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To bring this back to an earlier point, I don't blame libraries and archives for embracing new media, but it does leave decades of recordings painfully unavailable to the margin for whom they're interesting and important. I wish that all of the original LP reissue labels' back-catalogs were on Itunes and Amazon too (and congrats/thanks to Folkways, County, Yazoo, etc. who have done so), but there comes a point that you have to stop wishing and start doing. I'm not going to say MP3 blogging will solve everything, but it's sure more accessible than private collections or ILL (most libraries won't lend sound recordings). I've been hesitant to suggest this on this list because I know some people aired concerns over my decision to scan and distribute my copies of "Record Research" magazine, but FMiA has had a fairly positive reception, so here goes: If any of you have recordings (78 or LP), or small books or magazines that you think should be available, but are out of print / off-market, email me off-list and we can talk about getting them online. I have all the time in the world, but few resources, and think that the reward is worth the risk and effort.