Music Reference Services Quarterly provides all the information someone working with music or performing arts materials needs to successfully work with or manage music materials and collections. Every issue of this diverse journal contains innovative and helpful features on topics such as administration and management, bibliographic instruction, collection development for music libraries, digital audio delivery, electronic resources, facilities, music librarianship education, preservation of music materials, reference refreshers and user studies, theoretical and practical issues of cataloging, and bibliographies specifically relating to printed music and audio-visual materials.

The scope of the informative articles in this peer-reviewed journal includes every possible type of article of interest or value to those working with diverse music collections, including orchestra, public, academic, conservatory, and performing/fine arts librarians. Book reviews, columns, and news items are also included. Music Reference Services is an essential guide to understanding and adapting to current issues and trends in the field.

Some topics covered by the journal include:

• administration
• bibliography
• collection development
• digitization
• facilities
• music librarianship education
• musicological essays
• reservation
• public services
• technical services