the EAR 2.0 » preservation http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear Ethnomusicology Archive Report Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Archive Awarded GRAMMY Preservation Grant http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/20090416-grammy-grant/ http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/20090416-grammy-grant/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:18:50 +0000 aseeger http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/?p=203 The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive has been awarded a preservation implementation grant by the Grammy Foundation®, according to the Foundation’s April 16th, 2009, press release. The Archive’s proposal was selected for funding from among many submissions because of the importance of the material to be preserved, the technical qualifications of the project staff, and the leading role played by the UCLA Digital Library in providing secure digital storage and online access to some of the Archives collections.  This prestigious award will be used to preserve and create access to part of the D.K. Wilgus Collection that documents the music and aural Folklife of the western United States with a focus on California.  Contents include field recordings from California, rural Oklahoma, and Texas; interviews of noted folklorists, musicians, and storytellers; workshops, and lectures.   Information on materials from this collection that have already been processed on a previous Grammy Foundation® award is available at www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive.  This includes parts of the D.K. Wilgus Archive of California and Western Folklore, the D. K. Wilgus Western Kentucky Folklore Archive, the UCLA Folk Festival, field recordings by David Evans, and several smaller collections.  Many of these recordings are being made available through the UCLA Digital Library.

See the GRAMMY Foundation press release and a complete list of recipients:
http://content.grammy.com/PressReleases/582_640_2009grantspr.pdf

D.K. Wilgus records the legendary blues guitarist Son House at the 3rd annual UCLA Folk Festival, 1965. (UCLA Digital Library, L.A. Times Collection)click thumbnail to view full-size image

]]> http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/20090416-grammy-grant/feed/ 0 UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/20081027-unesco-wdavh/ http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/20081027-unesco-wdavh/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:02 +0000 ambittel http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/ear/?p=80 Happy World Day for Audiovisual Heritage!

From the UNESCO website:

Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings, contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Transcending language and cultural boundaries, appealing immediately to the eye and the ear, to the literate and illiterate, audiovisual documents have transformed society by becoming a permanent complement to the traditional written record.

However, they are extremely vulnerable and it is estimated that we have no more than 10 to 15 years to transfer audiovisual records to digital to prevent their loss. Much of the world’s audiovisual heritage has already been irrevocably lost through neglect, destruction, decay and the lack of resources, skills, and structures, thus impoverishing the memory of mankind. Much more will be lost if stronger and concerted international action is not taken.

It was in this context, that the General Conference in 2005 approved the commemoration of a World Day for Audiovisual Heritage as a mechanism to raise general awareness of the need for urgent measures to be taken and to acknowledge the importance of audiovisual documents as an integral part of national identity.

Yes, Virginia… archives are not just for paper anymore!
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