I decided to do the legacy of the record because I have such a passion for music and I wanted to incorporate that into my project. I had many different ideas at first but I think the record was the beginning to something incredible for the music industry. The record was and still is so important because music would not have evolved without it. We still use the same type of technology today as well.

    I found most of my data from websites. My school librarian was a big help to me, too. She showed me some different biographies and showed me how to use the school’s databases to find primary sources. I also used Google Scholar to look for patents and primary sources. I used some information from a book the librarian showed me and I also found a lot of information from the patents from Google Scholar and also found some other primary sources from that. Library of Congress was the biggest help to me because it was easy to narrow down my search. They provided a lot of primary and secondary sources and some general information as well.

    A big problem I faced during this project was at first finding primary sources, then siting them. It was a challenge to go back and figure out what information I used and what information I didn’t. Going back and citing it correctly was a bit of a challenge too.

    My subject fits this year’s theme because the record has completely changed music and its history. The record is so important and still relevant because music players wouldn’t have evolved and we wouldn’t have the technology we do today without it. We still use the same type of technology and modified records are still sold even today.

    Baldwin, Neil. Edison: Inventing the Century. New York: Hyperion, 1995. Print.

    Denno, Bernie. "NARA." - AAD. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 2015. Web. 02 May 2015.

    Meadowcroft, William H. "Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry." Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry. Library of Congress, 2015. Web. 2 May 2015.

    "Patent US2555594 - Phonograph Disk Record Package." Google Books. IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, 5 June 1951. Web. 02 May 2015.

    "Patent US4327831 - Disk Record Container." Google Books. IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, 4 May 1982. Web. 02 May 2015.

    "The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, September 28, 1912, Page 13, Image 17." News about Chronicling America RSS. Charles M. Shortridge, 5 Mar. 1895. Web. 02 May 2015.

    "The Virginia Enterprise. (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, January 22, 1909, Image 5." News about Chronicling America RSS. W.E. Hannaford, 1893. Web. 02 May 2015.