Smithsonian Global Sound From Metadata to Music Smithsonian Global Sound Presented by Susan Golden Golden@Silverlink.net Dave McKeague Dave@Slam.cc
Background Archival Partners Music archives Vision of Anthony Seeger Original business model Archival Partners ILAM ARCE Smithsonian Folkways
The Challenge Unfamiliar music Diverse audiences (with differing expectations) Partner databases
Solutions Present music in context Variety of entry points Inform while navigating
Sound Centric Navigation Interactive browse Advanced search Full-text search
Nuts and bolts Backend requirements Content management tool
Metadata Initial filters Geographic Region Sub-region Country Instrument hierarchy Instrument family Western name Local name
Metadata Further refinements Genre Language Culture Group Collector LOC Subject Headings
Authoritative sources Scholars and staff Archivists (Andrew Tracey) Ethnologue Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (GIS dreams)