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>the library of congress would be available as high quality digital downloads to anyone in the US at any time. It should be noted that the primary function of

>the library of congress would be available as high quality digital downloads to anyone in the US at any time. It should be noted that the primary function of the Library of Congress is, as the name suggests, to facilitate research by members of Congress and the government. The Library of Congress is not a public library.

jrochkind1 4y ago
How do you see this as relevant to the discussion? It's true that that is the Library of Congress's official purpose. We don't have a true "National Library" like other countries have. (Whose purposes aren't actually those of what we think of as "public libraries" either). The Library of Congress ends up fulfilling many of those purposes, despite it's official mission being facilitating Congressional research. Which is kind of a messy situation. I don't think the "National Recording Registry" has anything to do with facilitating Congressional research at all, does it? According to wikipedia: > The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000,[1] which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry form a registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. > The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 established a national program to guard America's sound recording heritage. The Act created the National Recording Registry, The National Recording Preservation Board and a fund-raising foundation.[2] The purpose of the Registry is to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant... So, these purposes were in fact created by Congress.... but they are different purposes than the original primary function of facilitating congressional research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry

jrochkind1 4y ago

How do you see this as relevant to the discussion? It's true that that is the Library of Congress's official purpose. We don't have a true "National Library" like other countries have. (Whose purposes aren't actually those of what we think of as "public libraries" either). The Library of Congress ends up fulfilling many of those purposes, despite it's official mission being facilitating Congressional research. Which is kind of a messy situation. I don't think the "National Recording Registry" has anything to do with facilitating Congressional research at all, does it? According to wikipedia: > The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000,[1] which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry form a registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. > The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 established a national program to guard America's sound recording heritage. The Act created the National Recording Registry, The National Recording Preservation Board and a fund-raising foundation.[2] The purpose of the Registry is to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant... So, these purposes were in fact created by Congress.... but they are different purposes than the original primary function of facilitating congressional research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry