Digital Folklore Archive
Bryan Wagner, Professor
English
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
The Folklore Archive is seeking a detail-oriented student to help digitize archival materials. This role provides a hands-on opportunity to engage with archival processes and contribute to the preservation and dissemination of rich cultural materials from the Berkeley Folklore Archive. No prior experience in archival work or digitization is required.
Role: - Preparing material for scanning (e.g. separating single and multi-page files, removing staples).
- Creating digital folders with proper file naming.
- Feeding the scanner with the prepared files, ensuring scanning flow and accuracy.
- Returning files into their proper sequence and marking folders as completed.
Qualifications: No prior experience in archival work or digitization is required.
Training: An hour-long training session with the student archivist, including hands-on practice and step-by-step walkthrough of the archives’s systematic workflow.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Lola Sounigo, Graduate Student
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Related website: https://folklore.berkeley.edu/folklore-archives-0
Social Sciences Engineering, Design & Technologies