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The Music Library Association (MLA) has awarded the MLA Citation to A. Ralph Papakhian, in recognition of his career-long distinguished service to music librarianship. MLA president, Philip Vandermeer, announced the award at the association's annual business meeting in Newport, Rhode Island, on 23 February 2008. In conferring this honor, Vandermeer summarized Mr. Papakhian's achievements as follows:
A fearless advocate for the profession of music librarianship and the people who embrace it, he has played a central role in many of the transformations of the world of the music cataloger over the past three decades, providing a source of knowledge and inspiration to scores of people beginning or enhancing their careers as music librarians, and mentoring a generation of highly respected music catalogers. As co-creator of MLA-L, he has enhanced communication among colleagues, encouraged intelligent discourse, posed gently provocative questions, and ...