Michigan: Ann Arbor District Library Now Lending Electronic Musical Instruments, Processors
From Michigan Radio:
The Ann Arbor District is thinking outside of the box with a new collection called “Music Tools.”
The small collection features quirky instruments and sound processors. It includes items with futuristic names that make sounds like hovering spaceships and funky clicks and clacks.
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Eli Neiburger is the Associate Director of IT & Production at the AADL. He says the idea behind the collection is to provide fun, creative options that provide value to the library’s patrons. Neiburger also says the library is thinking about how to circulate different kinds of physical items, as digital books become more popular.
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You can learn more about these instruments and listen to what they sound like by visiting Bleep Labs.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.