African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. This release features some 16,000 tracks of great historical recordings from Document Records. This great collection features recordings from the first half of the 20th century and includes iconic artists such as The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Memphis Minnie, Blind Willie McTell and Huddie Ledbetter. It provides a rich source of Blues and early Jazz recordings as well as a lot of sacred music.
Contains tracks with music from America's past, including songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included are songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more, and American musical genres such as country, folk, bluegrass, Western, American Indian, blues, and gospel. Liner notes to all the albums are included in PDF format, which may be printed. Music can be played on a computer but not downloaded and transferred to a portable device.
Thousands of symphonies, operas, and other works by the major classical composers are available for listening online. Brief composer biographies and histories of musical periods are also included. Please note, music can be played on a computer but not downloaded and transferred to a portable device.
Classical music scores from both in-copyright and public domain editions. The major composers' output is represented, as well as many lesser-known composers and works. The collection includes works spanning time periods from the Renaissance to the 21st century, and is searchable by composer, instrument, time period, and other fields. Scores may be printed in PDF format, and links to Classical Music Library are provided when recordings are available.
Thousands of tracks of the most interesting music being recorded around the world today are available for listening online. The database includes reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balcanic jazz, and Bollywood music, and traditional music genres such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, and gagaku. Liner notes to all the albums are included in PDF format, which may be printed. Music can be played on a computer but not downloaded and transferred to a portable device.
An electronic book collection of subject encyclopedias, handbooks and guides covering many subject disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and technology, such as business, education, law, medicine, religion, and more. Books can be viewed without downloading.
An electronic book collection of career materials, including books about academic and licensing test preparation, resume writing and interviewing, designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on their career path. Searchable topics include specific tests such as “SAT” or “ASVAB”; application tools such as “interview” or “resume”; and job headings such as “postal worker” or “nursing”. The books are displayed in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.
Audiobooks published or distributed by Recorded Books. Includes popular fiction, histories, biographies, classics and Pimsleur language instruction programs. Books may be downloaded to a computer and transferred to a portable listening device (MP3) player. Not compatible with Apple computers or iPods.
Opera in Video will contain 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world's best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work's importance to the operatic canon. The collection presents an overview of the most commonly studied operas in music history, opera literature, and performance classes. Multiple performances and stagings worldwide of the major operas allow for analysis of stage design, vocal techniques, roles, and musical interpretation across time periods, opera houses, and conductors. The operas are available for viewing online, but cannot be downloaded or transferred to portable devices.
Videos, Audiobooks and ebooks in English and other languages including popular fiction and nonfiction, language instruction and children’s books. Materials may be downloaded to a computer and transferred to portable devices.Many audiobooks may be burned to CDs. Not compatible with Apple computers or iPods.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
An online collection of animated, talking picture books in English and other languages, reading comprehension quizzes, games and other resources for children and families. May be used without downloading.
A collection of electronic books which allows the font size to be raised to up to 34 points. Books for all ages can be read online without downloading or special software.
