First of all, I can’t believe we’re over halfway through this residency. It just doesn’t seem possible! Secondly, MPR just celebrated its 50th anniversary, and I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge it. Happy Birthday, Minnesota Public Radio! Between Classical, News, and the Current, there is always more to explore, and your archive is … Continue reading MPR50
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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
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
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
Meet Lily Troia, AAPB Cataloging Intern & Public Media Junkie
The following is a guest post by Lily Troia, AAPB Cataloging Intern. Hi. My name is Lily Troia and I am a public media junkie. I will admit, it is a bit of a problem. The first thing I do when traveling to any new town is find the local radio affiliate for my fix … Continue reading Meet Lily Troia, AAPB Cataloging Intern & Public Media Junkie
Archival discoveries and collaboration at Minnesota Public Radio
The following blog post was written by Margaret Bresnahan from Minnesota Public Radio. I’m writing to share the next installment in the American Archive success story. Thanks to the cataloging done during the American Archive inventory project, Minnesota Public Radio was able to identify about 900 MPR News stories covering the Hmong settlement in Minnesota, with … Continue reading Archival discoveries and collaboration at Minnesota Public Radio
AAPB Presentations at #AMIA14
Earlier this month, the AAPB team traveled to beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia to attend the annual Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) conference. AAPB team members Karen Cariani, Casey Davis, Lauren Sorensen, and Sadie Roosa gave multiple presentations and coordinated events throughout the conference, including Karen's presentation on WGBH's new open-source digital repository, HydraDAM; … Continue reading AAPB Presentations at #AMIA14
Voices of Minnesota with Sara Evans and Rosalie Wahl
This summer I've had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with a lot of the content that's been digitized for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. It's full of gems, and I'm so excited about the possibilities that it offers for discovery, research and education! When I opted to share a clip from Minnesota Public Radio's “Voices … Continue reading Voices of Minnesota with Sara Evans and Rosalie Wahl
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