National Recording Preservation Board

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The National Recording Preservation Board is an advisory body of the Library of Congress that recommends culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant sound recordings for inclusion in the United States National Recording Registry.

Aliases (1)
  • National Recording Preservation Plan ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
federal advisory committee
governmental organization
advises Librarian of Congress
appliesToJurisdiction United States
appointedBy Librarian of Congress
country United States
field audio archiving
cultural heritage preservation
sound recording preservation
focusesOn preservation of audio history of the United States
sound recordings across all genres
foundedBy United States Congress
hasAuthorityOver selection recommendations for the National Recording Registry
hasPart public members
representatives from archives and libraries
representatives from the music industry
representatives from the recording arts
representatives from the recording industry
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 2000
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis National Recording Preservation Act of 2000
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
namedAfter national recording preservation
operatedBy Library of Congress
operatesIn United States
parentOrganization Library of Congress
partOf Library of Congress
National Recording Preservation Program
purpose to advise the Librarian of Congress on the National Recording Registry
to promote preservation of culturally significant sound recordings
to recommend sound recordings for inclusion in the National Recording Registry
responsibleFor recommending recordings for the United States National Recording Registry
scope sound recordings at least ten years old
sound recordings fixed in the United States
selectionCriteria aesthetic significance of sound recordings
cultural significance of sound recordings
historical significance of sound recordings
subordinateTo Librarian of Congress
topic aesthetically significant sound recordings
culturally significant sound recordings
historically significant sound recordings
typeOfAdvisoryBody cultural heritage advisory board
website https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board
worksOn United States National Recording Registry


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