Guidelines for Listening to Recordings
Listening facilities, which are available without charge, are
provided for those doing research of a specific nature, leading
toward a publicly available work such as a publication, thesis
or dissertation, radio/film/television production, or public performance.
We regret that the facilities may not be used for purely personal
study or appreciation.
Scholars wishing to hear recordings must register at the Recorded
Sound Reference Center as users of rare materials and present their
Library of Congress Reader
Registration Card.
Waiting time for listening appointments will vary according
to the time required to search and retrieve an item. Listener's
should contact the Reference Center at (202) 707-7833 a week in
advance to make a listening appointment.
Instructional recordings, such as foreign language, typing or
shorthand courses are not available. Only recordings from the collections
of the Library of Congress will be played.
Open-reel tapes and discs may be heard a maximum of two times.
Requests for cueing will be accommodated as staff time permits.
Stops and
starts,
or backing up for repeat of certain passages are not allowed.
The listener may request the record notes and/or jackets. Print
materials provided during a listening appointment must be returned
at the end of the appointment each day.
COPYING OF RECORDINGS IS NOT PERMITTED AND TAPE RECORDERS MAY
NOT BE TAKEN INTO THE LISTENING AREA. Tape copies of recordings
may be purchased from the Recording Laboratory after written authorization
is acquired from those who possess legal rights. For further information
consult the reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference
Center.
The Recorded Sound Reference
Center is closed on Saturday. Please keep in mind that cancellations
without sufficient notice tend to prevent others from having access
to the facilities. If cancellations, postponements, or delays are
unavoidable please call (202) 707-7833.
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