This document summarizes the beginnings and progress of a podcast called "Sound of the Archives" produced by archival students and young professionals. [1] It started by being inspired by popular history podcasts and aimed to provide a forum for discussing archival theory and practice. [2] The first episode discussed classmates' term papers, and subsequent episodes focused on Irish archives and collections for St. Patrick's Day. [3] Future plans include more episodes on specific collections, exploring funding sources, and increasing outreach through social media to advocate for the relevance of archives.

1. SOUND OF THE ARCHIVES
(THE PODCAST!)
SLIS/SOIS Research Forum
April 27, 2012

2. THE BEGINNING
o In the library from the start!
o Began with the classic NPR shows
 This American Life
 Radiolab And most importantly,
 Planet Money something archivists
o Something I could do too.
could do.
 Stuff You Missed in History
History of the World in 100 Objects
Class
Titanic Letters
 The Moth
 The Memory Palace
 99% Invisible

3. MISSION & VISION
Mission
Produce a forum for discussion about theory
and practice in the archival profession from the
perspective of archival students and young
professionals.
Vision
Accessible and fun, exuberant and thoughtful!
Share knowledge and experience of
practitioners, the insights and inspirations of
students, and the perspectives and ideas of
archives users to foster a greater understanding
of how archives function within society.

4. 1 ST PODCAST: TERM PAPERS
o Thought about the idea
o Heard classmates’ term papers
o The first episode was born!
o Marketing
o LibSyn
o Learning curve
o Audacity

5. 2ND PODCAST:
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
o Two new members!
o Irish themed collections:
 McGowan Family Papers
 Administrative Records of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians
 Guinness Company Archive
 The 1916 Rising: Personalities and Perspectives
 General Election 2011 Web Archive/Web Crawl
o Archival themes:
 Informational vs Evidential Value
 Born Digital Collections
 Documentation and identity

6. F UTURE P LANS
o Projects o Keep
 Clinton Oral Momentum
Histories Going!
 TLAM
o Explore  Take it to the
Funding
 HistoryPin Streets
Sources
 Halloween  Summer
Episode  Kickstarter Episodes
 Fundraising  Facebook &
 UW Support Twitter

7. B ENEFITS AND THE
B IGGER P ICTURE
o Advocacy & Outreach
 Accessibility
 Relevance
o Networking & Collaboration
 Universities (SOIS!)
 Cultural Heritage Institutions (WHS)
 Non-Traditional Repositories (CCHS)
o Professional Development
 Become Active
 Alternative to Publishing

8. T HANK YOU!
If you have any suggestions or comments,
please send them our way!
Contact:
 http://soundofthearchives.wordpress.com
 http://facebook.com/soundofthearchives
 Twitter: @sota_podcast
 danaegerber@gmail.com
We'll see you in the archives!