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Elections 2026
The elections for President and four Vice Presidents of the IAML Board will be open from 1-31 May 2026.
Each nomination should be sent to the Secretary General (secretary@iaml.info) together with the consent of the nominee and a brief curriculum vitae no later than 28 February 2026.
Following the Rules of Procedure, Rule V, 2, “The names of the candidates, together with their biographical information, shall be made available electronically as soon as possible after their nominations are received”.
Therefore, all nominations will be published on this page together with the nominated person’s biographical information, as soon as the Secretary General has received them.
Please note that only members of IAML are entitled to vote, i.e. members in arrears of payment by 1 May 2026 will not be able to vote, therefore it is more important than ever to pay your dues on time.
NOMINEES
Nominees received as of 20 January 2026, listed in the order received.
Vice-president nominees
Janneka Guise
University of Toronto, Canada
Experience (selections)
- University of Toronto, ON | Director, Music Library (2017 – present)
- Promotion to Librarian IV rank (December 2022)
- One-year sabbatical (2023-2024): History of the Canadian branch of IAML
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB | Head, Eckhardt-Gramatté Music Library (2007-2017)
- Vice President, IAML Board (2023-present)
- Chair, Outreach Committee (2021-present)
- Development Committee (2019- present)
- Congress Travel Awards Committee (2021-2024)
- Advocacy Liaison for Canada (2017-2020)
- Strategy Committee (2011-2014)
- Co-Lead Editor, CAML Review (2020-2023)
- CAML Renewal Task Force (2019-2021)
- Helmut Kallmann Award Committee (2017)
- Audit Committee (2015-2017)
- President Elect – President – Past President, CAML Board (2010-2014)
- Membership Secretary, CAML Board (2007-2010)
- Treasurer, OLA Board (2019-2022) With Director of Operations, successfully managed $3 million budget for the 5,000-member organization during 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic budget shortfalls and uncertainties
- Chair, Audit Committee (2019-2022)
- Chair, Finance Committee (2019-2022)
Dr Wilhelm Delport
University of Cape Town, South Africa
CURRICULUM VITAE
Since earning my PhD in 2020, I have held a research position at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, focusing on the institution’s special music collections. My research on accessibility, feminism, post-colonialism and marginalisation in music libraries has been presented at every IAML Congress since 2018 and published in Fontes Artis Musicae.
I was a recipient of the ‘Cohen’ Awards in 2022 and served on the Stellenbosch Organising Committee in 2024. I am currently a member of the Fontes Publisher Committee, the Cohen Awards Committee, and the Outreach Committee, where we have implemented various initiatives to expand IAML’s global reach.
My commitment to elevating marginalised voices is further evident in my role as Editor-in-Chief of the internationally recognised Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa, where I have led projects to strengthen and deepen scholarship across the African continent.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am grateful for the nomination to serve on the IAML Board, where I aim to bring a distinctive perspective grounded in my research and African context. Since attending my first Congress in 2018, I have been one of only a handful of representatives from the Global South, highlighting the opportunity – and responsibility – we share to develop IAML into a truly international association. With most membership and leadership historically concentrated in North America and Europe, it is crucial that we engage colleagues from underrepresented regions – not only to offer support, but also to learn from their unique experiences. The 2024 Stellenbosch Congress stands as a prominent example of such engagement.
Serving on the IAML Board would allow me to further promote the diversity and inclusivity emphasised in my research and to amplify marginalised voices, thereby ensuring IAML reflects the richness of music collections on a global scale. This applies both in theory, as discussed in my recent Fontes article on ‘guiding RISM’, and in practice, as demonstrated through our Outreach Committee initiatives, such as tiered membership based on national economic levels. I have also compiled a database of 500 African institutions with music collections to support activities of the Membership Committee.
I am committed to continuing these efforts to broaden IAML’s reach in underrepresented regions such as Africa and South America in an official capacity, promoting a genuinely international presence – across cultures and continents.
Stephanie M. Bonjack
University of Colorado, Boulder, United States
I. EDUCATION
Master of Music in Musicology, 2006
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Master of Library and Information Science, 2002
Dominican University, River Forest, IL.
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (Cum Laude), 1999
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.
II. EMPLOYMENT
University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO
Associate Professor, with Tenure, 2025-Present
Music, Theatre & Dance Liaison
Associate Professor, with Tenure, 2024-2025
Head, Collections, Materials Management & Cataloging Section
Music, Theatre & Dance Liaison
Assistant Professor, 2020-2024
Head, Collections, Materials Management & Cataloging Section
Music, Theatre & Dance Liaison
Assistant Professor, 2015-2020
Head of Howard B. Waltz Music Library
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Associate University Librarian, with Continuing Appointment, 2013-2015
Head, Music Library
Assistant University Librarian, 2009-2013
Head, Music Library
Music Librarian, Contract, 2007-2009
VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL
Music Librarian, 2002-2007
Ruppel Library
Library Assistant, 2000-2002
Ruppel Library
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Music Copy Cataloger, 2005-2007
Douglas Library
Stefan Engl
Head of the Music Department of the Vienna City Library
After obtaining my MA in musicology at the University of Vienna, I joined the Music Department of the Austrian National Library in 2004. In 2020, I transferred to the Music Department of the Vienna City Library, where I took over as head of the Music Department in 2023. My responsibilities include the acquisition and cataloguing of music prints and manuscripts, the processing of musical estates, and the organization and design of guided tours, training courses, and exhibitions.
Since 2011, I have had the privilege of attending all international IAML congresses and was part of the organizing team for both the 2013 congress in Vienna and the 2025 congress in Salzburg. From 2005 to 2015, I served as secretary of IAML Austria, from 2015 to 2021 as its president, and since 2021 as its treasurer. From 2017 to 2024, I was chair of the Bibliography Section at IAML International, and, since 2023, I have been one of the four vice presidents chairing the Publications Committee.
Personal Statement
Since attending my first international IAML congress in Dublin in 2011, I have been able to establish many valuable contacts with other music libraries, archives and documentation centres, and it is truly a great pleasure for me to exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the world and, when possible, to meet them in person. I would be delighted to serve another term and to continue playing an active role in networking and shaping the IAML.
Leiter des Fachbereichs Musik in der Wienbibliothek im Rathaus
Nach dem Studium der Musikwissenschaften an der Universität Wien habe ich 2004 die Stelle eines wissenschaftlichen Bibliothekars in der Musiksammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek angetreten. 2020 wechselte ich in die Musiksammlung der Wienbibliothek, wo ich 2023 die Leitung des Fachbereichs Musik übernommen habe. Mein Aufgabengebiet umfasst die Erwerbung und Katalogisierung von Musikdrucken und Musikhandschriften, die Aufarbeitung von Vor- und Nachlässen sowie die Organisation und Gestaltung von Führungen, Schulungen und Ausstellungen.
Seit 2011 durfte ich alle internationalen IAML-Kongresse besuchen und war sowohl beim Kongress 2013 in Wien als auch 2025 in Salzburg Teil des Organisationsteams. Von 2005 bis 2015 war ich bei der IAML Austria als Sekretär tätig, von 2015 bis 2021 als deren Präsident und seit 2021 als Schatzmeister. Von 2017 bis 2024 war ich bei der IAML International Chair der Bibliography Section und seit 2023 stehe ich als einer der vier Vice-Presidents dem Publications Committee vor.
Persönliches Statement
Seit meinem ersten Besuch eines internationalen IAML-Kongresses 2011 in Dublin habe ich viele wertvolle Kontakte zu anderen Musikbibliotheken, Musikarchiven und Dokumentationszentren knüpfen können und es ist mir wahrlich eine große Freude mich mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus aller Welt auszutauschen und wenn möglich auch persönlich zu treffen. Ich würde mich über eine Wiederwahl sehr freuen, damit ich weiterhin aktiv an der Vernetzung und Gestaltung der IAML mitwirken kann.