Exciting! American Archive of Public Broadcasting Now Provides Online Access to 17,000 Historic Programs
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is a project and research resource (free) that we love and that you should know about (if you don’t already).
Today, news that this resource now provides access to over 17,000 historic public broadcasting programs that you can watch/listen to ONLINE via the AAPB Online Reading Room.
This AAPB blog post shares a few highlights from some of what was recently added to the collection along with a list of the broadcasting organizations providing content.
What Else is Available (via FAQ)?
- Users can search metadata records for all 40,000 hours of digitized content, including content that is available in the Online Reading Room and content that is only available for viewing and listening on location at WGBH and the Library of Congress.
- Users can search search and browse the 2.5 million million metadata records that document public radio and television assets existing at more than 120 public media stations and archives across the country. Most of these assets have not been digitized.
The AAPB is a collaboration between WGBH and the Library of Congress.
Resources
Direct to AAPB Online Reading Room
Direct to Advanced Search Interface ||| Search Tips
Direct to AAPB Curated Exhibits
Browse the Collection
Direct to FAQ
Some Past Coverage and Additional Video Resources
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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