Author: scuk
Sarah is an M.L.I.S. student and musician, seeking collaboration that is focused on the ethical care of underrepresented stories particularly related to performing arts. She strives to negotiate the balance between underground art communities and formal preservation methods without harming the integrity of such narratives. Her research interests include community archives, resistance movements, open access and privacy/surveillance all of which are grounded in critical librarianship and influenced by her passion for music. She currently works as a Graduate Assistant at Pratt Libraries Special Collections in Brooklyn. On Sundays, she transforms into DJ Quack as part of the radio collective, Entropy FM.
This presentation outlines a metadata application profile (MAP) for creating records for streaming performance art videos held by the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. It includes the functional requirements, project values, domain model, element set, metadata entry form, cataloging guidelines, and crosswalk for the profile; elements are drawn from PBCore, VRA Core, and METS Rights. Taken together, these components comprise a framework for creating good-quality, consistent metadata that will increase search and retrieval capabilities for Hemi users.
This project originated with Professor Lopatovska’s Info 601 class, in which I analyzed and wrote a paper about do-it-yourself music archives as an alternative method of archival preservation. I will define DIY in relation to community archives, explain the importance of DIY music archives and problems that they face.