Hyperallergic

British Library Says 6.5 Million Sounds Are in Jeopardy

Last week, the British Library launched a £40m ($60m) crowdfunding initiative to preserve its archive of over six million sound recordings. The Save our Sounds project is concentrated on remediating ...
Engadget

British Library exhibit to highlight the sounds it’s fighting to save

Last year, the British Library began the "Save our Sounds" project, with the aim of accelerating the digitisation of millions upon millions of lost audio recordings held in its vast archive. The ...
The Daily Telegraph

British Library launches campaign to save the sounds of history, in pictures

British Library warns its collection of unique and important sound recordings, including extinct birds, First World War testimony's and the UK's most famous voices, could be lost forever within 15 ...
The Guardian

I can hear the sea! How the sounds of the British coast are being mapped

A crowdsourced sound-recording project will supplement the British Library’s archive with the sounds of the UK coastline – from waves and birds to dodgems and lobster pots Into a stuffy, windowless ...
NPR

From Wax Cylinders To Records, Saving The Sounds Of History

History is literally fading away in London right now. Many of the items in The British Library's vast collection of recorded sound are in danger of disappearing. Some just physically won't last much ...