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
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Assessment of Whisper AI as a Tagalog Language Transcription Tool
This guest post is from Tommy Lim, Philippines Interviews Digitization Project Intern at GBH and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. This past summer, I had the opportunity to test out Whisper AI, a tool that is able to receive audio files and return transcriptions of human utterances from a variety of languages. These transcriptions … Continue reading Assessment of Whisper AI as a Tagalog Language Transcription Tool
Intern Rayya Chek on Digitization and Preservation Work at the AAPB
Hello! My name is Rayya Chek, and I’m one of the interns working with GBH, working this summer on digitizing the unedited interviews recorded for the 1989 documentary “The U.S. and the Philippines: In Our Image.” . A little background about me, I am studying at Tufts University for both a BFA/BA in Studio Arts … Continue reading Intern Rayya Chek on Digitization and Preservation Work at the AAPB
Talks at the Dinner Counter
This guest post is from Tommy Lim, Philippines Interviews Digitization Project Intern at GBH and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Memory has always been a salient interest of mine. Be it intellectually or personally, I have nurtured an understanding of remembrance as efforts that people undertake to identify what has been to comprehend who … Continue reading Talks at the Dinner Counter
2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Bright-eyed and full of enthusiasm, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of walking up to the Library of Congress’ National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in Culpeper, VA for the first time. Covered in ivy and surrounded by trees, the NAVCC is a truly magical place, and I was lucky enough to spend my … Continue reading 2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Digitizing WPLN (Nashville Public Radio): An On-The Ground Report from EBSCO Fellow Ryan Inman
My home workstation displaying the DAT deck in process of converting a tape to digital file, featuring dog sleeping under desk As a University of Alabama graduate student with the School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS), and a Nashville-based EBSCO scholar paired with WPLN (Nashville Public Radio), I digitized 61 “WPLN News Archive” Digital Audio … Continue reading Digitizing WPLN (Nashville Public Radio): An On-The Ground Report from EBSCO Fellow Ryan Inman
Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Nancy Paulette
Hello, everybody! Thanks for stopping by. I'm Nancy Paulette, a Master of Library and Information Studies student at the University of Alabama, and I'll be your Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow for this post, where you'll get to read all about my experience working to help VPM digitize some of their substantial collection. VPM, "Virginia's home … Continue reading Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Nancy Paulette
Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Ben Steck
Virginia Public Media transmitter Hello to everyone lucky enough to find yourself on the AAPB website. There is quite a treasure of information here. My name is Ben Steck and I’m currently in my final semester at University of Alabama (UA) for an MLIS. I work at the Library of Virginia, in Richmond, as a … Continue reading Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Ben Steck
Digitizing Gulf Coast Public Media at WSRE: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Melissa Anthony
Hey y’all, I’m Melissa Anthony, a graduate student with the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) and one of the first four UA SLIS students to participate in the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF). Over the course of the 2019 fall semester, I have worked as a PBPF Fellow, representing … Continue reading Digitizing Gulf Coast Public Media at WSRE: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Melissa Anthony
Digitizing Public Media at the Center for Public Television & Radio at University of Alabama: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Hannah Hurdle
Working on my fellowship for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting and the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies has not only been an amazing learning opportunity, but it has also connected me with some great people from all over the United States. I gained valuable experience digitizing both U-Matic and BetacamSP … Continue reading Digitizing Public Media at the Center for Public Television & Radio at University of Alabama: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Hannah Hurdle
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