Grant will bolster capacity and usability of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting BOSTON (June 22, 2017) – WGBH Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded WGBH a $1 million grant to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB). The AAPB, a collaboration between Boston public media … Continue reading WGBH Awarded $1 Million Grant by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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AAPB launches new exhibit “Speaking and Protesting in America”
The long history of Americans exercising their right to speak, assemble and petition is brought to life in a vibrant new online exhibition from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB). “Speaking and Protesting in America” explores the role of dissent in American life, ranging from peaceful marches to acts of civil disobedience. This digital … Continue reading AAPB launches new exhibit “Speaking and Protesting in America”
AAPB NDSR Resources Round-up
In 2015, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a generous grant to WGBH on behalf of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) to develop the AAPB National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR). Through this project, we have placed seven graduates of master’s degree programs in digital stewardship residencies at public media organizations … Continue reading AAPB NDSR Resources Round-up
WGBH Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Support Public Media Content Management Tools and Training
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WGBH Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Support Public Media Content Management Tools and Training $345,000 will support training materials for PBCore metadata management Boston, Mass. (December 14, 2016) - WGBH Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded WGBH a $345,000 … Continue reading WGBH Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Support Public Media Content Management Tools and Training
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
THIRTEEN’s American Masters Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Launch of Digital Video Archive and Podcast
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between WGBH and the Library of Congress, is delighted to preserve for posterity more than 800 previously unreleased full-length interviews that were originally filmed for the iconic documentary PBS series American Masters, produced by New York public television station THIRTEEN for WNET. The interviews, digitized for … Continue reading THIRTEEN’s American Masters Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Launch of Digital Video Archive and Podcast
NOW celebrates its 50th anniversary!
This post was written by Andrea Hetley, student at Simmons College and intern at the AAPB. June 30th, 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Organization for Women (NOW) at the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women. Betty Friedan, one of the founders and the first president … Continue reading NOW celebrates its 50th anniversary!
PBS NewsHour Digitization Project Update
In January 2016, the Council on Library and Information Resources awarded WGBH, the Library of Congress, WETA, and NewsHour Productions, LLC a grant to digitize, preserve, and make publicly accessible on the AAPB website 32 years of NewsHour predecessor programs, from October 1975 to December 2007, that currently exist on obsolete analog formats. Described by … Continue reading PBS NewsHour Digitization Project Update
AAPB Releases Experimental API
This blog post was shared by Chuck McCallum, AAPB Developer at WGBH. With the most recent release, the AAPB now has a public API. It's an experiment at this point, but documentation is available, and we've put up a few examples. For example, you can explore coverage of different topics over the years, or see how … Continue reading AAPB Releases Experimental API
AAPB Makes Historical Public Media Content Available to the Public
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Launches Online Reading Room Making Historical Public Media Content Available to the Public Establishes Executive Advisory Council; receives grants for digital archivist residencies, NET and Pop Up Archive projects BOSTON, Mass. (October 27, 2015) – In conjunction with UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, WGBH and the Library of Congress … Continue reading AAPB Makes Historical Public Media Content Available to the Public
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