The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings, in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals—everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. » learn more
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NEWS and EVENTS
The ARSC Annual Conference
The 46th annual conference will be held in Rochester, New York on May 16-19, 2012. Watch the website for more information. » learn
more
For the first time, ARSC is offering its pre-conference workshop in a live streaming online version for those who are unable to attend the conference in person in Rochester, NY. » learn more [pdf]
ARSC Executive Director, Peter Shambarger, interviewed in the School Library Journal.
Latest Copyright developments. U.S. Copyright Office recommends that Congress adopt ARSC proposal to bring pre-1972 recordings under federal law, creating a public domain for older recordings.
The ARSC Awards Committee
announces Awards for Excellence and
for Lifetime
Achievement and Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings.
ARSC advocates for copyright reform
Without changes
to the law, libraries and archives are not legally able
to preserve their collections. »
learn more
» HRCAP/Copyright Office Study [pdf]