The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 with a series of panels featuring pioneers and experts in public broadcasting Friday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m.–6 p.m. The symposium—“Preserving Public Broadcasting at 50 Years”—will be held in the Montpelier room on the … Continue reading The Library and WGBH Celebrate 50 Years of Preserving Public Television and Radio
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Join Current for “Get with the program!: Shows that shaped public television”
2017 is the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act. Join Current for Get with The Program!: Shows that Shaped Public Television, a series of online events looking at some of the most influential public TV programs of all time. First up: Firing Line, the legendary public affairs program hosted by conservative intellectual William F. … Continue reading Join Current for “Get with the program!: Shows that shaped public television”
Register for our upcoming webinars
We have two free webinars coming up in January from our AAPB NDSR residents! Challenges of Removable Media in Digital Preservation (Eddy Colloton) Thursday, January 12th, 3:00 PM ET Removable storage media could be considered the most ubiquitous of digital formats. From floppy disks to USB flash drives, these portable, inexpensive and practical devices have … Continue reading Register for our upcoming webinars
AAPB Presentation at IFLA News Media Section Conference
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) News Media Section held a two-day satellite session on "News, New Roles, & Preservation Advocacy: Moving Libraries Into Action” in Lexington, KY on August 10-12, 2016, hosted by the University of Kentucky Libraries. AAPB Library of Congress project director Alan Gevinson participated remotely with a PowerPoint … Continue reading AAPB Presentation at IFLA News Media Section Conference
Kicking off the AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residency
The 2016-2017 AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residencies residencies have now officially kicked off, starting with our AAPB NDSR Immersion Week. From July 25-29, hosts, residents and mentors gathered at WGBH to learn, discuss, and review information about digital preservation and archiving audiovisual materials. Immersion Week presentations covered a wide array of topics, including the history of … Continue reading Kicking off the AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residency
AAPB @ NFCB 2016
Earlier this month, the AAPB team traveled to Denver, Colorado for the 2016 National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) conference. This was our first year to attend the NFCB conference, and we were all very inspired by the attendees' commitment and dedication to their work, their stations, their community of listeners, and their advocacy for community … Continue reading AAPB @ NFCB 2016
The Past Made Present: The 2016 WYSO Archives Digital Humanities Symposium
This announcement has been cross-posted from WYSO's Rediscovering Radio Archives blog. The Past Made Present: The 2016 WYSO Archives Digital Humanities Symposium The first WYSO Archives Digital Humanities Symposium will convene on October 20-22, 2016, in honor of American Archives Month. Sponsored by public radio station WYSO-FM in partnership with Antioch College, Central State University, Wittenberg University, … Continue reading The Past Made Present: The 2016 WYSO Archives Digital Humanities Symposium
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