soundswell: santa cruz public libraries local music project
DESCRIPTION
Learn how the Santa Cruz Public Libraries is engaging the local music community by creating a database of local music. This downloadable streaming database compensates musicians, expands access, establishes a historical archive, and supports the local music economy. This presentation is for the Internet Librarian 2013 Conference.TRANSCRIPT
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The SoundSwell project was supported in part the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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What is SoundSwell?
• Downloadable Database
• Discovery & Access Tool
• Historical Archive
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The Great Morgani photo courtesy of Sara Stasi
• Arts Identity
• Active Music Scene
• Variety of Genres
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Santa Cruz Arts Master Plan
• Visual Arts Bias
• Event Based Musical Promotions
• Musical Genre Bias
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Music Community Faces Challenges
• Need a Discovery Tool• Compensation &
Copyright• Small Venue Activity• Large Event
Competition
Photo by Earth Worm
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Why are we throwing musicians under the bus?
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SoundSwell
• Weather-Resistant!
• Free
• Easy
• Ethical
• Value
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“It’s so exciting that you’re doing this project
because it really brings the listeners and the musical and artistic
community together”
--Beaumont Bradbury of New World Ape
SoundSwell Builds Community
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Music Brings People TogetherThe Library
The Media
Arts CommunityMusicians
Listeners
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Building SoundSwell
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Securing Content• License Agreement• Selection Criteria
• At least 1 Santa Cruzan
• Band Claims Santa Cruz Identity
• Commercially Produced CD
• Getting the Word Out• Meeting with Musicians• Follow Up and Paperwork
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Building the Database & Data Entry
• Omeka (Open Source)
• Ripping & Scanning
• SoundCloud
Photo by The Unreal Sephiroth
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Challenges• Language
• Follow Up
• Cataloging & Data Entry
• Storage
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The Language Challenge
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Getting Follow-Up
Photo by Matt Majewski
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Cataloging & Data Entry Nightmare• No Authority Files• Pseudonyms• Consistency• SoundCloud Data• Zip Files Galore
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Storage Problems
Photo by Matti Mattila
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Music Brings People Together
Drum circle led by Giving Tree Music. Photo courtesy of Clearwater Public Library System, FL.
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Let’s Take a Look
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Thank You!Diane Cowen
Virtual Services Librarian, Santa Cruz Public Libraries email: [email protected]
Twitter: @groovacious