Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare feiern ihren 70. Jahrgang sowie die Aufnahme ins DOAJ

The current issue of the "Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare" (VÖB) / "Communications of the Association of Austrian Librarians" concludes the 70th volume of the most important scholarly journal for academic librarianship in Austria. At the same time as this anniversary, the inclusion of the Communications in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) was achieved

Open Access funktioniert tatsächlich - seit 2011 auch bei den Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen & Bibliothekare

Editorial of the issue 3/4, volume 67 (2014) of the journal "Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare". This editorial contains information about the open access policy of the journal

Editorial

Welcome to the fourth volume of Music and Arts in Action (MAiA), and MAiA’s fifth year of publication from the Sociology of the Arts (SocArts) research group at the University of Exeter, UK. In this general issue, we are pleased to present a host of articles that present an array of case studies and terrains for examining the active role of music and the arts in individual and social life. These contributions span four countries, three continents, and a variety of art forms involving classical and amateur levels of musical and theatrical engagement

Justice for the LSE Cleaners!

Did you ever stop to think what the LSE would look like, if the toilets and common spaces were not cleaned, and the bins never emptied? Would you be able to attend a lecture, or work in your office if someone had not performed this essential work for you

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An introduction to the first issue of MAi

Editorial

The articles in this issue address varied fields of performance: opera, rock music, and engaged theatre. Taken together, these pieces look in detail at how individual performers, prop-makers, directors, playwrights, composers, and others work interactively with aesthetic materials (e.g., scripts, lights, bodies, musical scores and instruments, etc.) to carefully design and carry out a ‘successful’ performance (both in terms of achieving a set aim of audience impact, as well as seamlessly integrating performer and performance). In other words, success in performance not only requires close attention to an artistic and aesthetic narrative, but also significant emotional and social management by individual performers to play a role in this narrative

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This issue of Music and Arts in Action (MAiA) marks the start of our second year. As we arrive at our third issue, it has become clear that our desire to give musical and artistic forms a more central place in the study and understanding of social life is shared by many. This particular issue fulfils three inter-related aims of MAiA: to extend and enhance the understanding of the role that aesthetic objects play in everyday life, to provide a space for dialogues around this topic, and to bring into the spotlight important work that deserves a second look

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Theme issue on music and arts in conflict transformationThis is the first in an annual series of themed issues published by MAiA, and focuses on the role of the arts and music in conflict transformation and peace buildin