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This is public domain outside the U.S., of course. Steven Smolian ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 21st Century Discographies > To whom... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joel Bresler" <[log in to unmask]> > > I'd like to kick off a discussion of the content of published > discographies > > these days. Specifically, given the ubiquity of optical storage (CD ROM at > > the least, and increasingly, DVD ROM) and web access at every library and > > most end-users, what could and should be included? > Actually, this is already under extensive discussion on two e-lists created > for the specific projects, as well as incidentally on the 78-L list: > > 1) Jon Noring is trying to set up a project currently called "Project > Gramophone" > (name subject to change). The eventual intent is to provided sound files of > every > available 78rpm sound recording in the public domain, and if possible to > obtain > permission from copyright holders for recordings not in the public domain > but > not currently reissued or likely to be in the future. This project would > also > involve the creation of an equally comprehensive discographic database on > all > 78rpm sound recordings (the contents of this database are so far to be > established) > Jon can be e-mailed at Jon Noring <[log in to unmask]> and the list can be > subscribed > to at the YahooGroups.com site. > > 2) Ron Fial is providing space for Tyrone Settlemeir's 78Label list. This > would > involve making scanned images of the labels of all extant 78rpm records, > and, like > the above PrGr project would also involve the creation of a discographic > database > related to the label images. > Ron can be contacted at [log in to unmask], and the list can be subscribed to at > http://www.78online.com > > Note that there is some overlap between the two projects insofar as > discographic > data would be concerned; I am in hopes the two groups are maintaining > contact to > resolve this. Once the "ultimate discographic database(s)" has/have been > created and populated, individual limited-interest discographies (i.e. > certain > artists. genres, labels, countries/regions, etc.) would be available just by > defining queries and indexing data. I have been trying to connect > discography > with computer technology since 1989, when I first started using dBASE III+ > to catalog my collection and digitize discographic references, as well as > trying to promote others to do so as well; once I saw the difference in time > and effort between searching a dBASE file and searching 15,000 3x5 cards, I > was > enthusiastic about the new technology! > Steven C. Barr