[rfu-automation] Re: [RFU] Donating CDs to Habitat for Humanity Homeworks?

[Stephen Fonzo]

Natalie,

With regard to the CDs in-studio, there will be a group of university
student volunteers coming to help with various projects at the IMC on Wed.,
April 22nd, 7-9pm.  This will be their second visit, and one of the tasks
they will be helping with is the cataloging of the in-studio CDs, which they
began doing a few weeks ago.

The cataloging will probably help with genre labeling, and will also give an
accurate account of what we have - to be shared with the Librarians' group
catalog, once that is up and running.   I have coordinated the volunteers
using a software program called Tellico, which is a free, open-source
collection management application.  The CDs they have already catalogued are
in the Production Room in a box, to keep them separate from un-cataloged (or
out of place) items.  I know that some CDs on the shelves are not in the
proper category.

Right now the existing catalog is a Tellico file on the Production
workstation "Jamaile," but the XML file can be shared with other computers
and edited, as long as the other computers have Tellico installed.  One nice
feature is that you can record multiple genres for CDs - in fact, with a
valid bar code, you can download most or all of the CD information
immediately into the database.

I'm really busy lately with IMC/VISTA projects, hence my recent lack of
involvement over the RFU lists; but I can continue to help with this
particular effort.

It's great that Randall built an extra shelving area just for local artists
- which, for shelving purposes, is its own genre that we want to curate.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:48 PM, nhavlin <nhavlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anna,
>
> Thanks for bringing this up. Last night at the RFU meeting I volunteered to
> coordinate the organization of the WEFT rejects and the library in the
> studio. I've created a genre labeling key for the CDs in the studio (to be
> posted in the studio tonight around 8pm) and once the semester is over I was
> planning to recruit folks to help go through the WEFT rejects in the
> stairwell. Last night everyone agreed that we'd like to try to sell the CDs
> we don't want or use them in fundraising giveaways before we donate them.
>
> If you or any RFU members want to get a head start on categorizing the
> studio CDs and/or going through the CDs in the stairwell, that would be
> wonderful. I'll leave the genre label tape in the studio and place a box for
> our rejects in the studio.
>
> Natalie
> the Tipping Point, Wed 8-10pm
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Anna Ustupski <annaustupski at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> This is a little bit of a late response, but I am all for letting go of
>> our WEFT reject music library( if that means anything to anybody). From
>> people what I have heard(including myself), seems like most people bring
>> their own music. If there are people that use the c.d's holler out! Maybe a
>> group of people could get together use  go through the c.ds(there are bound
>> to be some gems in there!). Actually if some one is willing to go through
>> them with me I could to that tonight!
>>  A hard drive is an excellent idea. I could also perhaps see compiling
>> some sort of vinyl library as being worthwhile. Vinyl that otherwise isn't
>> accessible via internet. Just a thought.
>>
>> Ciao,
>>
>> Anna
>> (New Messages- Tuesdays at 11)
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ojctech.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  HI RFUers,
>>>
>>> It has been many many moons since CDs from WEFT showed up at the IMC, and
>>> were parked by the ramp.  At the time, IMC steering was told that they were
>>> being culled and some placed into the WRFU music library.  But there hasn't
>>> been signs of progress on this in quite some time.
>>>
>>> The IMC is undergoing a super clean up and Homeworks ReSale store is
>>> showing up to haul mega-loads of stuff from the IMC this Thursday from 1-3
>>> pm.
>>>
>>> Is there any chance we could give them the CDs?  At least some?
>>>
>>> With so much music on everyone's portable iPods and computers that could
>>> be loaded into a music library on a hard drive in the studio, it seems silly
>>> to hold onto WEFT's rejects, IMHO.  I know that was an unpopular opinion a
>>> year ago, but is it still so unpopular?
>>>
>>> Testing the waters,
>>>
>>> - Danielle
>>>
>>>
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-- 
Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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