Building Your Station's Own American Archive
Panelists were Matthew White (CPB), Amy Schumaker (SCETV for Kerry Feduk) and Karen Cariani (WBGH, via Skype) This session focuses on the American Archive project to digitize local content (including programs, outtakes, work tapes, promos and interstitials, and more). SC has taken their archives and created different strands. Now they include perpetual rights in their contracts. It is moving the program content from analog to digital, crating file formats. In the end, its the amazing content in the archives. Matthew showed a video explaining the project. Edward R. Murrow opens it saying "These individuals have creted a treasure of archival materials." The trouble is, the tape is decaying, much is thrown when purging for space. The idea is to provide access to all these American treasures. Examples show educational programs, talk shows, Julia Child, Dick Cavett, old tv classroom shows (geography, for example), children's, news, documentaries, performance, public affairs. This project also includes NPR content -- features, interviews, local StoryCorps, audio from news coverage as well as reports.
Building Your Station's American Archive is part of a long attempt to get an archival program off the ground beginning back in 1977. Activities include three areas -- Planning / Pilot Program and Rights/Clearance guidelines. Preservation -- This includes restoration, digitzation, digital repurposing. The idea is that this content will be available to be repurposed and possibly monetized. There is a true desire to work on American archive issues. The need to build ways so communities themselves can plug in. Inventory Statistics -- in January 2011, 221 entities are on the map for the grant process, representing 2.4 million unique tapes and films. So far, 56 proposals have been received. The grant application period ends January 31. An amazing amount of assets and hours are part of this. The work group was surprised by the enormous volume of content created by local stations that can be part of the inventory. Karen (karen_cariani@wgbh.org) said the goal was to turn over every stone of radio and tv programming no matter where it is. It could be in someone's basement, their personal collection or in the station's tape library. Project goals -- be comprehensive -- what exists and has survived, where is it and what is it (tape, etc.) Analogy: This is the Census of Archived Public Media. Critical content includes what is at risk. Benefits of Participation: Gain control of your station's material
Mine data for future project
Documented content can be in a searchable repository
Applying for the grant makes the station eligible to apply for future preservation and digitization funding. You are eligible for futre grants only if you apply now. Eligibility: Public TV or Radio Station
Content older than one year
Can you provide staff to do inventory or work with SWAT team
You are committed to saving adn restoring your material
You can manage the financial contract (CPB) Scope: Submit existing inventory records
Create new records for remaining inventory
This is an inventory list -- not a catalogue (Title only)
DO NOT PLAY TAPES -- they may only have one play left in them
If you can't fill required fields, it's OK. They'll work with you.
Location (top shelf of Nancy's closet in blue box) Steps: Collection Survey (puts station on map)
Sign form
Include budget ($2-3 per asset; $1/per record Quick tips
Building Your Station's American Archive is part of a long attempt to get an archival program off the ground beginning back in 1977. Activities include three areas -- Planning / Pilot Program and Rights/Clearance guidelines. Preservation -- This includes restoration, digitzation, digital repurposing. The idea is that this content will be available to be repurposed and possibly monetized. There is a true desire to work on American archive issues. The need to build ways so communities themselves can plug in. Inventory Statistics -- in January 2011, 221 entities are on the map for the grant process, representing 2.4 million unique tapes and films. So far, 56 proposals have been received. The grant application period ends January 31. An amazing amount of assets and hours are part of this. The work group was surprised by the enormous volume of content created by local stations that can be part of the inventory. Karen (karen_cariani@wgbh.org) said the goal was to turn over every stone of radio and tv programming no matter where it is. It could be in someone's basement, their personal collection or in the station's tape library. Project goals -- be comprehensive -- what exists and has survived, where is it and what is it (tape, etc.) Analogy: This is the Census of Archived Public Media. Critical content includes what is at risk. Benefits of Participation: Gain control of your station's material
Mine data for future project
Documented content can be in a searchable repository
Applying for the grant makes the station eligible to apply for future preservation and digitization funding. You are eligible for futre grants only if you apply now. Eligibility: Public TV or Radio Station
Content older than one year
Can you provide staff to do inventory or work with SWAT team
You are committed to saving adn restoring your material
You can manage the financial contract (CPB) Scope: Submit existing inventory records
Create new records for remaining inventory
This is an inventory list -- not a catalogue (Title only)
DO NOT PLAY TAPES -- they may only have one play left in them
If you can't fill required fields, it's OK. They'll work with you.
Location (top shelf of Nancy's closet in blue box) Steps: Collection Survey (puts station on map)
Sign form
Include budget ($2-3 per asset; $1/per record Quick tips