We’re back with our long-delayed second installment of “Sound In Collections,” our sporadic, informative, entertaining look at our collections delivered to you direct through your speakers! In this episode, we’re talking metadata with Kara Scott, metadata librarian. She takes us through the complex issue of what metadata is, how it’s helpful, and why it’s important to strive for consistency across…
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(Digital Collections) A New Dimension for our Collections: Introducing the Digital Collections Podcast
Imagine a world without sound. Your favorite music – gone. No more conversations with loved ones, oral tradition is extinct, beloved stories lose their impact. A world without sound would be a world without texture, without emphasis. This is the world of document-based archival collections. The printed word is great for many things – conveying information, documenting events, preserving history.…