Members work in organizations that support musical activities in Canada, including libraries, archives, conservatories, and universities.
[1][2] CAML is the Canadian branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).
[6] The association meets annually, often with the Canadian University Music Society (MusCan) and the Congress Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences.
[8] This committee is responsible for abstracting Canadian music publications, which are then added to the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) database.
The award is named after Dr Helmut Kallmann, chief of the music division at the National Library of Canada from 1970 until 1981.