Artist in the Archive https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com Join the Library of Congress’s Innovator-in-Residence Jer Thorp as he explores the 165 million items in the library’s collection and speaks with the librarians, archivist and technologists who try to make sense of it all. Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:08:20 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2017 . All rights reserved. Technology:Podcasting 1440 episodic Join the Library of Congress’s Innovator-in-Residence Jer Thorp as he explores the 165 million items in the library’s collection and speaks with the librarians, archivist and technologists who try to make sense of it all. Join the Library of Congress’s Innovator-in-Residence Jer Thorp as he explores the 165 million items in the library’s collection and speaks with the librarians, archivist and technologists who try to make sense of it all. Jer Thorp Jer Thorp gretamweber@gmail.com No no https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2267784/podlogo.jpg Artist in the Archive https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 8: Thirty-one Cylinders Episode 8: Thirty-one Cylinders https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-8-thirty-one-cylinders/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-8-thirty-one-cylinders/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:08:20 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-8-thirty-one-cylinders-0bf6f9738a664b073043c9dc63c908b8 In this episode, Jer tells the story of how a team of Passamaquoddy elders, library preservation specialists and scholars restored and re-vitalized a series of traditional songs first recorded on wax cylinders in 1890. Featuring guests Donald Soctomah, Jane Anderson, Fenella France and Peter Alyea, and music by Dwayne Tomah, Peter Selmore, Pierre LeCout and Jeremy Dutcher.

]]> In this episode, Jer tells the story of how a team of Passamaquoddy elders, library preservation specialists and scholars restored and re-vitalized a series of traditional songs first recorded on wax cylinders in 1890. Featuring guests Donald Soctomah, Jane Anderson, Fenella France and Peter Alyea, and music by Dwayne Tomah, Peter Selmore, Pierre LeCout and Jeremy Dutcher.

]]> In this episode, Jer tells the story of how a team of Passamaquoddy elders, library preservation specialists and scholars restored and re-vitalized a series of traditional songs first recorded on wax cylinders in 1890. Featuring guests Donald Soctomah, J... In this episode, Jer tells the story of how a team of Passamaquoddy elders, library preservation specialists and scholars restored and re-vitalized a series of traditional songs first recorded on wax cylinders in 1890. Featuring guests Donald Soctomah, Jane Anderson, Fenella France and Peter Alyea, and music by Dwayne Tomah, Peter Selmore, Pierre LeCout and Jeremy Dutcher. Jer Thorp no No 59:55 8 full Episode 7: The Serendipity Episode Episode 7: The Serendipity Episode https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-7-the-serendipity-episode/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-7-the-serendipity-episode/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:05:26 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-7-the-serendipity-episode-881c0411b7d98a63ff6e44b031455b8b Lets. Get. Serendipitous! 

A hand drawn map by Walt Whitman, 1939 field recordings by Alan & Ruby Lomax, a 15th century Sammelband and two men named Horace.

In this episode, Jer explores some curious objects and collections with Aditya Jain, Barbara Bair and Stephanie Stillo. He also talks about #SerendipityRun, his recent experiment in collective serendipity.

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A hand drawn map by Walt Whitman, 1939 field recordings by Alan & Ruby Lomax, a 15th century Sammelband and two men named Horace.

In this episode, Jer explores some curious objects and collections with Aditya Jain, Barbara Bair and Stephanie Stillo. He also talks about #SerendipityRun, his recent experiment in collective serendipity.

]]> Lets. Get. Serendipitous!  A hand drawn map by Walt Whitman, 1939 field recordings by Alan & Ruby Lomax, a 15th century Sammelband and two men named Horace. In this episode, Jer explores some curious objects and collections with Aditya Jain, Barbara Bair... Lets. Get. Serendipitous!  A hand drawn map by Walt Whitman, 1939 field recordings by Alan & Ruby Lomax, a 15th century Sammelband and two men named Horace. In this episode, Jer explores some curious objects and collections with Aditya Jain, Barbara Bair and Stephanie Stillo. He also talks about #SerendipityRun, his recent experiment in collective serendipity. Jer Thorp no No 48:54 7 full Episode 6: Be The Bit! Episode 6: Be The Bit! https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-6-be-the-bit/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-6-be-the-bit/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:04:34 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-6-be-the-bit-59a315bebc0b0df6d2fac0b06cf4b281 When you think of a library, you probably picture shelves and shelves of books. But modern libraries also hold a lot of things that are 'born digital'; items that exist only in electronic form. In this episode, Jer explores how digital things are collected, stored, and shared by the Library of Congress. 

You'll hear an interview with members of the Library's digital team, in which they discuss wide-ranging topics from collecting social media to cataloguing strange digital formats to the dangers of hash collisions.

Jer also digs into crowd.loc.gov, the Library's new platform for crowd-sourcing the transcription of thousands and thousands of its holdings.

Let's get digital!

]]> When you think of a library, you probably picture shelves and shelves of books. But modern libraries also hold a lot of things that are 'born digital'; items that exist only in electronic form. In this episode, Jer explores how digital things are collected, stored, and shared by the Library of Congress. 

You'll hear an interview with members of the Library's digital team, in which they discuss wide-ranging topics from collecting social media to cataloguing strange digital formats to the dangers of hash collisions.

Jer also digs into crowd.loc.gov, the Library's new platform for crowd-sourcing the transcription of thousands and thousands of its holdings.

Let's get digital!

]]> When you think of a library, you probably picture shelves and shelves of books. But modern libraries also hold a lot of things that are 'born digital'; items that exist only in electronic form. In this episode, Jer explores how digital things are collect... When you think of a library, you probably picture shelves and shelves of books. But modern libraries also hold a lot of things that are 'born digital'; items that exist only in electronic form. In this episode, Jer explores how digital things are collected, stored, and shared by the Library of Congress.  You'll hear an interview with members of the Library's digital team, in which they discuss wide-ranging topics from collecting social media to cataloguing strange digital formats to the dangers of hash collisions. Jer also digs into crowd.loc.gov, the Library's new platform for crowd-sourcing the transcription of thousands and thousands of its holdings. Let's get digital! Jer Thorp no No 52:38 6 full Episode 5: Capital L Episode 5: Capital L https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-4-capital-l/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-4-capital-l/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 07:42:44 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-4-capital-l-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode, Jer sits down with the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, to talk about the future of the library, the experience of the people who visit, and the potentially revolutionary technologies that might bring the Library to more people than ever. You’ll also hear a rare 1986 recording from one of Dr. Hayden and Jer’s mutual favourite authors, James Baldwin.

]]> In this episode, Jer sits down with the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, to talk about the future of the library, the experience of the people who visit, and the potentially revolutionary technologies that might bring the Library to more people than ever. You’ll also hear a rare 1986 recording from one of Dr. Hayden and Jer’s mutual favourite authors, James Baldwin.

]]> In this episode, Jer sits down with the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, to talk about the future of the library, the experience of the people who visit, and the potentially revolutionary technologies that might bring the Library to more peo... In this episode, Jer sits down with the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, to talk about the future of the library, the experience of the people who visit, and the potentially revolutionary technologies that might bring the Library to more people than ever. You’ll also hear a rare 1986 recording from one of Dr. Hayden and Jer’s mutual favourite authors, James Baldwin. Jer Thorp no No 53:05 5 full Episode 4: The LIVE Episode! Episode 4: The LIVE Episode! https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-4-the-live-episode/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-4-the-live-episode/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:13:54 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-4-the-live-episode-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Recorded live in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, Episode 4 features interviews with Robert Casper, Adrienne Lundgren and Kathleen O’Neil. Data performance, poetic histories, eccentric 19th century artists, x-ray forensics and chaos theory all come together as Jer explores unusual ways to navigate large spaces, filled with information.

]]> Recorded live in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, Episode 4 features interviews with Robert Casper, Adrienne Lundgren and Kathleen O’Neil. Data performance, poetic histories, eccentric 19th century artists, x-ray forensics and chaos theory all come together as Jer explores unusual ways to navigate large spaces, filled with information.

]]> Recorded live in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, Episode 4 features interviews with Robert Casper, Adrienne Lundgren and Kathleen O’Neil. Data performance, poetic histories, eccentric 19th century artists, x-ray forensics and chaos the... Recorded live in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, Episode 4 features interviews with Robert Casper, Adrienne Lundgren and Kathleen O’Neil. Data performance, poetic histories, eccentric 19th century artists, x-ray forensics and chaos theory all come together as Jer explores unusual ways to navigate large spaces, filled with information. Jer Thorp no No 01:20:15 4 full Episode 3: The Bureaucracy Episode! Episode 3: The Bureaucracy Episode! https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-bureaucracy-episode/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-bureaucracy-episode/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:15:51 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-3-the-bureaucracy-episode-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode Jer dives into what makes the Library of Congress tick. He’ll take you along on a tour of the acquisitions process, and he’ll speak to 45 year LOC veteran Beacher Wiggins about how the library and it’s operations have changed over a half century. Jer also talks to the Library’s comic book curator to get some insight into how that collection is growing and evolving, and to the Veteran’s History Project about their efforts to document the experiences of veterans past and present.

]]> In this episode Jer dives into what makes the Library of Congress tick. He’ll take you along on a tour of the acquisitions process, and he’ll speak to 45 year LOC veteran Beacher Wiggins about how the library and it’s operations have changed over a half century. Jer also talks to the Library’s comic book curator to get some insight into how that collection is growing and evolving, and to the Veteran’s History Project about their efforts to document the experiences of veterans past and present.

]]> In this episode Jer dives into what makes the Library of Congress tick. He’ll take you along on a tour of the acquisitions process, and he’ll speak to 45 year LOC veteran Beacher Wiggins about how the library and it’s operations have changed over a half ... In this episode Jer dives into what makes the Library of Congress tick. He’ll take you along on a tour of the acquisitions process, and he’ll speak to 45 year LOC veteran Beacher Wiggins about how the library and it’s operations have changed over a half century. Jer also talks to the Library’s comic book curator to get some insight into how that collection is growing and evolving, and to the Veteran’s History Project about their efforts to document the experiences of veterans past and present. Jer Thorp no No 01:11:44 3 full Episode 2: And the Territory Episode 2: And the Territory https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-2-and-the-territory/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-2-and-the-territory/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:02:45 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-2-and-the-territory-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 This week, Jer speaks with geographer/mathematician/curator/topologist John Hessler about what it might mean to map the Library’s holdings. We’ll also learn about how a left-handed draftsmanship contest changed veterans lives after the civil war, and we’ll take a peek into the journals of Greenwich Village impresario Izzy Young. Jer will also share some code experiments he’s been working on to map the Library’s lists of names to find polymaths - people whose careers span across many subject areas or conceptual domains. 

]]> This week, Jer speaks with geographer/mathematician/curator/topologist John Hessler about what it might mean to map the Library’s holdings. We’ll also learn about how a left-handed draftsmanship contest changed veterans lives after the civil war, and we’ll take a peek into the journals of Greenwich Village impresario Izzy Young. Jer will also share some code experiments he’s been working on to map the Library’s lists of names to find polymaths - people whose careers span across many subject areas or conceptual domains. 

]]> This week, Jer speaks with geographer/mathematician/curator/topologist John Hessler about what it might mean to map the Library’s holdings. We’ll also learn about how a left-handed draftsmanship contest changed veterans lives after the civil war, and we’... This week, Jer speaks with geographer/mathematician/curator/topologist John Hessler about what it might mean to map the Library’s holdings. We’ll also learn about how a left-handed draftsmanship contest changed veterans lives after the civil war, and we’ll take a peek into the journals of Greenwich Village impresario Izzy Young. Jer will also share some code experiments he’s been working on to map the Library’s lists of names to find polymaths - people whose careers span across many subject areas or conceptual domains.  Jer Thorp no No 55:58 2 full Episode 1: In the House of Avram Episode 1: In the House of Avram https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-1-in-the-house-of-avram/ https://artistinthearchive.podbean.com/e/episode-1-in-the-house-of-avram/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:19:47 -0500 artistinthearchive.podbean.com/episode-1-in-the-house-of-avram-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode, Jer speaks with Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives, to find out more about the history of the Library’s digital records and the future of the institution as a cultural hub and digital steward. We also find out about Rhoda Metreax’s 1957 work to understand the public reaction to the Sputnik launch, and we dig deep into a strange sheep-related census document from 1787. ]]> In this episode, Jer speaks with Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives, to find out more about the history of the Library’s digital records and the future of the institution as a cultural hub and digital steward. We also find out about Rhoda... In this episode, Jer speaks with Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives, to find out more about the history of the Library’s digital records and the future of the institution as a cultural hub and digital steward. We also find out about Rhoda Metreax’s 1957 work to understand the public reaction to the Sputnik launch, and we dig deep into a strange sheep-related census document from 1787.  Jer Thorp no No 45:40 1 full