§1711 Establishment of Program by Librarian of Congress

Summary

The Librarian of Congress must create a national program to preserve sound recordings. The Librarian must work with the National Recording Preservation Board, archivists, educators, historians, copyright owners, the recording industry, and others, and must use the Board’s studies. The program must coordinate public and private preservation efforts, build public awareness and support, make recordings more available for education, study and improve preservation practices (including new technologies), and use the Library’s audiovisual conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia to store and share recordings in the National Recording Registry consistent with title 17 and any copyright agreements.