METRO<
http://metro.org/> and AVPreserve<
http://www.avpreserve.com/> announce the launch of More Podcast, Less Process
20Less%20Process> (
http://keepingcollections.org/more-podcast-less-process/),
a new podcast series featuring in-depth and wide ranging interviews
with archivists, librarians, preservationists, technologists, and
information professionals about interesting work and projects within and
involving archives, special collections, and cultural heritage.
With Co-Hosts Jefferson Bailey of METRO and Josh Ranger of AVPreserve,
guests will discuss their individual work and its relation to the
broader archival enterprise. Topics will cover professional issues that
impact archivists and special collections librarians today, including
appraisal and acquisition, arrangement and description, outreach and
education, collection management, physical and digital preservation, and
infrastructure and technology.
Kicking off the series is CSI Special Collections: Digital Forensics and
Archives featuring digital archivists Mark Matienzo of Yale University
and Donald Mennerich of New York Public Library discussing digital
forensics and other matters involved with acquiring and managing digital
collections. Episode 1 is now available through iTunes, Internet
Archive, and as a direct download via the podcast series's website<
http://keepingcollections.org/more-podcast-less-process/>.
More Podcast, Less Process is part of METRO's Keeping Collections<
http://keepingcollections.org/>
programming. Keeping Collections was launched to ensure the
sustainability and accessibility of New York State's archival
collections as part of the New York State Archives Documentary Heritage
Program. Keeping Collections provides a variety of free and affordable
services to any not-for-profit organization in the metropolitan New York
area that collects, maintains, and provides access to archival
materials.
More Podcast, Less Process is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-
ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License<
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/> and is available via your regular media dissemination channels.
