Jessica Abbazio, she/her/hers Music Librarian and Collections Coordinator for Arts, Humanities, & Area Studies
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 612-624-8552
- ORCID iD
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0000-0003-1443-6051
- Experts
- Experts@UMN
- Full position title(s)
- Music Librarian and Collections Coordinator for Arts, Humanities, & Area Studies
- Libraries department
- Arts, Humanities, and Area Studies
- Subject Librarian for
- Music and Music Education
- Music Therapy
About
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Jessica Abbazio's portfolio includes collection development, instruction, reference, and outreach at the University of Minnesota Music Library. In addition to her work in supporting teaching and learning in the School of Music, Jessica also serves as the Collections Coordinator for Arts, Humanities, & Area Studies. She contributes to strategic planning, policy formulation, and implementation for the University Libraries collections, and provides leadership in collection development and management functions for disciplines included in her coordinating area.
Prior to her arrival at the University of Minnesota, she completed a Ph.D. in Musicology at the University of Maryland, where she studied Italian-language comic opera of the mid-eighteenth century and the music of Antonio Salieri, and a Master of Library Science with a specialization in Music Librarianship at Indiana University, Bloomington. Jessica’s research in the fields of information science and librarianship has included publications on collection development, mentorship, information literacy, public engagement, and outreach. She is a recipient of the Music Library Association's 2024 Richard S. Hill Award for the best article on music librarianship or article of a music-bibliographic nature.
Jessica is the current editor of the New Periodicals column of Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association and serves on the editorial board of Music Reference Services Quarterly, and she is an active member of the national Music Library Association and of the organization's Midwest Chapter. On the national level, Jessica is a member of the Music Library Association's Board of Directors, currently serving as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer (2026-2027); she previously served on the Association's Board as the Fiscal Officer (2025-2026), Assistant Fiscal Officer (2024-2025), and Student/Early Career Representative (2020-2021). Jessica has chaired the Music Library Association's Finance Committee (2025-2026), and is a current member of the organization's Reference & Access Services Subcommittee. She also serves on the Midwest Chapter's Membership Committee.
Education
Ph.D., Musicology, University of Maryland, College Park
M.L.S., Music Librarianship, Indiana University, Bloomington
M.A., Music History & Literature, University of Maryland, College Park
B.M., Music Education, George Mason University