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Dear Community, Register by December 9 for a free, on-line workshop offered by the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network! This workshop will be held via Zoom on December 14, 2022 from 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern Time. There is no application necessary, but please RSVP to attend. Link with more information and registration form: https://www.dpoe.network/upcoming-workshops-2/ For more information or questions: Natalie Baur, Program Director DPOE-N, [log in to unmask] Introduction to Timed Text DESCRIPTION: Captions, subtitles, and transcripts deliver a host of benefits for archival audiovisual media, providing access for users who need (or enjoy) them while also enhancing curatorial work through computational analysis. In this 3-hour webinar, participants will learn about creating, editing, preserving, and using timed text, highlighting the variety of approaches to the ethical, technical, and budgetary challenges inherent to this work. This webinar is aimed at any LAM staff who work with digital audiovisual media, no special software or computing resources are necessary. INSTRUCTORS: Brendan Coates (he/him/his) is a gardener, musician, and member of the Los Angeles Tenants Union. He has been working to ensure the long-term stability and relevance of archival audiovisual materials since 2011, with a particular focus on oral histories, for which he’s contributed to programs at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The History Makers, and, currently, at the Computer History Museum. He’s a graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Information (#HailToTheVictims) and a winner of the Independent Games Festival Nuovo Award with Cassie McQuater for his contribution to her web game Black Room. Dinah Handel (she/her/hers) is the Digitization Services Manager at Stanford University, where she works across their digital library program to provide quality services to Stanford University patrons and the community at large. Previously, she was the Mass Digitization Coordinator at the New York Public Library, and an NDSR‐NY resident at CUNY TV. She holds an MLIS from Pratt Institute in New York, and a BA from Hampshire College. ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit https://www.diglib.org/announce