[78-L] ARSC Pre-Conference Workshops 2014

[Bill Klinger]

The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections
(ARSC) posts the following message.

--- ARSC PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 2014 ---

-- All Things Digital: Managing Digital Audio Collections --

The ARSC Education & Training Committee presents "All Things Digital:
Managing Digital Audio Collections." This workshop will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., in the Paris Room of the Sheraton
Chapel Hill Hotel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This workshop will bring together professionals from a variety of
backgrounds to discuss the management of file-based audio collections,
digitized and born-digital.

Scheduled presenters include: Konrad Strauss, Indiana University; Chris
Lacinak and Rebecca Chandler, AudioVisual Preservation Solutions; Isaiah
Beard, Digital Data Curator, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey; Jason
Evans Groth, North Carolina State University; Jill Sexton and Meg Tuomala,
UNC Chapel Hill Libraries.

Our speakers will look at different aspects of digital collections, such as
digital curation, collecting born-digital recordings, ingest, access,
delivery, cost issues and funding, best formats for storage, and
prioritizing and migration strategies for future storage.

ARSC is offering this workshop in a live-streaming, online version for those
who are unable to attend the conference in person, in Chapel Hill. An
archived version will also be made available to all workshop registrants for
a limited time.

The workshop is approved for five Archival Recertification Credits through
the Academy of Certified Archivists. Please contact the Academy of Certified
Archivists for more information.

Workshop registration is not included in the conference registration fee.
The deadline for discounted, early registration is April 22.

For more information, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2014_PreConfWorkshops.html

Please direct questions about this workshop to one of the Education and
Training Committee Co-Chairs:
Karen Fishman: kfishman at loc.gov, 202-707-5856 Aaron Bittel:
ambittel at arts.ucla.edu, 310-825-1695


-- Audiotape Playback Workshop --

The ARSC Technical Committee presents an Audiotape Playback Workshop. The
workshop will take place on Wednesday, May 14, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., at the
Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.

This hands-on, elementary workshop is designed to familiarize attendees with
basic best practices regarding audiotape handling, identification, and
playback. After an historical overview of the medium, experienced engineers
will guide you through the processes of inspecting and playing back
audiotape for reformatting or monitoring purposes. You will get to
physically handle several tapes, learn how to re-house audio cassettes, and
learn about preservation issues faced by this format. Participants will be
broken up into groups, and will spend 30 minutes on the lecture and 30
minutes on the tape decks. They are welcome to observe other participants
and ask questions. The workshop is limited to 18 attendees.

Workshop registration is not included in the conference registration fee.
The deadline for discounted, early registration is April 22.

For more information, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2014_PreConfWorkshops.html

Please direct questions about this workshop to Marcos Sueiro Bal:
msueiro at nypublicradio.org

To register for the workshops and conference, visit:
http://arsc-audio.org/conference/register/


The 2014 ARSC Conference, May 14-17, offers a number of learning
opportunities. Please see the preliminary program details at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/


The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres
of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in
bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals --
everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound.