1. "Contentless" Digital Collections (59:07)

Date:
2015-10-14
Main contributors:
Cowan, William, Floyd, Randall, Pierce, Daniel
Summary:
Generally, when we think of a digital collection or repository, we think of digital images, ebooks, audio and video files. But some important digital collections, such a bibliographies, don't have content per se but consist of metadata describing a physical object such as a book, a digital object such as an audio recording or an event such as an opera performance. Not surprisingly, this kind of "contentless" digital object is dependent on metadata to describe it. And while we have standards for bibliographic entries in books and articles, we need more complex metadata for digital bibliographic entries. For the past several months, the Library Technology Software Development group has been working on exactly how to represent these contentless digital objects in our Fedora digital repository using the Hydra based software development environment. Using The Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database as a sample, we will discuss the work we have done to create a general bibliographic tool for the Fedora Digital Repository.

3. 2015 Hymn Camp (1:05:40)

Date:
2015
Main contributors:
Jessica Raposo, Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, Caryle Bailey
Summary:
2015 Victorian Song-Camp Singers (all children’s voices used with parental permission): Heather Metzger, age 8 Grace Stewart, age 9 Mary Jetmore, age 9 Kristen Urich, age 10 Eden Judd, age 10 Malory Bolser, age 10 Ben Schweitzer, age 10 Graham Milligan, age 11 Madeline Stults, age 12 Luke Schweitzer, age 12 Heidi Metzger, age 13 Grace Blakely, age 13 Natalie Milligan, age 13 Annetta Itnyre, age 13 Natalie Pegg, age 13 Alexa Turner, age 15 Solo: Annetta Itnyre, ages 8-11 Duets “Jesus bids of shine” & “Gentle Jesus, meek & mild”: Madelyn Brunton & Annetta Itnyre, age 8 Rest of Duets: Lydia Shively and Annetta Itnyre, ages 14 & 13 Unison & Parts: Children’s Hymn Choir, June 2015, *Jessica Raposo, director; Caryle Bailey, pianist

4. 2015 Indiana State Fair Master: Mauri Williamson (09:29)

Date:
2015-08-22
Main contributors:
Mauri Williamson (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Shaun Williams (Production and Editing), Geoff Guernsey and Olivia Smiley (Music), Andrew Wei (Recorder of Music), Jessy Yancey and Mark Evans (Additional Footage),Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Thanks to Mauri Williamson, the Pioneer Village has become one of the most popular and beloved activities of the Indiana State Fair. The Village celebrates Indiana’s agricultural heritage through displaying antique tractors and farm implements, as well as by hosting old-time craft and farm-life demonstrations. The roots of the Village date to 1961 when Mauri, then the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association secretary, brought a collection of farming artifacts from the university to create an educational display at the Indiana State Fair. In 1968, the Village began to grow when the Fair built a barn dedicated to housing its unique collection. From fiddling and quilting to threshing and storytelling, today the Pioneer Village features dozens of musicians, artisans, and demonstrators who share their talents with fairgoers. More than just the founder of the Pioneer Village, for over 54 years Mauri Williamson has worked to make the Village a memorable experience for countless Hoosiers. The Indiana State Fair Master Award was established to recognize long-time fair participants, who share their knowledge and talents at the Fair. Indiana University's Traditional Arts Indiana and Indiana State Fair are Honored to name Mauri Williamson the 2015 Indiana State Fair Master.

7. A Conversation with John Szwed (1:56:43)

Date:
2015-10-17
Main contributors:
Szwed, John, Baron, Robert, Cara, Ana
Summary:
Here, AFS continues the custom of including a public interview with a senior member of our field at the annual meeting. In this session, Robert Baron and Ana Cara will interview John Szwed, professor of music and jazz studies and director of the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, about his life and work. (Sponsored by the AFS Oral History Project.)

8. Abner Mikva Interview, Part 1 of 2 (52:33)

Date:
2015
Main contributors:
Mikva, Abner J.
Summary:
The first part of Abner Mikva's account of his relation to the 18-year-old vote movement and ultimate lowering of the voting age.

9. Abner Mikva Interview, Part 2 of 2 (52:49)

Date:
2015
Main contributors:
Mikva, Abner J.
Summary:
The second part of Abner Mikva's account of his relation to the 18-year-old vote movement and ultimate lowering of the voting age

10. Alcina (2:17:44)

Date:
2015
Main contributors:
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Summary: