RIPM Jazz Periodicals
RIPM Jazz Periodicals is a searchable database of full-text, mostly out-of-print, rare[1] jazz periodicals, published by Répertoire international de la presse musicale (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals), commonly known as RIPM. Updated annually with new full-text journals including full citations, RIPM Jazz Periodicals currently contains 119 American (U.S.) jazz journals and magazines published from 1914 to 2010. A full list of titles, including publication information and sample journal covers, is available on the RIPM Jazz gallery page.[2]
Background
[edit]RIPM Jazz Periodicals was developed to preserve and provide access to the historic jazz periodical literature in order to facilitate the study of jazz history[3] and to address a number of longstanding issues that rendered this large body of literature unavailable: (i) most jazz journals and magazines are out-of-print, in poor physical condition, and/or found in very few libraries; (ii) the lack of complete runs; (iii) the difficulty encountered when one attempts to locate specific information within an available source; and, (iv) the difficulty distinguishing those publications that are significant from those of lesser interest, aside from a handful of recognized titles.[4][5]
Collaborators
[edit]In 2014 RIPM and the Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) at Rutgers University-Newark signed an agreement to collaborate on the creation of RIPM Jazz Periodicals. In addition, through RIPM’s Partner and Participating Library Program, RIPM gained access to journals in a number of other collections including those of the Library of Congress, Yale University, the University of North Texas, the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Oberlin College, and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University—all holding material that complements the IJS collection.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ward, Aleisha (March 2021). "RIPM Jazz Periodicals". Jazz Pespectives. 13 (1): 93–96. doi:10.1080/17494060.2021.1897263. S2CID 233464497.
- ^ https://ripmjazz.org/journal/
- ^ Peña, Carlos (March 2020). "New Media Reviews". Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 76 (3): 486 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ Pelote, Vincent (1987). "The Harold Flakser Collection". The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries. 49 (2): 100.
- ^ Kennington, Donald; Read, Danny L. (1980). The Literature of Jazz: A Critical Guide. London: Library Association. p. 198. ISBN 9780853656630.
- ^ Gilhespy, Meghan (June 2021). "RIPM Jazz (Database)". CAML Review. 49 (1): 65.