[Anchasl-l] The Great Migration: Audio Preservation in the Digital Age

[Robert James]

The Great Migration: Audio Preservation in the Digital Age

North Carolina Preservation Consortium
 2007 Annual Conference

November 2, 2007
9 AM – 4 PM

William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Chapel Hill, NC


The handling and conversion of audio materials is one of the most daunting 
areas of preservation.  Institutions of all types and sizes maintain audio 
collections and are often at a loss as to how to physically assess the 
material, how to reformat materials to an acceptable preservation 
standard, and how to manage such preservation projects.  At the same time, 
audio is among the most unstable formats; due to the obsolescence of 
playback equipment, most old recordings are at risk of  becoming 
inaccessible within decades.  This year's North Carolina Preservation 
Consortium Conference will address current standards and best practices in 
audio preservation.  Come hear and interact with our panel of experts 
about the hands-on reality of managing both small and large audio 
preservation projects in the digital age.  Personnel performing, managing, 
or advocating for the preservation and conservation of collections, 
particularly sound recordings, are encouraged to attend this conference. 
Faculty and students in library and information science, archives, public 
history, museum, and conservation graduate schools are also welcome.


Speakers 

George Blood
Safe Sound Archive & George Blood Audio 
Web site   http://www.safesoundarchive.com

Sam Brylawski
Editor, Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Records, Special Collections, 
Donald C. Davidson Library, University of California Santa Barbara and 
President of the Association of Recorded Sound Collections.  Web site 
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll

Mike Casey
Associate Director for Recording Services, Archives of Traditional Music, 
Indiana University.  Involved with the Field Audio Collection Evaluation 
Tool (FACET) & Sound Directions Project. 
Web site   http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/sounddirections 
 
Chad Hunter
Archivist, Appalshop.  Web site   http://www.appalshop.org 

Program Schedule 

9:00-9:30               Registration & Refreshments

9:30-9:40               Welcome & Opening Remarks 

9:40-10:25              Audio Preservation Basics Part I
Sam Brylawski
 
10:25-10:40             Q & A Discussion

10:40-11:25             Audio Preservation Basics Part II 
George Blood
 
11:25-11:40             Q & A Discussion

11:40-1:00              Lunch 

1:00-1:45               Small Scale Audio Preservation & Digitization 
Projects 
                Chad Hunter
 
1:45-2:00               Q & A Discussion

2:00 – 2:30             Afternoon Break 

2:30-3:15       Large Scale Audio Preservation & Digitization Projects 
Mike Casey

3:15-3:30               Q & A Discussion

3:30-4:00               Wrap-Up Open Discussion with Panel 


Registration
The registration fee is $60 for employees of NCPC member institutions and 
individual NCPC members, $70 for non-members, and $50.00 for students in 
library science or public history graduate programs.  This fee includes 
lunch, refreshments, and materials.  Please register before October 19th. 
A registration form is available on the NCPC Web site under Events:   
http://www.ncpreservation.org/events.html
 
Location, Directions, and Parking 
The 2007 NCPC annual conference will be held at the William and Ida Friday 
Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill. 

Friday Center for Continuing Education
UNC Chapel Hill
Campus Box 1020
100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill NC 27599-1020 

Parking is free.  Directions to the Friday Center are available on their 
Web site:
http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/directions/index.htm


Travel and Lodging
NCPC has not reserve any airline or hotel accommodations.  The information 
below is provide for your convenience. 

Raleigh/Durham International Airport
Web site   http://www.rdu.com

Hotels near the airport 
Web site   http://www.rdu.com/travelinfo/areainfo.htm

Hotels in Chapel Hill
Web site 
http://hotel-guides.us/north-carolina/chapel-hill-nc-hotels.html#university-hotels


Contacts
For information about this conference or the Friday Center please contact:

Katie McCormick
Chair, NCPC Conference Planning Committee
NCPC Secretary
Interim Associate University Librarian for Special Collections
Reference Archivist & Coordinator for the Oral History Program
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone   (704) 687-6288
Email   kmccormi at uncc.edu
 
For information about NCPC please contact: 

Robert James
Executive Director 
North Carolina Preservation Consortium 

Web site   http://www.ncpreservation.org

Address 
PO Box 2651
Durham, NC 27715-2651

Phone (919) 660-1157
Email   robert.james at duke.edu


Join the North Carolina Preservation Consortium
The North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) is dedicated to the 
preservation of educational, cultural, historical, and research 
collections in our state's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, 
and records centers. NCPC also informs the general public about 
preservation to safeguard private collections and family treasures. Our 
preservation mission addresses the proper care and handling of materials; 
storage and environmental control; disaster preparedness and recovery; the 
repair, reformatting and conservation of damaged items; and collection 
security. NCPC supports the preservation of information content, and the 
medium as artifact, in new and traditional formats for present and future 
generations. 

We would like to welcome your institution to the preservation consortium. 
Our minimum annual membership fee is only $100.00. Higher levels of 
support are voluntary. Benefits of NCPC membership include discounts on 
our continuing education workshops and annual conference. Members are 
eligible to hold leadership positions on the consortium's board of 
directors, committees, and task groups.  Institutional members are 
recognized for their contributions on our Web site. The success of our 
state wide preservation program depends on the talents, diversity, and 
generosity of our colleagues. Together we can make a difference in the 
survival of our heritage collections. Join NCPC today. 

A membership application is available on the NCPC Web site. 
http://www.ncpreservation.org/instapplication.html

NCPC programs are made possible by the generous support of our members, 
donors, and corporate sponsors:

Institutional Members

Sustainers 
Duke University 
   Duke University Libraries
   Divinity School Library 
   Fuqua School of Business Library
   Law Library
   Medical Center Library
North Carolina State University Libraries
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
   University Libraries
   Health Sciences Library 
   Kathrine R. Everett Law Library

Patrons 
Appalachian State University (Carol Grotnes Belk Library)
East Carolina University (Joyner Library)
North Carolina Archives and History 

Members 
Asheville-Buncombe County Library
Belmont Abbey College (Abbot Vincent Taylor Library)
Biltmore Estate
Campbell University (Carrie Rich Memorial Library)
Cartaret County Public Library
Catawba College (Corriher Linn Black Library) 
Davidson College Library
East Carolina University (Laupus Health Sciences Library) 
Elizabeth City State University (G.R. Little Library) 
Elon University (Carol Grotnes Belk Library)
Etherington Conservation Services, The HF Group 
Forest History Society Library & Archives
Forsyth County Public Library
Haywood County Public Library
Henderson County Public Library
Johnson C, Smith University (James B. Duke Memorial Library) 
Lincoln County Historical Association
Mint Museums
Mooresville Public Library
Moravian Archives
Moravian Music Foundation
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (F.D. Bluford 
Library)
North Carolina Museum of Art
North Carolina State University (Public History Program) 
North Carolina Wesleyan College (Elizabeth Braswell Pearsall Library) 
Polk County Public Library
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Rockingham Community College (Gerald B. James Library)
Saint Augustine College (Prezell R. Robinson Library) 
Southern Pines Public Library
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
State Library of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Asheville (D. Hiden Ramsey Library) 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (School of Information and 
Library Science)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (J. Murry Atkins Library) 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Walter Clinton Jackson 
Library)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Weatherspoon Art Museum) 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Sampson-Livermore Library)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Research Triangle Park Library)
Wake County Register of Deeds
Wake Forest University (Professional Center Library)
Wake Forest University (Z. Smith Reynolds Library)
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (Coy C. Carpenter Library)
Warren Wilson College (Ellison Library)
Western Carolina University (Hunter Library)

Corporate Sponsors
Aabbitt Adhesives, Inc. 
Archival Products
Ethering Conservation Services, The HF Group 
HagerSmith Design, PA
Todd Jorgensen Fine Arts Conservation
Metal Edge Archival Storage Materials
University Products










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