Full DescriptionArchival Sound Recordings |
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| Title: | Archival Sound Recordings |
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http://sounds.bl.uk/ 
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| Description: |
The aim of the Project is to increase access to the British Library Sound Archive's extensive collections of recordings and supporting materials. This innovative project will: - Make 4000 hours of digitized audio freely available to the Higher and Further education communities of the UK. - Offer unique previously unpublished African field recordings and oral history material for the first time. - Include material on the history of recording and playback technology. - Develop a user interface in consultation with representatives from the user community and in accordance with agreed standards. - Seek licences from rights owners to provide managed access to users within these communities in support of teaching and learning. - Make the content accessible in the reading rooms of the British Library and, where rights issues permit, freely available over the web. Initially, nine collections are being digitised, subject to licensing agreements: - Comparative recordings of Beethoven String Quartets - Visual art interviews - Oral history of jazz in Britain from 1985 - 400 popular music tracks - Soundscapes - D. Rycroft South Africa recordings 1960s-70 - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda recordings 1949-54 - African Writers Club - Sony Radio Awards The Archival Sound Recordings service is the result of a two-year development project to increase access to the Sound Archive's extensive collections. When complete, it will make 3,900 hours of digitised audio freely available to the Higher and Further Education communities of the UK. The British Library Archival Sound Recordings website is funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The JISC supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology. |
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| Geographic Coverage: |
Africa (continent) Europe (continent) |
| Time Period: |
Early 21st Century (2001-2033) Late 20th Century (1968-2000) Middle 20th Century (1934-1967) |
| Objects Represented: | Music (audio files) |
| Format: | audio |
| Interaction with Collection: |
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| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 10/18/2007 1:46:32 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | British Library |
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