digital video and special collections

Andrew T. HuseSpecial Collections Librarian

Audio-Visual Creation, 1997-2007

Videography and editing capabilities since the late 1990s.

A/V often taken for granted, utilized sporadically, for variety of purposes.

Oral History Program founded in 1997 as development tool.

No real outlet for finished materials.No use of multimedia in Special

Collections.

Special Collections

Outlet for oral history videosDocumentariesShowcase for Special Collections

materials and faculty/staff expertise“Show me Something Cool”

Training and equipment

Equipment: Oral History EndowmentGoing digital in 2002Purchasing Macintosh computers with

Final Cut Pro softwareUsing ipods, digital still cameras, to

record content

Getting Started

Appointing iTunes U administrators

Identifying interested and talented staff

Loose organization, “under the radar”

Hiring talented individuals to help with production

Developing guidelines

Challenges

Stretched staff/Unwillingness to learnFear of camerasMac’s table scraps: ITunesU and

GarageBandYouTube and ownershippodcast as misnomer“Fear of mold”A/V materials as publicationsAcademic computingLack of interest in upper circles

Improvising

Advantages of brief videosOral History KitsStreamlining the processFinalCut ProDavid Ariew, wunderkind

RewardsCreativity demandedTapping into talent and expertise of

colleaguesRare initiative and collaborationSeeking and finding an audiencePersistent presence with no upkeepNo sizzle: Library appreciation21st century librarian: Put up or shut

up

Videocasts—Special Collections

Department introductionYbor City Parade, 1938Dissected Map / Children’s literatureMedieval texts / St. BenedictBorroso / Ediciones Vijia art booksEye of the Beast / VoteSanborn maps & City directories

Oral History

Edgar Chattin, Mable SimsFreedom Riders 2006Solomon’s CastleCongressman Sam GibbonsGrace AllenHundreds of potential programs from

vast collection.

Library-wide Projects

Library TourDiversity at USF LibrariesKarst Information PortalUSF Library Video Contest

What’s Next?

Cumulative effect You Tube partner status Integrate content into catalog and

Digitool Circulo Cubano/small town Florida grants Library-wide ARL collection initiatives Showcase partnerships: Mass comm,

Tampa Bay History Center, International Independent Showman’s Association

Video Samples

Instructional video: Sanborn maps and city directories with Paul Camp

Oral history: Edgar Chattin interview and knife making demonstration

Archival show and tell: “Vote” sound recording