Audio Archives
University of Chicago: Poem Present (Archive)
| Person Describing Archive | Celyn Harding Jones (2010) ; Chelsea Obodoechina (2020) |
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| Is this primarily a poetry audio site? | Y |
| Sponsoring Person or Institution | University of Chicago, The Division o the Humanities |
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| Date Visited | 20202020/08/22 |
| General Description of Archive | Readings and lectures recorded during the Poem Present Reading and Lecture Series are archived here. The Media Archive page lists several recent events, but the Master List 2004-2009 is a full list of recordings. Each poet invited does a reading and a lecture (often on different days). Many of the readings have both audio and video available.
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Archive has been relocated to https://poetics.uchicago.edu/latest-videos |
| Description of archive history or URL | The archive is under the Media Archive Link, Master archive 2004-2009. The series began in 2001, called the Poem Present Reading and Lecture series, bringing contemporary poets to the U of Chicago to read their poetry as well as a lecture on poetics. The events began to be recorded and uploaded online in 2003 by the Chicago Media Initiatives Group, for archiving online as well as at the University Library. |
| Contact information | Kate Soto, Coordinator, Committee on Creative Writing, Program in Poetry and Poetics, University of Chicavo, Walker, 411/ 773-834-8524. katesoto@uchicago.edu |
| Searchable options | No search bar. A list of poets by alphabetical (Last name) order is followed by a full list with biographies. |
| Relation from the audio to the text | No text related to the audio |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | Date of the recording given, along with the Author's biography. No context specific to the reading are given. |
| Author bios and context within literary history | Author bio given, though since the poets are contemporary, history is not available. |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | streaming, available for download. |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | none, except for the video of the readings. |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | both audio and video open in new black screen. |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Mobile access is possible, but the website does not cater to mobile devices. Functionality may vary depending on the device. |
| Browsing | Browsing is standard, as there are lists of poets by last name, but does not go beyond what is provided in the list. |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | none, except for a list of upcoming readings. |
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