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About
Us
Who
are we?
Founded in 1966, the Association for Recorded Sound
Collections (ARSC) is a non-profit organization dedicated
to research, study, publication, and information exchange
surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded
sound. With over one thousand members from twenty-three
countries, the organization is comprehensive in scope
and reflects the interests and concerns of its members,
including:
collectors
- dealers - appraisers
archivists - librarians
historians - musicians - students
discographers - reviewers
media producers - recording engineers
What do we do?
Through publications, grants and awards, conferences,
and the work of its committees, the Association provides
a forum for the development and dissemination of discographic
information in all fields and periods of recording
and in all sound media. In addition, ARSC works to
encourage the preservation of historical recordings,
to promote the exchange and dissemination of research
and information about them, and to foster an increased
awareness of the importance of recorded sound as part
of any cultural heritage.
What
don't we do?
ARSC does not buy or sell records, appraise recordings,
suggest price guides, or recommend specific dealers.
Many members are engaged in various phases of the
record industry and are so designated in our membership
directory. Listing there, however, does not in any
way guarantee professional status or imply endorsement
by ARSC.
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