2005 ARSC Conference

Pre-conference Workshop

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections, Education and Training Committee and the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin present:

The Assessment, Preservation, and Access of Audio
Collections in the Digital Age: an Archival Case Study

Presenters and Their Topics:

Mike Casey, Coordinator of Recording Services, Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University:

  • Risk assessment for audio collections
  • Ranking tool to develop priorities for preservation

The following speakers from the University of Missouri–Kansas City on the digital audio project “Voices of World War II: Experiences from the Front and at Home - KMBC Radio” :

Rob Ray, Special Collections Librarian, Miller Nichols Library, Dept. of Special Collections:

  • Creation of digital library projects

Wendy Sistrunk, Music Catalog Librarian, Miller Nichols Library

  • Metadata for digital audio preservation
  • Relationship to the OPAC

Chuck Haddix, Director, Marr Sound Archives, Miller Nichols Library

  • Transfer of original analog audio to digital files
  • Public access

Workshop registration fees: ARSC members: $70 (before March 4); $80 (after March 4); Non-ARSC members: $85 (before March 4); $95 (after March 4); Students: $30

As always, the workshop will be conducted on Wednesday and will end in plenty of time for participants to attend the opening reception.

Please note that though the workshop is conducted and sponsored by ARSC, it is not part of the actual conference. Those wishing to attend need to register for the workshop separately.

Please click on one of the following links to access the workshop registration form

Workshop Registration (pdf) Workshop Registration (html)

For inquiries, contact

Nancy Seeger (ARSC Workshop)
nsee@loc.gov
202-707-5494

 

 
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