United States National Recording Registry

E5941

United States national registry cultural heritage registry sound recording registry

The United States National Recording Registry is a program of the Library of Congress that annually selects and preserves sound recordings deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant to American life.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
National Recording Registry	6
United States National Recording Registry canonical	2
Library of Congress sound preservation programs	1
National Recording Preservation Act of 2000	1
National Recording Preservation Program	1
National Recording Registry (for selected works)	1
National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States National Recording Registry
Context triple: ["I Have a Dream" speech, recognizedBy, United States National Recording Registry]

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
C. American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
D. United States Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office is the federal agency responsible for administering and registering copyrights in the United States and advising Congress on copyright policy.
E. Library of Congress Online Catalog
The Library of Congress Online Catalog is the digital search system that provides public access to the Library of Congress’s vast collections of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and other materials.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States National Recording Registry
Target entity description: The United States National Recording Registry is a program of the Library of Congress that annually selects and preserves sound recordings deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant to American life.

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
C. American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
D. United States Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office is the federal agency responsible for administering and registering copyrights in the United States and advising Congress on copyright policy.
E. Library of Congress Online Catalog
The Library of Congress Online Catalog is the digital search system that provides public access to the Library of Congress’s vast collections of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and other materials.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national registry ⓘ cultural heritage registry ⓘ sound recording registry ⓘ
administeredBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
announcedBy	Librarian of Congress ⓘ
category	United States Library of Congress programs ⓘ linked to: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled cultural heritage of the United States ⓘ sound archives in the United States ⓘ
collectionType	audio recordings ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
establishedBy	National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 ⓘ linked to: United States National Recording Registry
firstSelectionsYear	2002 ⓘ
focus	American cultural heritage ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/ ⓘ
hasPart	annual list of selected recordings ⓘ
inception	2000 ⓘ
includesFormat	field recordings ⓘ live performance recordings ⓘ music recordings ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ spoken word recordings ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress
mediaType	sound recording ⓘ
operator	Library of Congress ⓘ
partOf	Library of Congress sound preservation programs ⓘ linked to: United States National Recording Registry
preservationAction	ensures long-term preservation of selected recordings ⓘ
purpose	preservation of sound recordings ⓘ recognition of aesthetically significant recordings ⓘ recognition of culturally significant recordings ⓘ recognition of historically significant recordings ⓘ
relatedTo	National Film Registry ⓘ National Recording Preservation Board ⓘ
scope	sound recordings related to American life ⓘ
selectionBasis	aesthetic significance ⓘ cultural significance ⓘ historical significance ⓘ
selectionCriteria	recordings must be at least 10 years old ⓘ recordings must be culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ
selectionFrequency	annually ⓘ
selectionProcess	final approval by Librarian of Congress ⓘ public nominations ⓘ recommendations by National Recording Preservation Board ⓘ
significance	documents the audio history of the United States ⓘ
supervisedBy	National Recording Preservation Board ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

"I Have a Dream" speech → recognizedBy → United States National Recording Registry ⓘ

United States National Recording Registry → partOf → Library of Congress sound preservation programs ⓘ