Resident: Andrew Weaver, CUNY TV As the CUNY TV Archives makes heavy use of GitHub for their workflows, in my residency I have had the opportunity to learn about more efficient ways to use this tool. GitHub is a service that not only allows for the hosting of information, but for tracking of changes to … Continue reading Learning GitHub (or, if I can do it, you can too!)
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IASA – Remixed
IASA was wonderful, especially once we finished our panel (I hope I didn’t talk too fast, I tend to do that when I get nervous). I came home with my head full of ideas and experiences, and I’ll definitely benefit as all of this knowledge leaks out over my desk in the next days and … Continue reading IASA – Remixed
IASA Day 1 and Voice to Text Recognition
AAPB NDSR update in podcast form. Day 1 of IASA, the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archivists in Washington, D.C. Duration: 00:05:31 *In the audio, I quote directly from resources listed below, namely the Traditional Knowledge paper and the Mukurtu website. See speech to text software comparisons of IBM Watson, Popup Archive, and Trint.com below. … Continue reading IASA Day 1 and Voice to Text Recognition
Who just md5deep-ed and redirected all them checksums to a .csv file? This gal
Resident log, NDSR date 20161004.1 Resident: Lorena Ramirez-Lopez from WHUT “who just md5deep-ed and redirected all them checksums to a .csv file? This gal " AND this is how I did it! Screenshot of my Twitter page (7 Sept. 2016, 11:07 am. Tweet) taken on 3 October 2016 on Mac OS X El Capitan Version … Continue reading Who just md5deep-ed and redirected all them checksums to a .csv file? This gal
Snapshot from the IASA Conference: Thoughts on the 2nd Day
Greetings from Day 2 of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) conference in Washington DC. This is my first time going to IASA, and I’m still not totally clear on the pronunciation of the acronym. “Eye-ah-suh” seems to be most popular but I’ve been hearing “Ee-ah-suh” too. This is likely due to … Continue reading Snapshot from the IASA Conference: Thoughts on the 2nd Day
Minnesota Books and Authors
I’ve been at MPR about two months now (where has the time gone) and I’m growing ever more comfortable with it, and with my role here. I’m excited to see how it changes me. You may recall from my last post that I spent my first week or so highlighting stories about Minnesota’s Native Writers … Continue reading Minnesota Books and Authors
NDSA, data wrangling, and KBOO treasures
My first month at KBOO was about learning about the environment: the people, institutional knowledge, working styles and interaction, informational resources, and technology support. KBOO's specific environment is being taken into consideration so that a digital preservation project may thrive. KBOO’s current digital storage and archiving practices were evaluated in accordance to the National Digital … Continue reading NDSA, data wrangling, and KBOO treasures
Metadata Practices at Minnesota Public Radio
Training in Boston was an exciting, fun, heady experience, but I felt a little overwhelmed by the end. How would I approach a new job coming off such a high, from a week of training? The answer, of course, is just fine, thanks. I have the distinction of being the only resident who didn’t have … Continue reading Metadata Practices at Minnesota Public Radio
Digital Stewardship at KBOO Community Radio
Two weeks have passed since the start of the 2016 American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) NDSR fellowship program, and I am so glad that I applied and received a spot as one of the seven fortunate residents! Kate McManus, Tressa Graves, Adam Lott, Eddy Colloton, Andrew Weaver, Selena Chau, Lorena Ramirez-Lopez. Stay updated via … Continue reading Digital Stewardship at KBOO Community Radio
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