V. J. JOINT COMMITTEES
 
                              V. J. 1. CHARGE
 
      Joint committee members carry out the charge given them by the
President.  Their duties are: to represent, protect, and promote the
interests of the Association; to convey significant news about the other
organization to the Music Library Association; and to recommend to the
Board of Directors projects in which the Association might participate.
 
                     V. J. 2. PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
 
      Members of joint committees follow the relevant procedures and
policies outlined for all committees in sections V A-G above.
 
                     V. J. 3. CURRENT JOINT COMMITTEES
 
      a. AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY: JOINT COMMITTEE ON RISM. This
committee is composed of six members, three from each of the two societies.
The chair, which is appointed by the presidents of the American
Musicological Society and the Music Library Association rotates every three
years between the two societies.  The committee oversees the collecting
activities of the International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) in the
United States.
 
      The ranking MLA representative (chair or outgoing/incoming chair)
coordinates budget requests and expenses for the MLA.
 
      b. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE MLA ARCHIVES.
This committee is composed of eight voting members, including the chair:
four represent the University of Maryland (the Director of Libraries or
designee, the Associate Director of Libraries, the Head of the Music
Library, and the Curator of Special Collections in Music), and four
represent the Music Library Association (the chair, the President or
designee, a staff member from the Music Division of the Library of Congress
as appointed by the President, and one additional member as appointed by
the President).  The chair presides at meetings and follows an agenda that
has been developed with the Curator, who serves as the executive secretary
of the joint committee.  The committee meets at least once annually to
advise and support the operation of the MLA Archives at the University of
Maryland.  It develops policies for collection development, records
retirement, use of the archives, collection of personal and fugitive
papers, and institutional cooperation; encourages bibliographic and
historic projects; and assists the curator as necessary.
 
      c. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND
DOCUMENTATION CENTERS, U.S. BRANCH, AND AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY:
GOVERNING BOARD OF RILM-U.S. OFFICE.  The presidents of the three
associations each appoint one member of this commit-tee, who in turn elect
chair annually.  The committee oversees the operations of the RILM-U.S.
Office, receives its reports, and takes responsibility for the financial
support of the office.  It makes financial and substantive reports to the
three societies and other funding organizations.
 
      d. MUSIC PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION: JOINT COMMITTEE.  The committee
meets twice a year to discuss and make recommendations on issues raised by
members of both associations.  The MLA members comprise a coordinator of
MLA representatives, the President, ex officio or designee, and at least
two other members.  The committee has no chair.  Representatives of each
association alternate as presiding officer of the committee.
 
      e. JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE RETROSPECTIVE CONVERSION OF MUSIC.  The
Joint Committee oversees the operation of the National Plan for
Retrospective Conversion in Music.  Representatives are appointed by the
constituent organizations at their discretion.  A chair, elected by the
committee, is responsible for calling meetings, assigning tasks to
committee members, and serving as liaison between the group and, so it is
anticipated, a retrospective conversion manager appointed by the
Association of Research Libraries.  Organizations represented on the joint
committee are the Associated Music Libraries Group, the Association for
Recorded Sound Collections/Associated Audio Archives Project, International
Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers--U.S.
Branch, Library of Congress, Music Library Association, Music OCLC Users
Group, OCLC, Research Libraries Group and its Music Program Committee,
REMUS, and the Washington Library Network.