UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive

[Stephen Byers]

From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List

Ten years after its initial launch in the fall of 2005, UCSB's Cylinder

Preservation and Digitization Project has been relaunched as the UCSB

Cylinder Audio Archive:

cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/

The new site features additional content, enhanced compatibility with
mobile devices, a more user-friendly interface, and the capability for
users to "adopt" cylinders with a credit card payment.

Below is an announcement on the new site:

www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/016041/songs-key-life

We welcome your feedback and comments.

David Seubert
UC Santa Barbara

[Stephen Byers]

Is there such an archive in the UK - importantly available to the public? Having travelled the world including Australia and New Zealand I have visited lots of local museums which have cylinders on display obviously donated by relatives clearing out their late folks homes. But few if of these ever get restored or played or even better digitised. There's a wealth of old sound recordings out there just waiting to be recovered. The above archive is an excellent start. SB.