SAVING COLLEGE RADIO: WMUC Past, Present and Future
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SAVING COLLEGE RADIO:WMUC
Past, Present and Future
Dr. Laura Schnitker, Sound Archivist and Ethnomusicologist
Eric Cartier, Digital Reformatting Specialist
University of Maryland Libraries
Digitization: access and preservation
• Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting audio digitization pilot project
• Established workflows and procedures• Trained digitization assistants to reformat
legacy audio formats• Uploaded digitized sound recordings to UMD’s Digital Collections• Committed to digitizing entire WMUC Collection
• Incomplete, incorrect, or nonexistent descriptive metadata
• Sticky shed syndrome• Varying sound levels and recording quality• Linking metadata spreadsheets and streaming audio files to create digital objects for UMD’s Digital Collections
• Arranging a single collection from multiple sources
• Large variety of formats• Inconsistent levels of record-keeping• Conflicting historical perspectives
among alumni
Archiving: accession and presentation
• Created WMUC Collection in the University Archives• Accessioned 1800 audio materials and 3 boxes
of print materials from campus station• Procured additional donations through WMUC Alumni Facebook Group• Curated WMUC exhibit in the Maryland Room
Gallery at Hornbake Library
Challenges