[ Marko Rakocevic wrote to Terry Smythe:

> Thank you for creating such a wonderful resource for lovers of
> reproducing pianos and other mechanical music. I can't wait to
> fully explore your site and what I have already viewed is fascinating.
> Have you considered having a section devoted to scans of popular 1920s
> sheet music recorded on the reproducing rolls?

Thank you very much for your response, very much appreciate your
encouraging viewpoint.  For examples of what some institutions are doing
to facilitate open access, have a look at:

Sheet Music Collections Online
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/cja/sheetmusic.html 

Indiana State Museum - Sheet music Collection
http://tinyurl.com/6o2gwj 

University of Colorado at Boulder Sheet Music Collection
UCB Digitization of Sheet Music Collection
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/music/smp/index.html 

University of California Santa Barbara Cylinder Records
UCSB Digitization of 6,000 Cylinder Records
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/ 

Sheet Music Cover Art History
http://www.perfessorbill.com/ragtime9.shtml 
http://www.perfessorbill.com/ragtime9a.shtml 

Free Piano Sheet Music
http://www.8notes.com/piano_sheet_music.asp 

The New York Sheet Music Society
http://www.nysms.org/ 

Regards,
Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/rebirth.htm