DCHDC Meetup: Public Media Research and Preservation

In our April Meetup, experts from NPR, the Library of Congress, and the University of Maryland Archives + Digital Humanities discuss the holistic process of preserving public broadcast media from initial broadcast to access and research. Topics include best practices in audio-visual preservation, grant-writing, project management, navigating copyright and estates, and exhibition strategies.

Our speakers will include:

• Stephanie Sapienza, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) - "Unlocking the Airwaves: Revitalizing an Early Public and Educational Radio Collection"
• Susie Cummings and Will Chase, National Public Radio (NPR) Research, Archives, and Data (RAD) - "Public Radio Audio Reformatting and Preservation"
• Alan Gevinson, Library of Congress - "The American Archives of Public Broadcasting (AAPB)"
• Laura Schnitker, University of Maryland, National Public Broadcasting Archives - "Digitization of Maryland Public Television"

At this month's meetup, we'll discuss various policies and initiatives that are advancing inclusion in GLAM nationwide.

At this month's meetup, we'll discuss digital art in GLAM spaces with speakers from Smithsonian American Art Museum, ARTECHOUSE, and the Library of Congress.

Dan Finn, Media Conservator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will discuss his work on Nam June Paik's ""Megatron/Matrix"".

Lena Galperina, ARTECHOUSE's Visitor Experience Director, will discuss digital art from the audience perspective and how as a space we share this new digital medium.

Tahir Hemphill, recent Papamarkou Chair of Education at the Library of Congress, will discuss his recent event playtest and the future of storytelling.

Digital Cultural Heritage DC is a monthly meetup group for people interested in collecting, preserving and making available digital cultural heritage information. Our meetings begin with a few short lightning talks followed by social information exchange. This is a great networking opportunity for students, as well as anyone interested in learning about digital collections in archives, museums, libraries or anywhere else. We're interested in digital content of all kinds, including film/video, still images, text, datasets, video games and pretty much anything of value in digital form. We are an open and friendly group, and welcome all comers.

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Alan Inouye, Senior Director of Public Policy & Government Relations at the American Library Association, will be speaking about current policy trends.

Effie Kapsalis, Senior Digital Program Officer at the Smithsonian, will tell the group about the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Doretha Williams, Smith Fund Program Manager at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, will share the museum's Community Curation Project.