The International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) is a worldwide network of organisations that document and promote

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History

In 1958, a number of representatives of national music information centres formed a group under the UN's

International Music Council The International Music Council (IMC) was created in 1949 as UNESCO's advisory body on matters of music. It is based at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, where it functions as an independent international non-governmental organization. Its p ...

. The members of this group became a branch of the International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) in 1962. In 1986 the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) was founded, with its own board of directors. In 1991, IAMIC became fully independent and broke away from the IAML.

Description and functions

The IAMIC is based in Belgium. Each member music information centre promotes and documents the music of its own country of region over a variety of musical genres including contemporary

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, world music,

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, and

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. Its member organisations manage extensive resources (large libraries of

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, recordings, biographical and research materials) and deliver promotional and artistic projects (

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, competitions, conferences) to the public. While each member organisation focuses on the promotion of musical activities in their country or region, IAMIC works to promote international exchange on issues of common concern and brings these organisations together for collective projects.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Association of Music Information Centres International music organizations Organizations established in 1986