The Soviet Broadcast Collection - Digitizing and Assessing Soviet Era Recordings
The Soviet Broadcast Collection contains over a thousand hours of news, documentaries, and cultural programming aired in the Soviet Union from 1986 to 1992. The collection is currently stored on video cassette in the Suzzallo Library and is at risk of complete deterioration. Working with John Vallier in the Media Archiving and Digitization Lab, I was able to continue the work of digitally preserving this material. I have provided recommendations for the full preservation and sharing of the content, including creation of finding aids, adding media to the Media Arcade’s Jukebox, and making material available for language and culture studies.
Project sponsored by: University of Washington Libraries, Media Archiving and Digitization Lab
Project participants:
Christopher Moran
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