extending the reach of southern audiovisual sources
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Extending the Reach of Southern Audiovisual Sources The Southern Folklife Collection University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
VIDEO
Southern Folklife Collection ...archival resource dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating vernacular music, art, and culture related to the American South.
Total 226937
AUDIO
Total 3520
Southern Folklife Collection ...archival resource dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating vernacular music, art, and culture related to the American South.
FILM 4-6 million feet total
(roughly 3 million processed)
8mm - 23 S8mm - 19 16mm - 2377 35mm - 8
Extending the Reach of Southern Audiovisual Sources
○ Large scale digitization program for SFC AV materials
■ Prioritization ■ Workflows ■ Technology ■ Online delivery
○ SFC as testbed ■ Sustainability ■ Scalability
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant, awarded August 2014 - $187,082
Research & Development
Priorities
Surveys Conservation & Access needs
MediaScore Format obsolescence
Decision Matrix Scoring system for: content, rights, uniqueness, level of previous processing/digitization, and use
Workflows
Processing In house digitization Vendor work Film transfer to cool storage File ingest to Carolina Digital Repository File ingest to DuraCloud Aim to… • Locate opportunities for automation &
integrate open source tools • Define project team responsibilities
Technology Digitization needs for multiple ingests and problem formats: • Sony PCM-R500 DAT Recorders (x4) • Otari MX-5050BIII Analog Audio
Tape Recorder • Steinberg Cubase Pro 8 Software • Steinberg Wavelab 8.5 Software
QC Needs: • Cube-Tec AudioCube Dobbin with
Audiofile-Inspector Software • DigiMetrics Aurora 5 Software
Access
↑
ContentDM ↑ Finding aid
⇅(open)⇅(IP address)⇅(UNC) Contract work with DuraCloud to meet 3 use cases: • Open access • Restricted to campus IP range • Restricted to UNC affiliates (students, faculty, etc.)
Implementation
Build project team Co-Principal Investigators
AV Conservator / Project Director
Audiovisual Archivist
AV Assistant
Audio Engineer
Applications Analyst
SFC awarded second Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant ($986,000 - September 2015 - 2018)
Photograph from Brown Photograph Album, circa 1970s, Goldband Recording Corporation (Collection 20245).
Implementation (years 1-2)
• Centralize & normalize legacy records
• Develop workflow management
system
• Work through processing backlog
• Incorporate new technology
• Implement and refine workflows
Photos used in Southern Cultures, Goldband Recording Corporation (Collection 20245)
Implementation (year 3)
• Scale support to Wilson Library
• Report on sustainability
Frame from unprocessed film in Penn School Papers (Southern Historical Collection, 03615)
Questions?
Erica Titkemeyer Audiovisual Conservator
Project Director [email protected]
http://library.unc.edu/wilson/sfc