Jackie Jay

Audiovisual archivist. Metadata enthusiast. Teacher. Traveler. Talker. She/Her/They/Them.

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Another bundle of free audio stuffs heading to Farallon Archival Consulting. #analogaudio #avpreservation #magneticmedia #archives

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@edwardW2 @internetarchive This book was scanned in San Francisco, CA. Enjoy.

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@pierresacoman @internetarchive Haha Even though I agreed to be filmed, wouldn't you be nervous, too?

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At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We do this so that everyone, everywhere has access to a great research library. #digitization #preservation #access

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@internetarchive Aww I was so young! Haha

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Random fact for the day: The small IKEA bag fits a Nakamichi Dragon audio cassette deck to a T.

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Barcoding equipment. #analogvideo #avarchives #selfemployed

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and "found" an image that might help out with a legal case. I am so grateful for all of the people who have helped me get to where I am. #avpreservation #corporatearchives #BamaSLIS #analogvideo #amarchivepub (4 of 4)

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I put the finishing touches on a course I start teaching tomorrow at a local community college, and I confirmed my availability to be on a panel about interesting career paths in libraries and archives. I was asked to lead a corporate art collection tour, (3 of 4)

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then pulled together historical images for a new CEO at a multibillion-dollar corporation. I introduced some awesome graduate fellows to some amazing partners in AV archiving, and made some big decisions on a giant archives move. (2 of 4)

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8 years ago I stopped stacking plastic containers for a living and learned how to be an archivist. I started today with a meeting about a community archiving workshop I'm helping with in Istanbul next week, (1 of 4)

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@DinahHandel Goodness gracious that sucks!
Sending hugs.

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@stefifofum I am Cuba!!! Such an amazing film. Beautifully shot. A time capsule. I’ve always wanted to see it on the big screen.

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@AKellyMLIS Woohoo!!!

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@PeonyScunthorpe Ooh la la!

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@laura_haygood @MedLibAssn @RTIatMLA That is amazing news!!!

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(And yes, that last chunk became a haiku!)

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There’s a fine line in archival work between it feeling like a scavenger hunt and hazing. 1/4

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The dog’s tongue panted as I pushed the cart along the broken sidewalk. #archivist #corporatearchives #analogvideo