Half-a-Million Rare Recordings are Rotting In the UK…
PeterK
To save nearly half a million ‘at-risk’ recordings in the UK, the British Library launched a major preservation and access project on Wednesday. Dubbed Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, the project received a major £9.5m ($11.9m) National Lottery grant. This grant builds on the support of other donors and funders, with the total project funding now at £18.8m ($23.55m).
According to their press release, the project will enable the first ever national network of ten sound preservation centers. These networks will allow the British library to save and store half a million rare and unique recordings. The recordings are threatened by physical deterioration or stored on (now) non-playable formats.
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