[Menvi-discuss] Music XML resources

[Ella Yu]

Hi Shannon, I 100% echo what you said as a fellow Canadian. I think I used
CNIB's transcription service like once, but the turnaround was just way too
slow to be useful. I wish the contents of those sorts of transcription
services can somehow be more accessible to those worldwide, not just the
clients they specifically serve, which is what we're discussing on this
thread right now.

The music contents of the old CNIB library is now on the Accessible Books
Consortium (ABC), but CELA isn't signed up to ABC, so I can't download any
of the contents. By the way, the bulk of the contents of the old CNIB
library is RCM piano materials. Everything else makes up only about 10-15%
of the collection.

And yeah, I wish I had direct access to the huge collection over at NLS. I
am still able to browse and search the collection, but I can't download
anything.

On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM Shannon Williams via Menvi-discuss <
menvi-discuss at menvi.org> wrote:

> The CNIB Library is now CELA Canadian Equitable Library Access and they do
> not have a Music Library anymore. CNIB will do Braille transcription for a
> fee and if you are a CNIB client they’ll do it for free, but you have to
> send them a digital or physical copy of the music and it takes 3-6 months
> minimum to get anything sent back to you. I’ve never used this service as I
> feel there should be a faster way to get music in alternate format. CNIB
> used to have a Music Library back in the 90s but I’m not sure where all
> that content went. I’d love to have access to the NLS Music Library but I
> don’t think that’s going to happen. Yes they are part of the Marikesh
> treaty along with CELA, but I don’t think either Library has made much of
> an effort to share content.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
>
>
> Shannon
>
>
>
> *From:* Menvi-discuss <menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org> *On Behalf Of *Jeanie
> Willis via Menvi-discuss
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 3, 2024 6:11 PM
> *To:* 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy' <
> menvi-discuss at menvi.org>
> *Cc:* Jeanie Willis <jeaniewillis at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Menvi-discuss] Music XML resources
>
>
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> I think it is worth noting though that there is a blanket copyright
> exception in the Marrakesh treaty that allows for libraries of the print
> disabled who are members and whose governments have signed up to this and
> created the necessary laws to share freely between those libraries and also
> directly with members of those libraries via the supplementary catalogue
> and this does include print music in alternate formats such as Braille and
> audio descriptions.
>
>
>
> So a bigger push to see all libraries join who could and I would call out
> RNIB and Vision Australia in particular as two of the larger libraries of
> sheet music who have not yet got their catalogues uploaded would help a
> lot.  Then advocating and educating for libraries and foundations in less
> developed countries to finish the process of getting access.  NLS & CNIB
> seemed to have not finished the process of uploading their collections that
> is necessary before they can give individuals ability to download direct
> from ABC and I wonder if this also needs some advocacy with these libraries
> or with ABC/WPO to know whether this has stalled or whether the back
> catalogue that has to be uploaded is just too huge and is meaning those
> countries are harder to get finished.
>
>
>
> If most countries were all signed up, uploaded and individuals had access
> to this catalogue then it becomes a case of how to promote new materials
> added each month, or search for those without having to re-search the
> entire catalogue and whether individual private transcribers are able to
> donate anything via the library to be added.  I personally would not have
> an issue if I had paid for a transcribers time to have a book made by them
> to see it be donated for others to use also.  If those of us who can do
> this do then we will all be helping each other and any who can not.
>
>
>
> Jeanie
>
> Jeanie
>
>
>
> *From:* Menvi-discuss *On Behalf Of *David Goldstein via Menvi-discuss
> *Sent:* Monday, March 4, 2024 4:33 AM
> *To:* This is for discussing music and braille literacy <
> menvi-discuss at menvi.org>
> *Cc:* David Goldstein <david at dgdomain.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Menvi-discuss] Music XML resources
>
>
>
> It should also be noted that the exceptions to the rules of copyright
> which Bookshare and the organizations have been using for texts have not
> been made for music. That’s why, until the DAISY Consortium, WIPO, and
> others have an official agreement to get blanket permission from music
> publishers, we need to think only in terms of listing availability instead
> of putting up the music itself.
>
> David
>
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