Today, for my Music Librarianship class, we visited the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Library (a completely different setting than a normal music library) and the Library at Butler University. From what I learned, I can apply it to my internship in saying that there are /many/ different ways to develop a music collection, and many different strategies depending on the academic institution or organization for which one is working.
Our first stop along the tour was at the ISO Library, which is run by three enterprising Orchestra Librarians. They, unfortunately, do not get to do much of their own collection development, as generally the seasons and other performance decisions are made elsewhere. But they are the curators of their collection, and oversee its every detail, which seems much more hands-on than what we do at the Music Library.
As for Butler University, they are obviously a much smaller school at about 2100 students (very similar to my undergrad). Their music library is not so much of a library as it is a collection housed within their main campus library, but it is still overseen by an enterprising Performing Arts Librarian which a heavy music background. The campus, and size of the library, are much more admittedly my speed, and I hope to end up in an institution very similar to Butler once I graduate in August.
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