996):413-414 ; Choral Journal 36.8 (March 1996): 41.

Ericson, Margaret D. interviewed by Suzanne Risley. “Women and Music: A Music Librarian’s Experiences and Perspectives.” Feminist Scholarship Review. 6.1 (Fall 1996): 15-22.

Presentation. “Reference Refresher: Women and Music.” 30-minute paper. Music Library Assn. Annual Meeting (1995 February : Atlanta).

Ericson, Margaret D. “Women, Music and Gender in Print.” International League of Women Composers Journal. 2 issues. February 1994; June 1994.

Colby Humanities Grant: Women in Irish Music Database. Database of archival and published resources on women in Irish traditional music born prior to 1950. Research travel to Ireland in Fall 2005.