Archived Web Site  |  Collection American Music Industry Web Archive

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Title
American Music Industry Web Archive
Summary
The American Music Industry Web Archive captures the websites of individuals and companies that represent music creators and are involved broadly in the business of music. This includes mainstream and independent record labels and studios, music journalists and critics, and retail music sites. The goal of the collection is to document in what way music is created, discussed, promoted and consumed and how those interactions change over time.
Contributor Names
Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, collector.
Library of Congress, collector.
Created / Published
Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2018-
Subject Headings
-  Music trade--United States--History--21st century
-  Music publishing--United States--History--21st century
-  Sound recording industry--United States--History--21st century
-  Music journalists--United States--History--21st century
-  Music critics--United States--History--21st century
-  Music stores--United States--History--21st century
-  Web archives
-  Music critics
-  Music journalists
-  Music publishing
-  Music stores
-  Music trade
-  Sound recording industry
-  United States
-  2000-2099
Genre
History
Web sites
Notes
-  Sites in the collection were targeted for capture twice-yearly, with fewer targeted for capture monthly.
-  Collection period: April 2018 to present (this is an ongoing archive).
-  Description based on contents viewed on November 29, 2019; title from overview page.
Medium
1 online resource (collection of archived web sites)
Call Number/Physical Location
ML3790
Library of Congress Control Number
2019210591
OCLC Number
n1129124468
Language
English
Description
The American Music Industry Web Archive captures the websites of individuals and companies that represent music creators and are involved broadly in the business of music. This includes mainstream and independent record labels and studios, music journalists and critics, and retail music sites. The goal of the collection is to document in what way music is created, discussed, promoted and consumed and how those interactions change over time. Collection Period: April 2018 to present (this is an ongoing archive). Frequency of Collection: Sites in the collection were targeted for capture twice-yearly, with fewer targeted for capture monthly. Acquisition Information: Sites have been added incrementally since the project began and will continue to be added as they are identified. Languages: Collection material in English.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2019210591
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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, And Recorded Sound Division, Collector, and Collector Library Of Congress. American Music Industry Web Archive. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2018. Archived Web Site. https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-music-industry-web-archive/about-this-collection/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress. Motion Picture, B. & Library Of Congress, C. (2018) American Music Industry Web Archive. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. [Archived Web Site] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-music-industry-web-archive/about-this-collection/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, And Recorded Sound Division, Collector, and Collector Library Of Congress. American Music Industry Web Archive. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2018. Archived Web Site. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/collections/american-music-industry-web-archive/about-this-collection/>.

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