[Ohiodig] FW: Digital Preservation and Oral Histories - SGA Virtual Workshops

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

May be of interest. Not free, but inexpensive.

---
Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her | carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu> | Digital Archives - https://media.library.ohio.edu<https://media.library.ohio.edu/> | Archives Finding Aids - https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/

From: Alison Reynolds via Society of American Archivists <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2025 5:50 PM
To: Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton at ohio.edu>
Subject: [SAA announcements] : You're Invited! SGA Workshops on Digital Preservation and Oral Histories

The Society of Georgia Archivists invites you to attend two virtual workshops on Zoom at the end of September on the topics of digital... -posted to the "Announcements" community
[Alison Reynolds]<https://connect.archivists.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=9148f520-94c1-4183-92e8-fd7876691cc9>
Sep 15, 2025 4:50 PM
Alison Reynolds<https://connect.archivists.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=9148f520-94c1-4183-92e8-fd7876691cc9>

The Society of Georgia Archivists invites you to attend two virtual workshops on Zoom at the end of September on the topics of digital preservation and oral histories. These are part of the annual meeting program, however all are invited. You don't need to be a member or attending the annual meeting in order to register. See below for more information and the registration link.

Contact Alison Reynolds at education at soga.org<mailto:education at soga.org> with questions. Hope to see you there!
Workshop 1: Digital Preservation Made Practical: Immediate Actions and Long-Term Strategies with Rachel Appel<https://www.soga.org/event-6349279>
Date/Time: Monday September 29, 2025 from 1:00pm-3:00pm on Zoom
This workshop introduces participants to the essentials of digital preservation and provides hands-on opportunities to put key practices into action. We will start with core concepts and low-barrier activities that repositories can implement right away, such as organizing file structures, checking fixity, and documenting basic metadata.
In the second half, participants will engage directly with sample evaluation matrixes. Working in groups, attendees will practice customizing criteria, weighting priorities, and comparing features to see how different digital preservation systems align with their own repository's needs.
By the end of the session, participants will leave with a starter toolkit of immediately usable practices, along with practical strategies for evaluating and planning toward larger-scale digital preservation solutions.

Workshop 2: Activating Your Oral History Collections: Open-Source Tools and Techniques for Modern Archives with Mark Boas<https://www.soga.org/event-6349328>

Date/Time: Tuesday September 30, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm on Zoom
Join media technologist Mark Boas for a practical workshop on transforming oral history collections into dynamic, accessible resources. Drawing from his experience developing platforms and tools, Mark will demonstrate cost-effective transcription workflows, including AI-powered tools and community-driven approaches that work within tight budgets.
Participants will explore open-source software solutions for managing transcript-based media, learn about free tools that enable public remixing and engagement with collections, and discover ways to make oral histories searchable and shareable. The session covers the entire pipeline from initial transcription to public access, with hands-on demonstrations of transcription tools, interactive transcript technologies, and repository platforms. Perfect for librarians, archivists, oral historians, and anyone managing spoken word collections who wants to maximize impact while minimizing costs.


------------------------------
Alison Reynolds
Research Services and Instruction Archivist
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta GA
------------------------------


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.library.ohio.gov/pipermail/ohiodig/attachments/20250916/efb86fec/attachment.htm>