About Us
History
After three years of successful Québec Music Libraries Meetings, the Québec Chapter of CAML (Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres) was officially formed in 2008 by a group of librarians anxious to capitalize on the collaborative energy of all those interested in music librarianship in Québec. In October 2008, the Chapter held its first annual meeting at the Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval in Québec. Since then, with a growing number of members, the ACBM Québec Chapter has been recognized as an important figure in the field of music documentation.
Mission
The Chapter’s aims are threefold:
- To act as the Québec branch of the Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres;
- To encourage and promote the activities and research within Québec libraries, archives and documentation centres concerned with music and music materials;
- To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and strengthen cooperation among institutions and individuals interested in music collections.
2025 Annual Meeting
The Quebec chapter of CAML (Canadian Association of Music Libraries,Archives and Documentation Centers) is seeking presentation proposals for its annual meeting that will take place on Friday, October 24, 2025 in Quebec City in a hybrid format. The meeting will be hosted by Laval University Library.
The theme for this year is « Harmonizing practices: The music library as a crossroads of knowledge and services. » We invite librarians, archivists, documentation technicians, documentalists, researchers, and music information professionals to submit presentation proposals around the following areas:
- Adapting services to different audiences
- Highlighting specialized collections
- Mediation of musical resources
- Information Literacy Instruction
- Inter-institutional collaboration
- Preservation of musical documents
- Discoverability of cultural content
Proposals must be submitted before Friday, September 5, 2025 to the address: sqacbm@gmail.com
Presentations may be in French or English.
Come share your expertise and discover innovative practices in this privileged forum for exchange!
President
Daniela Zavala-Mora
Liaison Librarian
Université Laval
daniela.zavala-mora@bibl.ulaval.ca
Vice-president
Julie Geneau
Documentation technician
Cataloging service of Université de Montréal
julie.geneau@umontreal.ca
Treasurer
Frédéric Tremblay
Documentation technician
Music library of Université de Montréal
frederic.tremblay.1@umontreal.ca
Communications
Julie Carmen Lefebvre
Coordinating librarian
Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec
juliecarmen.lefebvre@conservatoire.gouv.qc.ca