Did you know that Syracuse University’s Belfer Audio Archive was one of the first centers for audio preservation in the nation and that it remains one of the largest audio archives in the country today?
On Thursday, March 24 at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library, renowned audio preservationist and practitioner Sam Brylawski will give a lecture on the history of sound archives and audio preservation in the U.S. titled “Knowledge Crowns Those Who Hear Her: Sound Archives in the 21st Century”
Then on Friday, March 25, Mr. Brylawski will lead a seminar in the Belfer Audio Archive that will include a behind-the-scenes look at the audio preservation studios.
The events are free and open to the public. Registration is required for the seminar.
For full details and to register, visit http://library.syr.edu/find/scrc/programs/events/event%20-%20Brylawski.php
About Sam Brylawski
Sam Brylawski is the former head of the Library of Congress Recorded Sound Section. He is the co-author of the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan (2012), the National Recording Preservation Board study on audio preservation, The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age (2010), and The ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation (2015). He served as chair of the National Recording Preservation Board from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Brylawski is currently co-director of the American Discography Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and editor of UCSB’s Discography of American Historical Recordings (adp.library.ucsb.edu).