Music Subject Guide

Highlights of the archives' collections, especially California-related audio and video. Now streaming on The Internet Archive.

FMA offers free access to open licensed, original music. Every MP3 you discover on FMA is cleared for certain types of uses that would otherwise be prohibited by copyright laws that were not designed for the digital era. These uses vary and are determined by the rights-holders themselves, who feel that allowing a degree of free cultural access is beneficial not only to their own pursuits, but to our society as a whole.

The library's CD collection can be found on the first floor.

The library's DVD collection can be found on the third floor, with other visual recordings.