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Digital Audio Initiative
History
Two years ago LRC began converting select audio recordings to digital formats in order to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a Web distribution system for Independent and Distance Learning (IDL) course materials. That project moved ahead and eventually a vision to create digital files from the LRC's collection of dramatic readings of prose, poetry, oratory, and instructional language recordings emerged. Today , the Pushto instructional recordings available at this site are the first practical realization of that vision.
The Learning Resources Center is committed to developing digital library resources that support study and teaching at the University of Minnesota. The Digital Audio Initiative will identify recorded materials for digitizing, create digital files from those materials, and devise Web based delivery systems to provide remote access to those materials. The initiative welcomes partnership and continually investigates potential for collaborative projects that bring innovation to instructional technology.
Continuing with a focus on South and Southwest Asia, the Digital Audio Initiative will next add more materials to the South Asian Archive. Next up to digitize is a set of Punjabi language instructional recordings, to be followed by a set of classical Urdu poetry recitations and Spoken Baluchi.
On the curricular front, during Spring Semester 2002 the initiative will post lecture recordings for three Independent and Distance Learning English courses, Engl 3001W Textual Interpretation, Analysis and Investigation, Engl 3003W Survey of English Literature I, and Engl 3007 Shakespeare.
The Digital Audio Initiative can exploit technology to the advantage of library users and collection preservation. In addition to the benefit of alternative access modes through Web delivery, digitizing an aging collection of analog recordings is a way to preserve and protect original artifacts from abuse and misuse. The Learning Resources Center will examine its entire collection of sound recordings and identify materials suitable for migration to digital formats.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please don't hesitate to contact Scott Spicer if you have questions or care to give us your thoughts on how to improve this site.
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