We're organizing a meet-up among the American Archive team and participating stations and organizations to talk about issues related to archiving, digital file management, storage and preservation best practices, metadata, working with volunteers and interns, and other archival-related topics that participants want to discuss. The meet-ups will be very informal and will provide an opportunity for stations … Continue reading Join the American Archive Meet-Ups
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We’re on Facebook!
Hey folks, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has joined Facebook! Find us at http://www.facebook.com/amarchivepub, and stay up to date with the project by 'liking' our page. As always, we appreciate your support!
Update your bookmarks for the AMS!
The team at AudioVisual Preservation Solutions (AVPS) has just completed their contract with the American Archive to build the Archival Management System (AMS). The AMS is a database where stations can access their records created during the Content Inventory Project and view the files that have been digitized through the American Archive Digitization Project. The new … Continue reading Update your bookmarks for the AMS!
PBS Annual Meeting Presentation & Takeaways
The American Archive team from WGBH presented at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. We had the wonderful opportunity to meet many of our station collaborators in person and gather tremendously useful feedback from participants. Many thanks to all of those who attended the session and reception, as well as those who took the time … Continue reading PBS Annual Meeting Presentation & Takeaways
Meet American Archive Intern Bryce Roe
Hello, my name is Bryce and I'm excited to be a part of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting team at WGBH this summer! Like the wonderful previous interns, Alyson and Bill, who paved the way for me (nice work guys!), I am a Simmons LIS graduate student specializing in Archives Management. I first became … Continue reading Meet American Archive Intern Bryce Roe
New Guides on the Website
Two new guides were published on the website today that will help stations export their records from the Archival Management System as well as add additional staff members as users or admins. Click on the links below to learn more: Exporting Your Records: this guide provides instructions for exporting your records from the Archival Management System for … Continue reading New Guides on the Website
Join us at the American Archive reception!
The American Archive team will be in San Francisco at the PBS Annual Meeting. We hope that you will join us on Tuesday, May 13th to discuss the American Archive at your station, hear about the project's latest activities, and most importantly, to give us your feedback! We'll be presenting a concurrent session titled "American Archive … Continue reading Join us at the American Archive reception!
PBCore Metadata Survey
We have really appreciated all of the great feedback from stations over the past couple of weeks about future opportunities to enhance American Archive metadata records, as well as possibilities of adding new records as new assets are created. Today, we have one other request, which should only take a few minutes of your time. During … Continue reading PBCore Metadata Survey
Attention stations with audio digitization needs: Please take this survey!
We're posting this today on behalf of the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). If you work at a radio or tv station and have audio digitization needs, please take a moment to complete their survey. The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help address the … Continue reading Attention stations with audio digitization needs: Please take this survey!
New Guides on the Website
Today we published three new guides that will help staff at participating stations navigate the Archival Management System (AMS), view records in the AMS, and edit descriptions for digitized media. The guides include: Using the AMS for the first time: this guide provides an overview of the functionality of the AMS and helps users navigate it to find the … Continue reading New Guides on the Website
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