The Library has recordings available in physical format as well as online. All of the physical musical recordings are stored in the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), and are requested through the Search box on the main page.
Searching the JFL Collection for physical recordings:
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Method 2:
Requesting an item from the robotic system:
Classical and jazz music channel with live events and on-demand videos of concerts, operas, ballets, and more
Audio streams of sound recordings of songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys as well as songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more
Music Online: Classical Music Library
Audio streams of sound recordings of music from the earliest times to the present.
Music Online: Contemporary World Music
Audio streams of sound recordings of music of all regions from every continent
Music Online: Jazz Music Library
Audio streams of sound recordings of jazz, including a variety of artists, ensembles, albums, and genres
Video of the most important opera performances that represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses
Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
Audio streams of sound recordings of the world's musical and aural traditions in diverse musical forms
Streaming videos of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts, and documentaries