The process of digitization of Kol Israel audio collection - DANTEC

1. KOL ISRAEL AUDIO
DIGITIZATION
Dantec Ltd
Nov 2015
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2. KOL ISRAEL AUDIO COLLECTION
Digitization of the “Current events”
1 year long project
Digitize an approximate amount of 40’000 reels
Reels stored on shelves
Each reel has a code that leads to its data (content)
Not all data is actually typed. Some is typed on paper
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3. CONTROL SYSTEM
 Create an efficient control SW
 Location
 Status
 Comments (Mostly technical – reel condition)
Bar code (included the program original code and
content)
Relevant content only

4. THE MAIN CHALLENGES
A lot of valuable very old material – most could not
be directly digitized
Content data and information is not fully ‘digitized’
Time frame

5. THE PROCESS
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RH Gathered
(700-1000 reels)
Sent to Dantec
Received @
Dantec
Hydration process
(24 hrs to a week)
Digitization
QA: Internal QA
(verify content by
listening)
QA: Sent digital
copy for quality
assurance
Sent to Rashut
Hashidur and
backup
Stored and
registered
complete

6. THE PROCESS CONT.
At least 3 batches present at Dantec
 Hydration and readyniess for digitization
 Actual digitization
 QA (internal and external)
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Received @
Dantec
Hydration
process
Digitization QA Sent
out

7. QUALITATIVE DATA
 Created a DB that connected existing data of all relevant
the broadcast items
• Including broadcast date and broadcast content
• Excel data from Rashut Hashidur
• Scanned paper-typed content - OCR
• Connected to the URNs produced at Harvards’ post
loading to the Harvard Database Repository System
 Created an orderly and full information when loading to
Aleph
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8.  Output formats.Reservation format (WAVE) converted to:
 MP2 for Rashut hashidur (non standard – used a special convertor)
 MP3 - copy at Harvard
 Approx. 40K reels which represent approx. 30,000
broadcast hrs.
 Project finished after 11 intensive months.
 Is being loaded to the Harvard Information system these
days.
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9. KOL ISRAEL AUDIO
DIGITIZATION
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