Joshua Dieringer, he/him/his Music Cataloger (Library Assistant 3)
- dieri027@umn.edu
- Full position title(s)
- Music Cataloger (Library Assistant 3)
- Libraries department
- Cataloging, Metadata, and Digitization Services
About
Reporting to the Music Metadata Librarian, Joshua catalogs music materials (scores, sound recordings, video recordings) and coordinates the outsourcing cataloging of music resources with vendors. Current research projects include cataloging and collection development guides to video game music.
His interests in librarianship include music and media cataloging and metadata, video games in libraries, and video game music in libraries. He also contributes to efforts in making viola music by traditionally underrepresented composers more visible in concert halls and instructional settings.
Publications
- Dieringer, Joshua. "Video Game Music in Libraries." Journal of Sound and Music in Games, 5, no. 1 (Winter 2024): 83–86. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsmg.2024.5.1.83.
Service to organizations
- Coordinator, Video Game Music Interest Group, 2020-2028
- Music Library Association