IAML's principal aims

Principal aims of IAML are:

To encourage and promote the activities of music libraries, archives and documentation centres and to strengthen cooperation among institutions and individuals working in these fields.
To promote a better understanding of the cultural importance of music libraries, archives and documentation centres nationally and internationally.
To support and facilitate the realization of projects in music bibliography, music documentation and music library and information science at national and international levels.
To promote the availability of all publications and documents relating to music, including international exchange and lending.
To support the development of international and national standards for cataloguing, preservation and availability of music materials.
To promote professional education and training.
To further the bibliographic control of music collections of all kinds.
To support the protection and preservation of musical documents of all periods.
To cooperate with other international organizations in IAML's fields of interest.
To bring together interested people at its annual meetings.

IAML International Association of Music Libraries