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National Poetry Month 2021 with Ed Madden and Ann Humphries - Episode 137

Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses poetry and a new book of poems with Ann-Chadwell Humphries and Dr. Ed Madden. Ed Madden is a poet, activist, and former Director of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina. He is also the Columbia City Poet Laureate and author of four books of poetry–Signals, which won the 2007 SC Poetry Book Prize; Prodigal: Variations; Nest; and Ark. Ann-Chadwell Humphries is author of An Eclipse and a Butcher, her first book of poetry. 

Transcript of National Poetry Month 2021 with Ed Madden and Ann Humphries - Episode 137

Additional resources:

• Ann's YouTube Channel
• Talking Book Services (SC State Library)
• Muddy Ford Press 
• One Columbia 

BibliObservatory – Pascale Louis-Jean - Episode 16

Pascale Louis-Jean's earliest memories are in Haiti, the country where she was born and where she stayed until she was 3 years old. Oral stories about mermaids, Christmas Haitian traditions, and a distinct nickname are always with her along the way, including her mother languages (English, French and Haitian Creole) and the beloved storytellers and books in her childhood that continue to inspire her.

Resources:

Bibliobservatory Transcripts, Photos, and Nomination Forms

• About Haiti 
• Fried Green Plantains (Bannann Peze) 
• Haitian Creole 
• Becoming Mermaids 
• The Mermaid and the Whale 

BibliObservatory – Pascale Louis-Jean - Episode 16 Bonus (Creole and English)

This brief “bonus” episode of BibliObservatory contains a bilingual exchange in Creole and English. Pascale Louis-Jean and Ivette Villarreal share greetings and a message about the BibliObservatory podcast. To learn more about Pascale Louis-Jean, listen to the full interview.  

South Carolina Digital Library, Part 3 - Episode 136

In the final installment of this 3 part series, Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the South Carolina Digital Library and the Upstate Region Collections with Chris Vinson and Rick Jones. Chris is the Upstate Regional Coordinator for the SC Digital Library and is also the Head of Library Technology at Clemson University Libraries and Rick is the Upstate Regional Co-Coordinator and is also Manager of the Digital Collections Center at Furman University’s James B. Duke Library.

Transcript of South Carolina Digital Library, Part 3 - Episode 136

Additional resources mentioned in this episode:

• Digital Library Federation - Council on Library and Information Resources 
• Digital Public Library of America 
• Furman’s Legacy of Slavery 
• Carolina Textile Mills digital collection 
• Bob Campbell Geology Museum 
• Clemson’s Cooperative Extension Service Photographs 1880-1979
• Open Parks Network 

South Carolina Digital Library, Part 2 - Episode 135

In part 2 of this 3 part series, Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the South Carolina Digital Library and Lowcountry Digital Library with Heather Gilbert and Tyler Mobley. Heather is Associate Dean of Collection & Content Services and Interim Director of Special Collections and Archives at the College of Charleston Libraries and Tyler is the Digital Services Coordinator for the College of Charleston Libraries and together they are co-directors of the Lowcountry Digital Library. 

Transcript for South Carolina Digital Library, Part 2 - Episode 135

Additional resources mentioned in this episode:

• Digital Preservation (American Library Association) 
• PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata (Library of Congress) 
• Colleton County Memorial Library digital collections 
• Beaufort County Library digital collections 
• South Carolina Historical Society digital collections 
• LGBTQ Life in the Lowcountry Oral Histories 
• Jack Keilen Slide Collection