Ms. Susannah L. Cleveland
University of North Texas
Library - SL - Music Library
(940) 565-2859
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Education

MM, University of North Texas, 2000.
Major: Musicology
Degree Specialization: Organology
Dissertation Title: Eighteenth Century French Oboes
MS, University of North Texas, 1997.
Major: Library and Information Science
BM, Baylor University, 1994.
Major: Music History

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Head, Music Library, University of North Texas. (October 1, 2019 – Present).
Head, Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives/Professor, Bowling Green State University. (July 01, 2006 – September 13, 2019).
Music Recordings and Digital Resources Librarian/Librarian II, University of North Texas. (December 2000 – June 30, 2006).

Professional Memberships

Music Library Association, Texas Chapter. (October 2019 – Present).

International Association of Music Libraries and Documentation Centres. (July 2012 – Present).

President/Vice President; Development Officer; Placement Officer; Member-at-Large, Music Library Association. (January 01, 1997 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Continuing Education Program,"Art of Participatory Leadership," Harvest Moon Consultants, United States of America. (January 2021 – May 2021).

Workshop,"Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager," De Etta Jones and Associates, Bloomington, IN, United States of America. (October 2018).

Continuing Education Program,"Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians," Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States of America. (August 2012 – August 2012).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Shaw, M., Cleveland, S. L. (2022). Careers in Music Libraries IV. 408. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions.
Cleveland, S. L., Clark, J. C. (2014). Careers in Music Librarianship III: Reality and Reinvention. 217. Middleton, WI: AR Editions.
Book Chapter
Cleveland, S. L. (2022). First and Lasting Impressions: Applying and Interviewing for Music Library Jobs. Careers in Music Libraries IV. 188-206. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions.
Cleveland, S. (2014). "Success is a Science: Tips for Applying and Interviewing for Music Library Jobs". Careers in Music Librarianship, III. 95-110. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions.
Book Review
Cleveland, S. L. (2017). The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets David A. Ensminger. 40(4), 700-702. Popular Culture Association, Journal of Popular Culture.
Cleveland, S. L. (2014). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings by Steve Sullivan. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 17(2), 105--107.
Cleveland, S. L. (2013). Academic Charts Online: International Popular Music. Other. 69(3), 599--602. Music Library Association.
Cleveland, S. L. (2012). AR Editions' Online Music Anthology. 68(4), 863--865. Music Library Association.
Cleveland, S. L. (2010). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1898--1929 by Ken Wlaschin. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 13(1-2), 44--46.
Cleveland, S. L. (2009). The Beatles' Abbey Road Medley: Extended Forms in Popular Music by Thomas MacFarlane. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 12(3-4), 121-123.
Cleveland, S. (2009). The Flute on Record, by Susan Nelson. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 12(1-2), 51-53.
Cleveland, S. (2008). The Rock Song Index: The 7,500 Most Important Songs of the Rock and Roll Era: 1944-2000, 2nd ed., by Bruce Polloc. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 11(1), 98-100.
Cleveland, S. L. (2005). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, edited by Nathan Brackett with Christian Hoard. Other. 9(3), 63. THE HAWORTH PRESS, INC..
Cleveland, S. L. (2004). Film Music at the Piano, by H. Stephen Wright. Other. 9(1), 75. THE HAWORTH PRESS, INC..
Cleveland, S. (2002). Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs, by William Zinsser. Music Reference Services Quarterly. 8(2), 92-93.
Encyclopedia Article
Cleveland, S. L. (2021). Oboe Music. A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, Fourth Edition, Volume 3: Classical Music. https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/basic-music-library-essential-scores-and-sound-recordings-fourth-edition-volume-3-classical
Cleveland, S. (2018). Kurtis Blow, DJ Kool Herc, Iraq, Rock Steady Crew, Saudi Arabia, Ken Swift, Trip Hop, Universal Zulu Nation, and Wu-Tang Clan. Hip Hop Around the World: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2018.
Cleveland, S. L., Baker, G. C. (2017). Children's Music. A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, Fourth Edition, Volume 1: Popular Music. https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/basic-music-library-essential-scores-and-sound-recordings-fourth-edition-volume-1-popular
Cleveland, S. L., Baker, G. C. (2017). Mainstream Popular Music. A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, Fourth Edition, Volume 1: Popular Music. https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/basic-music-library-essential-scores-and-sound-recordings-fourth-edition-volume-1-popular
Cleveland, S. L., Baker, G. C. (2017). New Age Music. A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, Fourth Edition, Volume 1: Popular Music. https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/basic-music-library-essential-scores-and-sound-recordings-fourth-edition-volume-1-popular
Journal Article
Cleveland, S. L., Puente, M. A. (2024). Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 80(2), 259-265. Music Library Association.
Falk, P., Cleveland, S. L., Strang, M. (2018). Cataloging at the Crossroads: Combining Students and Cataloging Librarians to Create Brief Bibliographic Records. Technical Services Quarterly. 35(4), 338--352. Taylor \& Francis.
Bushong, S., Cleveland, S. L., Cox, C. (2018). Crowdfunding for Academic Libraries: Indiana Jones Meets Polka. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 44(2), 313--318. Elsevier.
Cleveland, S. L., Puente, M. A. (2011). Survey of Music-Library Personnel Characteristics, 2009. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 67(4), 686--715. Music Library Association.
Puente, M. A., Cleveland, S. L. (2011). Variation on a Traditional Theme: The Question of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in MLA. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 68(1), 48--59. Music Library Association.
Evans, G., Cleveland, S. L. (2008). Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, and Nontextual Discovery Tools for Music. Other. 11(3-4), 177--201. Taylor \& Francis.
McKnight, M., Cleveland, S. L. (2006). Rediscovering "Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend.". Other. 37(2), 174--180.
Magazine/Trade Publication
Cleveland, S. (2019). I Wish I’d Been There: Moondog Coronation Ball. 58(1), 46-47. Columbus, OH: Echoes Magazine, Membership Magazine of the Ohio History Connection.
Cleveland, S. L. (2013). Music Matters: Nontextual Searching. 138(14), 81--81. Library Journal.
Newsletter
Cleveland, S. L., others, (2013). Developing Trends. Other. (174), .
Personal Essay
Cleveland, S. (2022). Why Anti-Racist Performing Arts Librarianship Matters: Remarks from a Recent MLA President. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 78(3), 310-313. Middleton, WI:. https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/page/Notes

Presentations Given

Demonstration

Cleveland, S. L. (Presenter), Shaw, M. (Presenter), Puente, M. (Presenter), Annual Meeting, What Not to Wear: MLA Interview Edition, Music Library Association, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2014).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, UNT Music Library’s Virtual Rare Book Room, Music Library Association, Texas Chapter, Waco, TX, United States of America. (2005).

Invited Talk

Cleveland, S. (Moderator), Kajikawa, L. (Panelist), Reece, D. R. (Panelist), Joint Meeting, Anti-Racism and Performing Arts Librarianship, Music Library Association and Theatre Library Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 – ).

Cleveland, S. (Presenter), Down, N. (Presenter), Sweetser, M. (Presenter), Culture and Society Forum, Women at Work: Gender in Popular and Material Culture, BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, Bowling Green, OH, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Oral Presentation

Cleveland, S. L. (Author), Shaw, M. (Author), ML75.UNT, Music Librarianship Career Training for Undergraduates and Distance Learners, University of North Texas Music Library, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Hertenstein, E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Enacted Metadata: Combining Content and Metadata, Music Library Association, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2014).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Down, N. (Author & Presenter), Hertenstein, E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Enacted Metadata: Using Video to Promote Special Collections., Academic Library Association of Ohio, TEDSIG, North Canton, OH, United States of America. (2013).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Bergson-Michelson, T. (Chair), Verbit, D. (Author & Presenter), Sands, D. (Author & Presenter), Biennial Meeting, The Hidden Library: Increasing Discoverability in Non-Textual Search, Association of College and Research Libraries, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2013).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Clark, J. C. (Author & Presenter), Stormes, S. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Music Librarianship: What Types of Jobs Are Available, Who’s Hiring, and How to Land One of Today’s Jobs, Music Library Association, San Jose, CA, United States of America. (2013).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Tousey, E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Beyond Google Docs: Using Free, Web-Based Tools for Management and Collaboration in your Library, Academic Library Association of Ohio, Toledo, OH, United States of America. (2011).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Shiota, L. (Author & Presenter), Woznicki, L. (Author & Presenter), Duffy, M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Successful Navigation of the Job Interview, Music Library Association, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2010).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Puente, M. (Author & Presenter), Tsou, J. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Theme and Variation: The Survey of MLA Personnel Characteristics, Music Library Association, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2010).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Casey, J. (Author & Presenter), Christensen, B. (Author & Presenter), Cross, A. (Author & Presenter), Dixon, C. (Author & Presenter), Hafner, J. (Author & Presenter), Moody, L. (Author & Presenter), Smith-Borne, H. (Author & Presenter), Stormes, S. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, MLA Full Circle: Mentoring Each Other, Music Library Association, Newport, RI, United States of America. (2008).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Haupt, J. (Author & Presenter), Dankowski, A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, MLA Website: Shifting into Web 2.0., Music Library Association, Newport, RI, United States of America. (2008).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Bushong, S. (Author & Presenter), Evans, G. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Success Plans for Faculty Librarians: Mentorship or Busy Work?, Academic Library Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2007).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Day, D. (Chair), Joint Meeting, American Music in American Libraries III: Highlighting Underutilized Archival Resources for American Music, Music Library Association and Society for American Music, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2007).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), McKnight, M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Rediscovering Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend, Association for Recorded Sound Collections, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2005).

Panel Presentation

Cleveland, S. (Panelist), Wolski, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Brubaker, B. (Panelist), West, J. (Panelist), Fernandez, S. (Panelist), Joint Meeting, From 3D to 2D: Managing the UNT Music Library Remotely, Music Library Association, Texas Chapter and Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2020).

Cleveland, S. (Discussant), Outhier, S. (Chair), Evans, B. (Discussant), Annual Meeting, To Whom It May Concern: Demystifying the Job Search Process, Music Library Association, Texas Chapter, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Cleveland, S. (Chair), Barham, W. (Discussant), Doan, J. (Discussant), Merkey, T. (Discussant), Sajewski, M. (Discussant), Annual meeting, Checking our Pulse: The 2019 MLA Climate Survey, Music Library Association, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Cleveland, S. (Discussant), Behzadi, H. (Chair), Doi, C. (Discussant), Hafner, J. (Discussant), McKnight, M. (Discussant), Joint meeting, Current Issues and Future Directions in Music Librarianship, New England and New York State/Ontario Music Library Association chapters with the Quebec chapter of the L'Association canadienne des bibliothèques, archives et centres de documentation musicaux, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (2018 – 2018).

Cleveland, S. (Discussant), Doan, J. (Chair), Colby, M. (Discussant), Downey, A. (Discussant), Shaffer, A. (Discussant), Annual meeting, Diversity and Inclusion through the Lens of Critical Librarianship, Music Library Association, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, G. (Author & Presenter), Leach, A. (Chair), Meriwether, N. (Author & Presenter), Morris, R. (Author & Presenter), Weiss, S. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Remain in Light: Archival Practice for Popular Music Collections, Society of American Archivists, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2016).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Hunker, S. (Author & Presenter), Singer, C. (Author & Presenter), Digital Scholarship Colloquium: Pedagogy and Practices, They Came and Built It Themselves: Working with Students to Curate Digital Exhibits, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America. (2014).

Paper

Feustle, M. J. (Author & Presenter), Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Huff, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Association for Recorded Sound Collections, Archival Things Considered: How the Tim Owens Jazz and Broadcast Collection Found a Home in North Texas, ARSC, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Cleveland, S. (Presenter), Stone, S. (Presenter), Annual meeting, Cooperative Collection Development: Can California Learn from Ohio?”, California Chapter of the Music Library Association, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Cleveland, S. (Presenter), Falk, P. (Presenter), Lewis, D. (Presenter), Annual meeting, Roll Out the Barrel: It’s Polka Time!, Popular Culture Association, Indiana, IN, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Cleveland, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Evans, G. (Author), Annual Meeting, Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, and Non-Textual Discovery Tools for Music., Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association, Covington, KY, United States of America. (2007).

Sharing Session

Cleveland, S. L. (Coordinator/Organizer), McTyre, R. (Moderator), Shaw, M. (Moderator), Annual Meeting, You Can't Spell Failure Without "U", Music Library Association, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2023).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Wolski, K. A. (Principal), Cleveland, S. L. (Supporting), May, M. E. (Supporting), Milburn, G. (Supporting), Rhinehart-Doty, J. (Supporting), "Student-driven Spatial Needs Assessment for the UNT Music Library, Special Collections, and the 4th Floor of Willis Library," Sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $4850 Funded. (September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024).
Hicks, W. L., Cleveland, S., "Making Music Accessible in the UNT Digital Libraries," Sponsored by University Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021).
Grant - Service
Cleveland, S. L. (Principal), Falk, P. K. (Co-Principal), "Getting to the Core: Cataloging 45-RPM Records," Sponsored by Council on Library and Information Resources, Federal, $64064 Funded. (January 2015 – June 2016).
Cleveland, S. L. (Co-Principal), Down, N. (Principal), "Enacted Metadata: Video Surrogate Records for Special Collection Materials," Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Studies, Federal, $21465 Funded. (July 2012 – July 2013).
Cleveland, S. L., "BGSU Fair Use and Digitization Workshop," Sponsored by Bowling Green State University Faculty Development and Instructional Improvement, Local, $1000 Funded. (February 2013 – June 2013).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Division Personnel Affairs Committee. (June 2023 – May 2024).

Committee Member, Assessment Committee. (September 2021 – August 2023).

Chairperson, Division Personnel Affairs Committee. (June 2022 – May 2023).

Member, Library Wide Personnel Affairs Committee. (June 2022 – May 2023).

Committee Member, Space Force 2.0. (August 2021 – January 2022).

Professional Service

Officer, Other Officer, Music Library Association, Interim Development Officer. (November 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Music Library Association, Resource Sharing and Collection Development. (March 2023 – Present).

Member, Music Library Association, MLA Climate Survey 2022 Task Force. (March 2022 – Present).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, Music Library Association. (March 2018 – March 2022).

Committee Member, Music Library Association, Development Committee. (March 2018 – March 2022).

Committee Member, Music Library Association, Finance Committee. (March 2018 – March 2022).

Member, Music Library Association, Diversity Statement Working Group. (July 2021 – February 2022).

Committee Member, Music Library Association, Music Library Association/Theatre Library Association 2021 Annual Meeting Task Force. (May 2020 – March 2021).

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of American Culture. (September 2016 – October 1, 2019).

Board of Advisors, Academic Charts Online. (January 2014 – September 2019).

Chairperson, Music Library Association, MLA Climate Survey 2019 Task Force. (June 2018 – March 2019).