[ARSCLIST] AAA Message Board

[Brandon Burke <burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings ARSClist members,

As discussed last month in Palo Alto, the Associated Audio Archivists  
Committee of ARSC has been planning and designing a message board for  
the discussion of recorded sound collection management. Today i am  
pleased to make its announcement formal. Below is the press release.

thanks and have a great weekend,
 Brandon Burke, Associated Audio Archivists (Chair)

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The Associated Audio Archivists Committee (AAA) of the Association  
for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) announces the launch the AAA  
Message Board, available at: http://arsc-aaa.invisionzone.com/forums/ 
index.php

The AAA Message Board is a moderated forum for professional  
discussion specific to the management and preservation of  
institutional recorded sound collections. The Message Board is  
sponsored by AAA and ARSC as a service to ARSC members and the  
archival community at large.

Communication on the Board is web-based, rather than facilitated via  
email, allowing users to: (1) bookmark or link to specific  
discussions, (2) include images (photos, screenshots, etc) within  
their messages, and (3) print entire conversations in chronological  
order. Moreover, users unable to regularly visit the Board web site  
may simply subscribe to individual topics using RSS.

Among the discussion topics are sections dedicated to:

* Accession and Processing
* Cataloging and Documentation
* Access and Reference
* Copyright and Sound Recordings
* Cleaning and other Conservation Treatments
* Shelving, Housing, and Storage
* Preservation and Playback Technical Discussion
* Preservation Metadata Discussion
* Academic Programs
* Jobs and Internships
* Events and Other Announcements

Please take the time to visit the site and explore how its design and  
mission might be helpful to you and your colleagues.

Please note: Only real names (first and last) are accepted as Display  
Names on the AAA Message Board. Nicknames (“earlyjazzfan,” “MrMusic,”  
etc) are inappropriate for professional discussion and, consequently,  
not allowed. Those who elect to ignore this rule should expect their  
messages to be deleted.

For more details visit the Rules and Guidelines page on the Board web  
site.

Contact:
Brandon Burke, Associated Audio Archivists (Chair)
p: 650.724.9711
e: burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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Brandon Burke
Archivist for Audio Collections
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
vox: 650.724.9711
fax: 650.725.3445
email: burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx