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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.

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    • Mar 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    The UK National Archives Archangel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 40:43


    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

    The University of Alabama Bryant Museum and David Mize

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 27:04


    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

    The Mukurtu CMS Project with Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 28:43


    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

    Lydia Neuroth and Virginia Untold

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 26:20


    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/

    Hannah Whelan and the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 23:34


    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/

    Micki Davis and Pasifika Transmissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 18:14


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Member & Podcast Manager Nick Wantsala speaks with Mariquita "Micki" Davis who co-curator and produced the Pasifika Transmissions Exhibit. This indoor exhibit honors the ancestors' pieces with works from the 9 indigenous diaspora Pasifika artists featured in the Pasifika Transmissions virtual series. Connect with Pasifika Transmissions: Website: www.pieam.org/pasifika-transmissions Instagram: @pieam_arts Twitter: @PIEAM_arts ––––––––– Episode credits: Guest: Micki Davis Interviewer: Nick Wantsala Host: Nick Wantsala Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala 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/

    Gail Reimer and the Jewish Women's Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 26:08


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA president Laura Daly speaks with Gail Reimer, Founder of the Jewish Women's Archive. Connect with the Jewish Women's Archive: Website: www.jwa.org Instagram: @jewishwomensarchive TikTok: @jewishwomensarchive ––––––––– Episode credits: Guest: Gail Reimer Interviewer: Laura Daly Host: Bryan Bednarek Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala 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/

    Matthew Stiffler & the Oral Histories and Digital Scrapbooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 14:21


    Welcome to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA chapter member Aria Skyler interviews archivist Matthew Stiffler with the Arab American National Museum about his work on the Oral Histories and Digital Scrapbook Project. Matthew works directly with the Arab community by conducting oral history interviews and teaching them how to digitize their own family histories to create a collection that tells the unique story of the Arab American experience. **************** Episode credits Guest: Matthew Stiffler Interviewer/Host: Aria Skyler Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala

    Ayshea Khan & the Asian American Community Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 26:55


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA member, Kandi Massey, speaks with Ayshea Kahn, Austin History Center's Asian American Community Archivist. **************** Episode credits Guest: Ayshea Kahn Interviewer: Kandi Massey Host: Laura Daly Editor: Nick Wantsala Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

    Zoë Pulley & the Black Joy Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 20:27


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA 2021-22 incoming President, Laura Daly, speaks with Zoë Pulley, Creator, and Curator of the Black Joy Archive. **************** Episode credits Guest: Zoë Pulley Interviewer/Host: Laura Daly Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

    Lolita Rowe & The Community Conversations Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 23:46


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Member, Nick Wantsala, speaks with Lolita Rowe, Community Outreach Archivist for the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library at Emory University, who produces the Community Conversations Podcast. **************** Episode credits Guest: Lolita Rowe Interviewer/Host: Nick Wantsala Editor: Nick Wantsala Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

    Josh Burford & Invisible Histories Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 22:57


    Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Vice President, Emily L. Reynolds, speaks with Josh Burford, Director of Outreach, Lead Archivist, and Co-Founder of Invisible Histories Project in Birmingham, Alabama. **************** Episode credits Guest: Josh Burford Interviewer/Host: Emily L. Reynolds Editor: Nick Wantsala Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

    Richard Chabran & The Latino Digital Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 26:00


    Welcome to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA President, Valeria Dávila Gronros, revisits Richard Chabran's career in LIS, and his latest community project, the Latino Digital Archive. **************** Episode credits Guest: Richard Chabran Interviewer/Host/Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

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