[CODE4LIB] PBCore Website Updates

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Hi all – we’re excited to share with you the new website for the PBCore 
metadata standard! Visit the website at 
http://pbcore.org/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2F=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621709289=c9%2B2lSIHsQCSG8zW16Env%2BiGDwLiPuJC9xHKm%2F4K1nQ%3D=0>

We encourage you to explore all the new pages and features, including:


  *   The PBCore Cataloging 
Tool<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fcataloging-tool.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621719294=IEqPvZ07krnluq0zjnQVskzBfLwzRweedFECSYcIdDg%3D=0>,
 a web app created by Digital Bedrock that supports the creation, editing, and 
export of moving image-related metadata as PBCore XML records
  *   PBCore Spreadsheet 
Templates<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fspreadsheet-templates.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621719294=%2BOmYIbI86QyT8Oraq5oRbJzmRBMS9JY%2FnDflNKaJ9GU%3D=0>,
 designed to capture PBCore metadata in an easy human-readable format for 
inventory or database import
  *   PBCore 
Validator<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fvalidator.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621729308=uppevsTcSNyvgsFlsDyBtv1Hgz6JGiu9EiLXnvbpZdE%3D=0>,
 which checks the validity and provides best practice recommendations for 
PBCore XML documents
  *   Updated integrations with external 
tools<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fexternal-tools-and-integrations.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621729308=5F3je0fo4mxr7Wk7srYLol4HUfYEjCx0QYotD44Dp9Q%3D=0>,
 including MediaInfo and ProTrack
  *   
Mappings<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fmappings.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621739309=tR6pRzrllKIQUPd84%2F%2B7Mkqn1lANkdzrUKJz0cSh%2BNc%3D=0>
 to and from additional metadata standards, including MARC, and EBUCore RDF
  *   Updated sample 
records<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fsample-records.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621739309=4NTiJSkjuNNNktE4hpkPqwxc4FMqk4t%2Fm6OXBtvJ%2BOw%3D=0>
  *   Video 
tutorials<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Ftutorials.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621749318=p%2Fz0EhFI90Ld%2BGINTFVnFh4TZs98W2VftKQu0%2Fqo3xo%3D=0>
  *   Case 
studies<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fpbcore-users.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621749318=nrsFGinL3BR7FTf7Q2J7JVwQtwe%2F3R9kNW9%2FKXHQtUA%3D=0>
 highlighting how different institutions implement the PBCore standard
  *   Collected annual meeting 
notes<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2Fannual-meeting-notes.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636797972621759323=DrtMvZ9IX2%2F9NhfNe5tQ3Xq7J9518Z4N6VBljo8lvRs%3D=0>
 from 2015 on

We’re also currently accepting applications to receive travel funding for two 
upcoming PBCore workshops to be held in March 2019. To find out more about the 
workshops and apply for travel funding to attend, visit our post here: 
http://pbcore.org/2018/12/05/pbcore-workshops.html<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbcore.org%2F2018%2F12%2F05%2Fpbcore-workshops.html=02%7C01%7CAMIA-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7Cb5002c27618b4ed64a1308d65c61d6a4%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636797972621759323=5SRa9D3K15WWNjW6J7wN7NtHoxMJ%2FOtSi7fRzaQPV2Q%3D=0>

We’ll continue to add more content to the website over the next few weeks, 
including video tutorials on everything from the basic structure of PBCore to 
designing a PBCore-compliant database; additional mappings, including Dublin 
Core, MODS and PREMIS; and updated external tool integrations. We’d also love 
to feature more case studies and sample records, so please contact us if you 
have any PBCore-related content you’d like to share!

The workshops, PBCore website, and new PBCore tools are available thanks to the 
NEH-fund

[CODE4LIB] Announcing PBCore Training Workshops

[Rebecca Fraimow]

WGBH Educational Foundation is excited to offer two forthcoming in-depth 
workshops focusing on the PBCore metadata standard for audiovisual materials.



PBCore for Public Media Organizations

March 7-8, 2019

WGBH Educational Foundation – Boston, MA



This workshop is designed for staff at public media organizations who are 
looking to better track information about their content. The two-day workshop 
will include an introduction to the PBCore metadata standard; hands-on practice 
time with tools and utilities to support the creation and storage of PBCore 
metadata; and demo walk-throughs of WGBH’s PBCore-based databases, as well as 
collaborative small group time to trade best practices with users from other 
stations.



Up to ten attendees will be selected to receive travel funding to attend this 
workshop, with all expenses paid including airfare, hotel, ground 
transportation, and meals. Recipients of travel scholarships will be 
responsible for holding a PBCore training workshop at their organization and 
submitting a brief report. Apply to receive travel funding here:



https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUjYbiRtamFZfZPT8GkYgh2Nz_4qN-3tstB7rCp_tDVv6yFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link



Teaching PBCore: Resources for A/V Metadata in the Classroom

March 21-22, 2019

WGBH Educational Foundation – Boston, MA



This workshop is designed to support educators teaching metadata at library and 
archival science programs in developing curriculum materials around PBCore. The 
two-day workshop will include an introduction to the PBCore metadata standard; 
an overview of the available tools and utilities that support the use of PBCore 
at archival organizations; a review of available crosswalks and mappings; and 
collaborative small group time to workshop lesson plans and syllabi.



Up to ten attendees will be selected to receive travel funding to attend this 
workshop, with all expenses paid including airfare, hotel, ground 
transportation, and meals. Recipients of travel scholarships will be 
responsible for submitting a sample syllabus or lesson plan demonstrating how 
they intend to teach PBCore in the classroom, to be included on the PBCore 
website. Apply to receive travel funding here:



https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1dFwqy0z5dzw6Qf6xbp3Z8ueTnkpkIqr4-muRR2aXk0iGfA/viewform?usp=sf_link





Travel funding applications must be received by December 31, 2018. Applicants 
will be notified by January 18, 2019. Questions can be directed to 
rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org<mailto:rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org>.



Rebecca Fraimow

Digital Ingest Manager

WGBH Media Library and Archives

617-300-2678

[CODE4LIB] PBCore Development Survey

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Hi all – there’s just a few days left to take our survey to prioritize tools 
and resources  around the PBCore metadata schema: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WPF3QZD

We’ll be closing the survey next Tuesday, September 5th, so if you’re 
interested in providing feedback on which PBCore resources would be most useful 
to you, please check out the survey and let us know.

Thanks again for your time!

Best,
Rebecca Fraimow
Project Manager, PBCore Development and Training Project, WGBH
rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org<mailto:rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org>
617-300-2678

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: PBCore Cataloging Tool Development Contractor at WGBH Educational Foundation

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Hi all,

As an FYI, we  are extending the deadline to send us an RFP for the PBCore 
Cataloging Tool Development. We will now be accepting proposals through 
September 6th.

Thanks!

Best,
Rebecca Fraimow, WGBH

On 8/7/17, 9:37 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Code4Lib Jobs" 
<CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG on behalf of j...@code4lib.org> wrote:

PBCore Cataloging Tool Development RFP

WGBH Educational Foundation

August 1, 2017

I. Project Overview

WGBH is seeking a qualified developer or development team (“the 
Contractor”) to create a Ruby-based web application tool for the American 
Archive of Public Broadcasting’s PBCore Development and Training Project. 

The goal of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded PBCore 
Development and Training Project is to develop tools, methodologies, workflows 
and training to enhance and extend the adoption of the Public Broadcasting 
Metadata Dictionary (“PBCore”), a metadata schema for the management of audio 
and audiovisual collections.

PBCore can be used as:

A guideline for cataloging or describing audiovisual content (as a content 
standard)
A model for building custom databases/applications
A guideline for identifying a set of vocabularies for fields describing av 
assets
A data model for a configurable collection management system (Omeka, 
Collective Access, etc.)
A guideline for creating inventory spreadsheets
An exchange (import or export) mechanism between applications 

PBCore records can easily be shared, allowing information about media 
assets and collections to be exchanged between organizations and media systems.

Public Broadcasting in the United States developed PBCore so producers and 
local stations can better share, manage and preserve the media they produce. 
Because it is so useful in describing media assets, a growing number of film 
archives and media organizations outside of public broadcasting have adopted 
PBCore to manage their audiovisual assets and collections. PBCore is used by 
the American Archive of Public Broadcasting as an exchange format and data 
model for metadata about public broadcasting collections.

As part of the NEH project, WGBH seeks to create an open-source graphical 
user interface (“GUI”) cataloging tool. We envision the tool as a simple GUI 
built in Ruby. The tool will have a function that allows for creation, editing, 
import and export of PBCoreXML 2.1 documents (and CSVs formatted in accordance 
with a PBCore data model), which are then stored externally to the app. The 
tool will also allow for search and discovery of the stored XML documents. The 
tool should be easy to implement and use by novice and experienced PBCore users.

II. Project Activities

a. Process overview

i.   WGBH will provide contractor with background materials and 
preliminary requirements for the app development, including information about 
the metadata structure of PBCore, existing PBCore tools, and the prototype 
Filemaker-based tool.

ii.  Contractor will create a work plan and more detailed 
proposal for the product based on the background materials.

iii.The work plan and detailed proposal will be discussed and 
approved in a meeting with WGBH staff, launching a six-month development phase.

iv.Over the course of the development phase, contractor will 
perform weekly code review with WGBH in-house developers to assure that WGBH 
development staff are comfortable and familiar with the tool.

v.  Contractor will hold bi-weekly update meetings with WGBH 
project staff to demo development and discuss direction of the project. 

vi.After the six-month development phase, WGBH staff will demo 
tool with Test User group for review and feedback.

vii.   WGBH will share feedback with contractor and jointly 
determine a proposal for a further three months of development based on user 
feedback and feasibility.

viii. After the second development phase, all code and 
documentation will be turned over to WGBH for release under an MIT Open Source 
license.  

b. Project Requirements/Desired Features

Required:

User can easily install the tool.
User can easily create a new PBCore XML document.
User can add any PBCore XML attribute or element that is allowed to an 
existing document.
User can see definitions of each element incorporated into the tool.
User can see options for elements or attributes to add to an existing 
document.
User can import pre-existing batch or single PBCore XML.
User can export batch or single PBCore XML.
User can import PBCore-compliant CSV.
User can export PBCore-compliant CSV.
User can view created XML documents.
User can conduct a keyword search across fields 

[CODE4LIB] PBCore Development Survey

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Dear colleagues,

At the WGBH Media Library and Archives, we have embarked on an NEH-funded 
project to develop tools and resources around the PBCore, a metadata schema and 
data model designed to describe and manage audiovisual collections.

Based on feedback from a previous survey to users and potential users, we’ve 
generated a list of tools and resources that previous respondents indicated 
would be valuable to the archival and broadcasting communities. Now, we’d like 
your help prioritizing them. We’d really appreciate it if you would take a few 
moments to fill out the following short survey, which should take at most 5 
minutes: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WPF3QZD

For more information about PBCore, visit our website: 
http://pbcore.org<http://pbcore.org/>. Thank you so much for your time!

Best,
Rebecca Fraimow
Project Manager, PBCore Development and Training Project, WGBH
rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org<mailto:rebecca_frai...@wgbh.org>
617-300-2678

[CODE4LIB] Web archiving webinar today

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Last chance to sign up for this afternoon’s AAPB NDSR webinar from resident 
Lorena Ramírez-López:

Whats, Whys, and How Tos of Web Archiving
Thursday, April 6
3:00 PM EST

Basic introduction of:
– what web archiving is 樂
– why we should web archive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
– how to web archive 邏
in a very DIY/PDA style that’ll include practical methods of making your 
website more “archive-able” – or not! – and a live demo of webrecorder.io using 
our very own NDSR website as an example:https://ndsr.americanarchive.org/!

Register for “Whats, Whys, and How Tos of Web 
Archiving”<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhySfo0Elf6lWkx224h7gYhdCOtCTjBaFdNbnFD1__6g1wxA/viewform?usp=sf_link>

Best regards,
Rebecca Fraimow
Archivist and AAPB NDSR Project Coordinator, WGBH

[CODE4LIB] Web archiving webinar from AAPB NDSR

[Rebecca Fraimow]

Our last AAPB NDSR webinar is coming up this Thursday, from resident Lorena 
Ramírez-López:

Whats, Whys, and How Tos of Web Archiving
Thursday, April 6
3:00 PM EST

Basic introduction of:
– what web archiving is 樂
– why we should web archive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
– how to web archive 邏
in a very DIY/PDA style that’ll include practical methods of making your 
website more “archive-able” – or not! – and a live demo of webrecorder.io using 
our very own NDSR website as an example: https://ndsr.americanarchive.org/!

Register for “Whats, Whys, and How Tos of Web 
Archiving”<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhySfo0Elf6lWkx224h7gYhdCOtCTjBaFdNbnFD1__6g1wxA/viewform?usp=sf_link>

Best regards,
Rebecca Fraimow
Archivist and AAPB NDSR Project Coordinator, WGBH

[CODE4LIB] Free archives webinars from AAPB NDSR

[Rebecca Fraimow]

We have two free webinars coming up in March from AAPB NDSR residents Kate 
McManus and Selena Chau:

Through the Trapdoor: Metadata & Disambiguation in Fanfiction, a case study 
(Kate McManus)
Thursday, March 9th
3:00 PM EST

Within the last twenty years, fanfiction writing has transfigured from 
disparate communities like webrings within Geocities communities into websites 
like AO3, providing a more intimate and interactive space for the wide world of 
web communities to gather and create. Recently, professionals who work to 
preserve and archive pop culture have begun to open dialogues with fan writers 
in hope that these underground communities will share their labors of love, but 
doing so creates its own problems for both creators and archivists.

Rated: T
Characters: Gen
Tags: meta, archives, angst, rarepair
Disclaimer: Just playing in the sandbox. DO NOT SUE, I OWN NOTHING Please read 
and review!

Register for “Through the Trapdoor: Metadata and Disambiguation in 
Fanfiction”<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH5eOBefi5ZvxwA1ot1j0hB7a3-dfVc5igHxuw4aYA4Y-iWw/viewform>

ResourceSpace for Audiovisual Archiving (Selena Chau)
Thursday, March 23rd
3:00 PM EST

Selena Chau (AAPB NDSR Resident, KBOO Community Radio) and Nicole Martin 
(Senior Manager of Archives and Digital Systems, Human Rights Watch) share 
their assessment and uses of ResourceSpace as an open-source tool for metadata 
and asset management within digital preservation workflows.

Register for “ResourceSpace for Audiovisual 
Archiving”<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehTt92V6GJEMX31GQtRYUdMQWcOH7klwy843qcZcbzyeq40Q/viewform>

Best regards,
Rebecca Fraimow
Archivist and AAPB NDSR Project Coordinator, WGBH

[CODE4LIB] Preservation webinars from AAPB NDSR

[Rebecca Fraimow]

We have two free webinars coming up in January from American Archive of Public 
Broadcasting National Digital Stewardship Residents residents Eddy Colloton and 
Andrew Weaver!

Challenges of Removable Media in Digital Preservation (Eddy Colloton)
Thursday, January 12th, 3:00 PM ET

Removable storage media could be considered the most ubiquitous of digital 
formats. From floppy disks to USB flash drives, these portable, inexpensive and 
practical devices have been relied upon by all manner of content producers. 
Unfortunately, removable media is rarely designed with long-term storage in 
mind. Optical media is easy to scratch, flash drives can "leak" electrons, and 
floppy disks degrade over time. Each of these formats are unique, and carry 
with them their own risks. This webinar, open to the public, will focus on 
floppy disks, optical media, and flash drives from a preservation perspective. 
The discussion will include a brief description of the way information is 
written and stored on such formats, before detailing solutions and technology 
for retrieving data from these unreliable sources.

Register for "Challenges of Removing Media in Digital 
Preservation"<https://goo.gl/forms/XtjJzm2MPLa380KG3>

Demystifying FFmpeg/FFplay (Andrew Weaver)
Thursday, January 26th, 3:00 PM ET

The FFmpeg/FFplay combination is a surprisingly multifaceted tool that can be 
used in myriad ways within A/V workflows.  This webinar will present an 
introduction to basic FFmpeg syntax and applications (such as basic file 
transcoding) before moving into examples of alternate uses.  These include 
perceptual hashing, OCR, visual/numerical signal analysis and filter pads.

Register for "Demystifying 
FFmpeg/FFplay"<https://goo.gl/forms/0vNeclKXYRrnyWPo1>

Best regards,

Rebecca Fraimow

Archivist and AAPB NDSR Project Coordinator, WGBH

Re: [CODE4LIB] Post-election statement affirming diversity from Code4Lib?

[Rebecca Fraimow]

I'm usually more of an lurker than a commenter on this list, but I just
want to say that in this political climate, I think public stands for
diversity and against hatred are incredibly valuable and important,
whether or not any incidents have yet occurred. Thanks to Bohyun for
suggesting it. 

On 11/14/16 4:13 PM, "Michelle Lubatti"  wrote:

>Is it really necessary for this list to affirm that it stands by
>diversity?  I have not encountered any negativity on this email list
>myself.  Are others experiencing this?  I am saddened to think that others
>are experiencing hurtful or bullying comments on this email list. :(
>
>Michelle
>
>
>On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Junior Tidal 
>wrote:
>
>> I think that's a great idea.
>>
>> Best,
>> Junior
>>
>> >>> "Kim, Bohyun"  11/14/16 4:05 PM >>>
>> Hi Code4Libbers,
>>
>> What do you think about issuing a post-election statement on diversity
>> basically affirming that we stand by it?
>>
>> If that _IS_ the majority opinion in Code4Lib which I am _POSITIVE_ that
>> it is, then I want to hear it and I think others may well!
>>
>> I just drafted one for LITA (to be out tomorrow hopefully). So I have
>>some
>> wordings that I can offer as a starting point.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bohyun
>>