Two UL Lafayette librarians recently made some noise in the Big Easy.
Sandy Himel and Lance Chance shared musical gems from the university小蝌蚪APP檚 collection of Cajun and Creole music at the Association for Recorded Sound Collection小蝌蚪APP檚 annual conference, which was held in New Orleans May 19-22.
They are co-coordinators of the library小蝌蚪APP檚 collection of commercial Cajun and Creole recordings, as well as some unpublished recordings. The collection, which includes more than 8,000 recordings, also comprises other materials, including photographs, texts and artifacts.
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The ARSC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings, including music and the spoken word. It was founded in 1966.
Himel is an associate professor of library science and a government documents librarian. Chance is an assistant professor of library science and a library instruction librarian. He teaches a UL Lafayette course in library research.