Berklee Today issues, 1989-present

Collection

Identifier: BCA-047

Staff Only

Digital Collection

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains print and born-digital issues of Berklee Today, 1989-present.

Founded in 1989, Berklee Today is the alumni-oriented magazine of Berklee, "dedicated to informing, enriching, and serving the extended Berklee community." The magazine shares information "of benefit to alumni about college matters, music industry issues and events, alumni activities and accomplishments, and musical topics of interest."

Dates

Creation: 1989 - present

Creator

Berklee College of Music. External Affairs (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research by appointment. Advance notice may be required for access as some physical materials are stored offsite. The complete collection is available to view online here.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright is retained by Berklee. Requests in excess of fair use to reproduce or publish require permission from the copyright holder(s) and must be jointly approved by Berklee Archives. Materials from Berklee Archives are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Permission to examine materials, or to obtain copies, does not imply the right to publish, exhibit, or broadcast them, in whole or in part. Visitors and researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, making fair use determinations, investigating the owner(s) of the copyright and, where necessary, obtaining permission for the intended use. For additional information regarding copyright, fair use, and reproduction services, please consult our Access and Use Policies.

Administrative History

Berklee Today (1989- present) The magazine is currently published semi-annually, though issues released per year have varied since its launch in 1989 (three issues per year through 2009, four issues per year 2009-2011, three issues per year 2012-2018, two issues per year through 2024). Previously a publication of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Berklee Today Berklee Today was produced by the Office of External Affairs from 2019 to 2023, and since 2023 is a publication of the Communications and Marketing division. Originally a College publication, since the merger with the Boston Conservatory in 2016, the magazine reports on cross-institutional events, personnel, and alumni.

Extent

100+ Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Print and digital copies of Berklee Today, alumni magazine of Berklee.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronically by volume and issue number.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was seeded from several collecting efforts, including the Stan Getz periodicals collection, Tom Riley (VP External Affairs), and Kim Ashton (Editor, Berklee Today); since 2019, the Archives receives print and born-digital copies directly from the magazine’s creating office.

Accruals

Berklee Today is an ongoing publication, accruals are expected.

Digitized Material

The full collection of published issues (not including the most recent publication) can be viewed online here.

Related Materials

See also BCA-046 Berklee Today records, comprising photographs, letters to the editor, and drafts of magazine articles.

Processing Information

Berklee Archives received born-digital issues for 2012-2019 from Kim Ashton, Berklee Today editor, in 2019; the Stan Getz Library’s physical copies of 1989-2011 are currently maintained by the Getz Library but were temporarily transferred by Archives staff to digitize for the online-accessible digital collection; additional selected physical copies (1999-2009) provided by VP of External Affairs Tom Riley in 2022 have been retained by the Archives.