Double The Vocation, Double the Awe: An Examination of Vocational Awe in Music Librarianship

Building upon Ettarh’s call to dismantle vocational awe in librarianship, this article outlines the shared components of Western libraries and music that lay groundwork for each these institutions explores ways which uniquely manifests workers interdisciplinary field librarianship. The narrative music’s goodness, disciplinary training, manifestations as they appear institutional cultures practice librarianship: inability develop work-life balance, job creep, low morale, inequitable compensation. In naming phenomenon it is situated within we critically examine how may affect our own narratives values. We seek empower those library work become mindful address presence influence at individual levels.