Computer users at Lake Forest College can now browse and listen to a vast library of 35,000 tracks of music, spoken word, natural, and man-made sounds through a new database offered by the Library: Smithsonian Global Sound. This library of sounds includes Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, American Indian, World music, Jazz, Classical, Broadway, and children’s music. Spoken word offerings encompass oral history, speeches, language instruction, poetry and prose readings, and African American sources. Plus, there’s a large collection of natural sounds and man-made sounds. Single tracks and complete albums are available for purchase through the service.

On the Library home page at http://library.lakeforest.edu,
click "Databases A-Z" to access the Smithsonian Global Sound database.