Archives and Communities

SAA-UA

A podcast highlighting community archiving initiatives and the people behind them, produced by the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama.

  1. Angela Houser on Budget-Friendly Strategies for Community Archives

    30/06/2024

    Angela Houser on Budget-Friendly Strategies for Community Archives

    Join us for Season 4, Episode 3 of Archives and Communities! In this episode we are speaking with Angela Houser, a digital archivist and manager of special collections at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Angela shares her insights on budget-friendly strategies for community archiving, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, creativity, and resourcefulness. Learn how Angela manages digitization projects within financial constraints and her advice for archivists dealing with limited resources. Connect with Angela (Angie) Houser for more insights on digital archiving at angela.houser@utsouthwestern.edu. Episode credits: Guest: Angela Houser Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes   Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

    56 min
  2. Laura Daly's Internship Insights at Carolina Justice Policy Center

    30/06/2024

    Laura Daly's Internship Insights at Carolina Justice Policy Center

    Laura Daly, a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, shares her journey in archiving in this episode of "Archives and Communities." She talks about her internship at Duke University, where she processed a significant collection for the Carolina Justice Policy Center. Laura highlights the importance of mentorship, the use of digital tools, and advocating for marginalized communities. She advises new archivists to pursue their passions confidently and discusses her future aspirations in community and genealogical archiving. Carolina Justice Policy Center: https://www.cjpcenter.org/ Episode credits: Guest: Laura Daly Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes   Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

    31 min
  3. SUCHO: Protecting Ukrainian Heritage with Anna Kijas

    30/06/2024

    SUCHO: Protecting Ukrainian Heritage with Anna Kijas

    Anna Kijas kicks off Season 4 of "Archives and Communities" by discussing SUCHO, an initiative to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage amid the 2022 invasion. She details the project's rapid development, the extensive volunteer involvement, and the strategies for digital preservation. Anna emphasizes the necessity of preemptive planning, the significance of digital archiving, and the value of global collaborations in cultural preservation efforts. Her insights shed light on the critical role of community and technology in safeguarding heritage during crises. SUCHO: https://www.sucho.org/ Anna Kijas: anna.kijas@tufts.edu Episode credits: Guest: Anna Kijas Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

    37 min
  4. The UK National Archives Archangel

    20/03/2023

    The UK National Archives Archangel

    Join us for Episode 3 of Archives and Communities! Today we are speaking with Senior Digital Researcher Mark Bell from the UK National Archives on digital archiving projects. Today's episode focuses in on Archangel, a blockchain initiative to provide immutable storage and data to digital archives using blockchain technology. The UK National Archives: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Archangel UK: https://www.archangel.ac.uk/ The UK Web Archive: https://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/ The University of Surrey, UK: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/ Additional information mentioned in today's episode: Check out Victoria Lemieux's work on blockchain technology in archives! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Lemieux https://blockchain.ubc.ca/profiles/victoria-lemieux https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D161c1IAAAAJ&hl=en

    41 min
  5. The University of Alabama Bryant Museum and David Mize

    06/03/2023

    The University of Alabama Bryant Museum and David Mize

    Join us for Season 3 Episode 2 where we interview David Mize, lead Audiovisual Specialist and Archivist at the Bryant Museum!  Bryant Museum Website and Contact:  https://bryantmuseum.com/about/exhibits/ info@bryantmuseum.com David Mize Contact:  dmize@ua.edu

    27 min
  6. The Mukurtu CMS Project with Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton

    20/02/2023

    The Mukurtu CMS Project with Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton

    Join us for our Season 3 kickoff of Archives and Communities where Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton of Washington State University join Laura Daly to discuss the Mukurtu CMS Project! The Mukurtu CMS software focuses on outreach and connection with  Indigenous communities in an effort to support indigenous communities  and their digital archives in ways that support and respect their wants  and needs. CDSC website https://cdsc.libraries.wsu.edu/ Dr. Christen’s publications (and co-authored work) about Mukurtu and related projects https://www.kimchristen.com/publications/ Mukurtu CMS project website https://mukurtu.org/, Showcase https://mukurtu.org/showcase-2/ and Support https://mukurtu.org/support/ Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/ and the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Wetxuuwíitin’ collection https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/collection/wetxuuwiitin-formerly-spalding-allen-collection-nez-perce WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration https://native.wsu.edu/cnrc/ NSF funded project “Culturally Responsive Indigenous Science: Connecting Land, Language, and Culture” https://cadrek12.org/projects/culturally-responsive-indigenous-science-connecting-land-language-and-culture

    29 min

  7. 16/05/2022

    Lydia Neuroth and Virginia Untold

    Lydia Neuroth tells us about Virginia Untold, a digital project that facilitates access to some of the experiences of enslaved and free black people archived at Library of Virginia in Richmond.  Connect with Virginia Untold here: https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/ ––––––––– Episode credits Guest: Lydia Neuroth Interviewer: Matthew Hamilton Host: Matthew Hamilton Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala  Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

    26 min

  8. 22/03/2022

    Hannah Whelan and the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

    We are pleased to bring you our first student interview where SAA-UA member Gina Collett speaks with Hannah Whelan, a graduate student at UCLA and archivist at Los Angeles Contemporary Archive about her experience working with creative materials emerging from jails and prisons and how they provide important narrative into the lives of incarcerated individuals. Connect with the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive here: Website: https://www.lacarchive.com/about-0 –––––––––  Episode credits Guest: Hannah Whelan  Interviewer: Gina Collett Host: Gina Collett  Editor: Bryan Bednarek  Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala   ----------------- Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms!  SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA  Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA  Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA  Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

    24 min
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