For the larger public library, or any academic library. Emphasizes non-commercial styles, both art and vernacular, with good coverage of Middle East, Oceania. JVC Ethnomusic Collection . Smithsonian Folkways . National treasure is being commercially reissued on cassettes and CDs.
Turnaround time is four to six weeks.
The gold standard. Traditional styles, especially of the West and Southwest, on records and tapes. Outstanding anthologies, especially of African, Caribbean, and Latin commercial styles. African, Caribbean, Latin, Middle Eastern, Asian commercial styles from the 1980s. Catalog blurbs give country of origin, primary instrumentation, and contents notes.