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Tamar Barzel

Tamar Barzel
Head of Music Library and Archive of Recorded Sound, Music Library
As the head of the Music Library and Archive of Recorded Sound I manage a wonderful team, oversee our collections (print, audiovisual, digital, and archival), and provide support for research into music of all times and places. I have a research background in ethnomusicology with a focus on Jewish music and experimental music in New York City and Mexico City. Before arriving at Stanford Libraries in 2021 I taught at Wellesley College, Harvard, and NYU.

Education

MLIS, Long Island University, Library and Information Science
PhD, University of Michigan, Ethnomusicology
BMus, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Piano Performance

Research

Music
Sound Recordings
Jazz
Ethnomusicology
Popular Music