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Re: [ARSCLIST] Sound Archivists
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, matt Sohn wrote:
> Until recently I was employed at the Louis Armstrong Archive at Queens
> College, not as a Sound Archivist, but as an "Audio Preservationist". The
> grant (from "Save America's Treasures") that paid my salary ran out in April
> and I was laid off. A little over a month ago the archivist was also laid
> off.
I am reminded of something I recall reading in an ARL publication. It
stated that when it came to audio preservation, "grants are not the
solution." It added "what do you do when the grant money is gone?"
It seems to me that grants can provide infrastructure, and serve well
projects that are relatively finite. I wonder what experiences and
thoughts others might have on the subject.
Karl