iSchool Capstone

X-RATED: A Deep Dive into the Scarecrow Legacy VHS Collection

Project tags:

archives & special collections

data curation

social justice

My project consisted of a deep dive into the legacy VHS collection at Scarecrow Video, assessing items on the basis of rights ownership & management and physical rarity. Over the course of my project I narrowed my focus to look at queer porn and erotica, as I felt they were a particularly vulnerable part of an already vulnerable collection consisting of an ephemeral and obsolete analog medium. My goal was to provide Scarecrow information which would help them maintain their collection in the future.

Project participants:

Valentine Garza

MLIS