Thanks Russell - just read it. Some rather alarming misconceptions there about what the Library does. Sure, the National Library trys to collect everything published, including music, and legal deposit is part of that. But the collecting work of the Turnbull NZ Music Archive is much more active than that - focusing on the papers and sounds of NZ musicians of all forms (if rather belatedly moving into the popular area). Can only hope this new "entrepeneurial" approach to collecting is better informed about what already exists than those on that thread! I am sure the Library is only too happy to work closely with those with similar interests, entrepeneurial or otherwise. And I have not even mentioned the Library's massive investment in digitial preservation - the main challenge of modern archive keeping.

which thread is that Simon? - some of us are new to this site, so it is good to catch up. But, further to the note about the existing NZ Music Archive some recent interesting accessions have included audio archives of Radio Active live music, audio archives of Happy alternative music venue, further additions of audio to the Huggard Jazz archive, further papers of Richard Nunns. All seems a pretty healthy operation to me. Certainly could do with more funding though

I am a bit puzzled. There already IS a New Zealand Music Archive. It is part of the Alexander Turnbull Library - check the National Library website. Originally its emphasis was on non-popular music. It has branched out and has an active Music Librarian. Are we risking a further waste of resources?