Hi, there! Thanks for stopping by. I’m Valeria Dávila, a Master of Library & Information Studies student at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (UA). In this blog post, I’ll walk you through my experience preserving Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) legacy media as part of my EBSCO Scholarship in Audiovisual Preservation & Archiving. OPB is the … Continue reading Digitizing Public Media at Oregon Public Broadcasting: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Valeria Dávila
When Discs Fail: Insights Gathered from the Preservation and Corruption of Optical Media
The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Jordan Errico. For the archivist, corrupted or damaged materials are more than just a workflow headache—the potential loss of information is a setback to cultural or historic conservation. At the same time, insight may still be found in the process of corruption. As an … Continue reading When Discs Fail: Insights Gathered from the Preservation and Corruption of Optical Media
Public Media Meets Horror: Archival Picks for Every Fright Fan
Do you love horror movies? Whether you’re into psychological thrillers, supernatural hauntings, or historical horror, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s newly launched Bumps in the Night Collection has something to pair with your favorite fright flicks. So curl up with a blanket, maybe turn a light on… and dive into these eerie, real-life programs … Continue reading Public Media Meets Horror: Archival Picks for Every Fright Fan
Practical Steps to Preserving Your Station’s Programming: A Guide
Public media stations are the keepers of powerful stories—local voices, community histories, and cultural moments that deserve to be preserved and shared. But with aging video and audio formats, staff turnover, and evolving technology, many of these stories are at risk of being lost. The good news? You don’t have to do it alone. Start … Continue reading Practical Steps to Preserving Your Station’s Programming: A Guide
Ideas of Our Time, Preserved for Tomorrow: Welcoming TTBOOK to the Archive
For 35 years, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning series To the Best of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) has explored big ideas and beautiful questions. Although the program will sunset this fall, its legacy lives on in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. The newly launched To the Best of Our Knowledge Special Collection features over 1,000 … Continue reading Ideas of Our Time, Preserved for Tomorrow: Welcoming TTBOOK to the Archive
Digitizing History: My Internship Experience at PBS North Carolina
The following was submitted by EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow, Ron Harris. I’m Ron Harris, a graduate of the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and an EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow. While pursuing my graduate degree, I was located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I interned at the Media Archives of PBS North … Continue reading Digitizing History: My Internship Experience at PBS North Carolina
Abstraction, Aura, and Archives: Postmodern Considerations of Digital Preservation in the Age of AI
The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Isabella Juhaeri. The traditional understanding of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is that we (the humans) bestow our authentic and true knowledge on the ignorant and brainless machine. We explain what truth is to the machine with the hopes that it will learn … Continue reading Abstraction, Aura, and Archives: Postmodern Considerations of Digital Preservation in the Age of AI
Be Not Afr(AI)d: A GBH Intern’s Perspective on the Future of AI in Archives
The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Gabrielle Keen. The year is 2008. I walk into a movie theater in my Michigan hometown, not knowing that the animated sci-fi movie I am about to watch about a trash-compacting robot will cement my view on artificial intelligence for the next decade … Continue reading Be Not Afr(AI)d: A GBH Intern’s Perspective on the Future of AI in Archives
Feminism on the Air: Women and Public Broadcasting in the 1970s
This article was authored by Michelle Kelley, AAPB Media Historian and Curator. Woman, episode 114 (WNED, January 30, 1974 ) In the 1970s, public broadcasting provided a platform for women to address issues impacting women and to articulate the goals of the women’s liberation movement. It also afforded unprecedented opportunities for women to work as … Continue reading Feminism on the Air: Women and Public Broadcasting in the 1970s
Safeguarding the Airwaves: Jimmy Carter and the Public Telecommunications Financing Act
This article was authored by Michelle Kelley, AAPB Media Historian and Curator. Jimmy Carter’s presidency was beset by skyrocketing inflation, a faltering economy, and political crises abroad. However, it was also defined by his many achievements, such as the historic peace agreements he brokered between Egypt and Israel. Another was the passage of the Public … Continue reading Safeguarding the Airwaves: Jimmy Carter and the Public Telecommunications Financing Act
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