American Women Making History and Culture: Pacifica Radio Archives’ Broadcast History of the Women’s Movement in America Jolene Beiser, MA, MLIS Holly Rose McGee, MLIS
Project Overview 2000 recordings broadcast on Pacifica Radio stations between 1963 and 1982 Produced by or featuring women, often about feminism or including a conversation about women’s rights and struggles 1,700 1/4” reel-to-reel tapes (7 and 10-1/2 inch) being digitized at George Blood Audio, 300 previously digitized in house Grant project period: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2015 $128,000 matching grant from NHPRC
Sought advice from grant officer 2nd time’s a charm! Partnerships and support NHPRC Grant Application and Partnerships
Methodology 1.Appraisal and Accession of Analog Materials 2.Description of Analog Materials 3.Digitization of Analog Materials 4.Appraisal and Accession of Digital Materials 5.Description of Digital Materials 6.Dissemination of Digital Materials 7.Preservation of Digital Materials (ongoing) 8.Promotion (ongoing)
Tape condition assessment
Shipment and Digitization at George Blood Audio
Quality control and Accession of Digital Objects
Dissemination and Preservation of Digital Materials: Pacificaradioarchives.org
Dissemination and Preservation of Digital Materials: Internet Archive
Dissemination and Preservation of Digital Materials: U.C. Berkeley’s Oskicat
Additional access point: Finding aid on Online Archive of California (OAC)
Cataloging the collection
Legacy cataloging
NHPRC grant-funded 2 nd level cataloging
/ pbcore.org /
Drupal system with PBCore
L i s t e n
Challenges!
Legacy metadata created by non-archivists
Challenges! Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station
Challenges! Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station Audio cataloging doesn’t come with verified or printed information
Challenges! Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station Audio cataloging doesn’t come with verified or printed information Listening through layers of sound in broadcast programming
Challenges! Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station Audio cataloging doesn’t come with verified or printed information Listening through layers of sound in broadcast programming Not going too deep into cataloging
Challenges! Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station Audio cataloging doesn’t come with verified or printed information Listening through layers of sound in broadcast programming Not going too deep into cataloging Copyright restrictions
Challenges!
Legacy metadata created by non-archivists Archive is in a live radio station Audio cataloging doesn’t come with verified or printed information Listening through layers of sound in broadcast programming Not going too deep into cataloging Copyright restrictions Women’s history not as well documented as men’s history
Other Project Challenges Changes to Methodology Box Scanning and Printing Re-re-boxing(?!?!) Updates to Content Management System Adding necessary metadata capture Adding necessary project tracking fields Formatting record display Staffing changes
Thank you!!