Profile: Meet Elizabeth Schnobrick, the National Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Librarian
From The Washington Post:
The orchestra’s librarians are responsible for obtaining the scores for each program; for making sure all of the markings are the same in all the parts; for putting the music on the stands before each performance; and for being physically present at each show in case of emergencies — even on tour. It takes about 100 hours, says Elizabeth Schnobrick, the National Symphony Orchestra’s principal librarian, to prepare the music for a single subscription program.
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About Gary Price
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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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