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Audio for Video Oral Histories
By: Douglas A. Boyd - 24 February 2013 - 0 Comments

Lately, I have been thinking a great deal about video, quality and affordability as I look for ways to achieve optimal video recording for affordable prices.  High quality cameras are affordable and easy to [...]

Reminder of the Importance of Metadata
By: Douglas A. Boyd - 05 January 2013 - 0 Comments

We now have over 9,000 oral histories at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries, where we take great care to curate these treasures.  Recently, I was going through [...]

Ask Doug: Choosing a Digital Audio Recorder
By: Douglas A. Boyd - 29 October 2012 - 2 Comments

The Oral History in the Digital Age project and the folks at Michigan State University’s MATRIX  Center have launched “Ask Doug” to assist you in making a decision on choosing a digital audio recorder. [...]

Sony Embraces Mac for Digital Audio
By: Douglas A. Boyd - 09 October 2012 - 0 Comments

A few years ago the Nunn Center switched to Mac computers.  Being a long-time Mac user, I was thrilled about this transition, especially with regard to working with digital video.  The only downside to [...]

Happy Anniversary: Nostalgic Reflections on the CD
By: Douglas A. Boyd - 30 September 2012 - 0 Comments

In 1890, folklorist and anthropologist J. Walter Fewkes declared that the study of folklore “cannot reach its highest scientific value until some method is adopted by means of which an accurate record of the [...]