Challenges of Designing the Roud Folk Song Index
Library of Congress.
American Folklife Center,
sponsoring body
moving image
videorecording
government publication
two-dimensional moving image
dcu
2011
monographic
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress,
publisher
2011-04-14.
eng
1 online resource
Steve Roud discusses his work compiling The Folk Song Index, an online index to all the traditional folksongs of the English-speaking world. The Folk Song Index is a freely-available online database which lists English-language traditional songs collected in Britain, North America, and Australia, whether found in books, sound recordings, or unpublished collections. Entries include details of the song title and first line, name of singer, place and date of collection, and more. As each element is fully searchable, singly or in combination, the Index constitutes a major finding-aid for both enthusiasts and serious researchers. A sister database, The Broadside Index, lists songs which appeared on broadsides, songsters and other street literature before 1900, and is designed to assist those who are interested in the history of popular and traditional songs. In this presentation, Roud gives special attention to several exciting digitization projects already underway, and others planned for the near future, which have moved the project to an unprecedented level of sophistication and public accessibility.
Researchers.
Classification: Fine Arts.
Classification: Political Science.
Steve Roud.
Recorded on 2011-04-14.
Culture, Folklife.
Culture, Performing Arts.
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