Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries 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.

The collection includes an extraordinary array of more than 35,000 individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds. Users browse, search, click, and then listen to the music over the Internet through their headphones or speakers. Specially developed, controlled vocabularies will enable users to browse by musical instrument, geographic area, or cultural group, among other fields.

Free trials are available.

Pricing

MLNC members get a discount on subscription prices which are scaled to the library and based on FTE, population served and/or materials budget.

Please contact MLNC Support for a custom price quote.

Ordering

To order submit a completed order form to the MLNC office via fax: 314-394-1326; or, by mail: 13610 Barrett Office Dr., Suite 216, Ballwin, MO 63021.

A Customer License Agreement is required only if your institution needs the agreement for your own records. A sample license is available. If your library needs a license, please contact MLNC Support for a fully executed copy of the agreement.

Access

Access
Smithsonian Global Sound can be accessed at http://glmu.classical.com.  A subscription confirmation will be sent to your institution after your order is processed, and will include instructions for accessing the resource. 

Remote Access
Remote access to ASP databases is allowed. Contact Technical Support at the phone number or e-mail address listed below for more information.

IP Address Updates
Send IP address updates to Technical Support at the phone number or e-mail address listed below.

Support

MLNC Support
800-969-MLNC (6562)
314-394-1326 (fax)
support@mlnc.org

Technical Support

Alexander Street Press

1-800-889-5937

support@alexanderstreet.com