jonnyspeed
28-08-2004, 12:36 PM
"try eavesdropping on the semi-secret pages of the UK's National Sound Archive web site. They are part of a largely unpublicised trial, hidden from casual prying eyes by the lack of signposts on the British Library's host site.
Paper publishers automatically deposit a copy of each new book with the BL, but the sound archive relies on voluntary donations. Even so, the vaults hold 2.5 million CDs, vinyl LPs, shellac 78s, wax cylinders and tapes, with the largest collection of wildlife recordings in the world.
Anyone can use the NSA's site to search for a recording and make an appointment to go to London and listen to it. The trial is testing technology which could make NSA recordings available over the internet. "
Go to: UK National Sound Archive (http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html)
Click on Catalogue, enter the search key words "virtual nsa" and then "search everything"
Click "view" and then the Electronic Access hyperlink.
Thought you lot might like this!
:cool:
Paper publishers automatically deposit a copy of each new book with the BL, but the sound archive relies on voluntary donations. Even so, the vaults hold 2.5 million CDs, vinyl LPs, shellac 78s, wax cylinders and tapes, with the largest collection of wildlife recordings in the world.
Anyone can use the NSA's site to search for a recording and make an appointment to go to London and listen to it. The trial is testing technology which could make NSA recordings available over the internet. "
Go to: UK National Sound Archive (http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html)
Click on Catalogue, enter the search key words "virtual nsa" and then "search everything"
Click "view" and then the Electronic Access hyperlink.
Thought you lot might like this!
:cool: