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This workshop introduces participants to the essentials of digital preservation and provides hands-on opportunities to put key practices into action. We will start with core concepts and low-barrier activities that repositories can implement right away, such as organizing file structures, checking fixity, and documenting basic metadata.

In the second half, participants will engage directly with sample evaluation matrixes. Working in groups, attendees will practice customizing criteria, weighting priorities, and comparing features to see how different digital preservation systems align with their own repository's needs.

By the end of the session, participants will leave with a starter toolkit of immediately usable practices, along with practical strategies for evaluating and planning toward larger-scale digital preservation solutions.

Join media technologist Mark Boas for a practical workshop on transforming oral history collections into dynamic, accessible resources. Drawing from his experience developing platforms and tools, Mark will demonstrate cost-effective transcription workflows, including AI-powered tools and community-driven approaches that work within tight budgets.

Participants will explore open-source software solutions for managing transcript-based media, learn about free tools that enable public remixing and engagement with collections, and discover ways to make oral histories searchable and shareable. The session covers the entire pipeline from initial transcription to public access, with hands-on demonstrations of transcription tools, interactive transcript technologies, and repository platforms. Perfect for librarians, archivists, oral historians, and anyone managing spoken word collections who wants to maximize impact while minimizing costs.