Sound Archive
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The Sound Archive is the British Library’s extensive audio collection, preserving millions of recordings spanning music, spoken word, oral history, and environmental sounds.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archive
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audio collection → cultural heritage collection → |
| accessPolicy |
on-site listening facilities
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online access to selected recordings → |
| collectionScope |
classical music
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dialects and accents → environmental sounds → music → oral history → popular music → radio broadcasts → spoken word → theatre recordings → traditional music → wildlife sounds → |
| collectionSize |
millions of recordings
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| collectionType |
audio recordings
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sound recordings → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| focus |
United Kingdom’s audio heritage
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| hasDepartment |
classical music collections
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oral history collections → popular music collections → radio and drama collections → wildlife and environmental sounds collections → world and traditional music collections → |
| hasMission |
preservation of sound recordings
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providing access to audio heritage → |
| language |
multilingual recordings
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| location |
London
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| maintains |
catalogue of sound recordings
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| medium |
analog audio formats
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digital audio formats → |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of UK radio and music
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one of the largest sound archives in the world → |
| operator |
British Library
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| ownedBy |
British Library
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| partOf |
British Library
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| preservationActivity |
cataloguing of audio materials
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digitisation of sound recordings → restoration of sound recordings → |
| subjectArea |
cultural history
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linguistics → musicology → oral history research → sound studies → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
British Library
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hasCollection |