National Recording Preservation Board
The National Recording Preservation Board of the United States is a federal committee in the selection of recordings for storage in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress advises.
background
The National Recording Registry was initiated in order to preserve and preserve “sound recordings that are culturally, historically or aesthetically significant”. To be eligible, sound recordings must be at least ten years old. The aim is to "ensure the survival, preservation and public availability of the heritage of American audio recordings."
The members of the National Recording Preservation Board advise the Librarian of Congress on the selection of nominated sound recordings and on the ongoing development and implementation of the US program for the preservation of sound recordings.
The National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) was created by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-474). This act also created the National Recording Registry and the non-profit National Recording Preservation Foundation (NRPF), loosely affiliated with the National Recording Preservation Board . Legally, NRPF and NRPB are separate entities.
The main responsibilities of the National Recording Preservation Board are:
- Elaboration of the selection criteria for the National Recording Registry
- Elaboration of a National Recording Preservation Plan
- Recommendation and review of nominated sound recordings
organization
The National Recording Preservation Board is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and consists of seventeen representatives from professional organizations of composers, musicians, musicologists, librarians, archivists, and the recording industry and their alternates. In addition, the Librarian of Congress can nominate up to five additional passive members. The following organizations are represented on the board:
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- American Federation of Musicians
- American Folklore Society
- American Musicological Society
- Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- Audio Engineering Society
- Broadcast Music Incorporated
- Country Music Foundation
- Digital Media Association
- Music Library Association
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Academy of Popular Music
- National Association of Recording Merchandisers
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
- Recording Industry Association of America
- SESAC
- Society for Ethnomusicology
Web links
- National Recording Preservation Board - About This Program (English)
- Public Law 106 - 474 - National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f National Recording Preservation Board - About the Board. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
- ↑ a b National Recording Preservation Board - Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
- ↑ a b PUBLIC LAW 106 - 474 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION ACT OF 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .