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. It includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels.
Steps for Creating Permalinks to Streaming Music in Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
1. Find the song or piece of music of interest
2. Click on the Embed / Link link under the brief description to get permalink .
3. On the pop-up box copy the url and paste this link in York’s Permalink Converter (see at bottom of screen) to create a permalink that will work on or off campus .
