A brief video documenting our journey to have Bourbon whiskey established as a Library of Congress Subject Heading. To quote the post from the Nunn Center’s blog, “Catalogers and metadata specialists around the world were forced to use the…
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The following video is the first in an ongoing series of tutorials called “Keep It Simple” which explores technical workflows that may seem difficult on the surface but really aren’t. I will explore all kinds of topics in this…
For my video interviews I have always preferred lapel microphones for capturing the audio. In my short article “Microphone Strategies for Recording Video for Oral Histories” published on Oral History in the Digital Age my bias for the lapel microphones is…
We just added a new feature to the OHMS viewer–the ability to create direct links to individual segments in an OHMS index. Now, you can dynamically send your users to specific moments in an oral history interview. Check it…
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 use now and there is…
This week we launched the first phase of the Oral History in the Digital Age project (http://ohda.matrix.msu.edu) to explore best practices for collecting, curating and disseminating oral history featuring over 70 engaging essays, a portal to over 200 best…
The following is a video tutorial on the setup and basic use of the Tascam DR-100 MKII digital audio recorder. This video includes basic tips and a visual walk through the initial setup and configuration of this recorder. Here…
Professional video technologies are becoming more accessible and we are seeing more oral history projects being designed utilizing high definition video as the primary recording method. Professional looking video can be a powerful way to capture and disseminate oral…
Have you ever had a digital file corrupt? Probably. I have certainly encountered data file corruption and it is, personally, very frustrating, and, from an archival perspective, it can be devastating. Most of the time we do not know…