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"A building that cannot burn down": Cultural Heritage Documentation in Archival Institutions

Overview

Year:
2003
Contributor:
Gray, Judith (Creator)
Subject:
ethnomusicology

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Description

Abstract:
A collection such as the Library of Congress’ Archive of Folk Culture is intended to keep materials both safe and, ultimately, accessible. But preservation and access concerns often pull in oppostire directions, perhaps increasingly so in the Web domain. And legal parameters do not resolve all ethical concerns when dealing with intangible properties, and with communities, donors, and researchers.

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Citation

Gray, Judith, "'A building that cannot burn down': Cultural Heritage Documentation in Archival Institutions" (2003). Invested in Community. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:1067122/

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    Invested in Community

    Brown University's Department of Music hosted the first conference on Applied Ethnomusicology. Participants from Europe and the United States discussed various ways in which Ethnomusicologists work directly in and on behalf of communities outside of academia. This project provides streaming …
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