1. The SoundSwell project was supported in part the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

2. What is SoundSwell? Downloadable Database Discovery & Access Tool Historical Archive

3. Start with Why

4. Community Connections

5. Looking Outward

6. The Great Morgani photo courtesy of Sara Stasi Arts Identity Active Music Scene Variety of Genres

7. Santa Cruz Arts Master Plan Visual Arts Bias Event Based Musical Promotions Musical Genre Bias

8. Music Community Faces Challenges Need a Discovery Tool Compensation & Copyright Small Venue Activity Large Event Competition Photo by Earth Worm

9. Why are we throwing musicians under the bus?

10. SoundSwell Weather- Resistant! Free Easy Value

11. “It’s so exciting that you’re doing this project because it really brings the listeners and the musical and artistic community together” --Beaumont Bradbury of New World Ape SoundSwell Builds Community

12. Music Brings People Together The Library The Media Arts Community Musicians Listeners

13. Building SoundSwell

14. Securing Content License Agreement Selection Criteria At least 1 Santa Cruzan Band Claims Santa Cruz Identity Commercially Produced CD Getting the Word Out Meeting with Musicians Follow Up and Paperwork

15. Building the Database & Data Entry Omeka (Open Source) Ripping & Scanning SoundCloud Photo by The Unreal Sephiroth

16. Challenges Language Cataloging & Data Entry Storage

17. The Language Challenge

18. “Thank you for including me in the SoundSwell project. I am proud to be a part of the local music of Santa Cruz and now part of the library. I performed frequently in Santa Cruz for twenty years, and now physical limitations keep my opportunities to occasional. I'm glad there is another way to get my music out to the community.” Yours Truly, Billy "Hawk" Epstein

19. Cataloging & Data Entry Nightmare No Authority Files Pseudonyms Consistency SoundCloud Data Zip Files Galore

20. Storage Problems Photo by Matti Mattila

21. Music Brings People Together Drum circle led by Giving Tree Music. Photo courtesy of Clearwater Public Library System, FL.

23. Let’s Take a Look

24. Thank You! SCMUSIC.SANTACRUZPL.ORG Diane Cowen Virtual Services Librarian, Santa Cruz Public Libraries email: cowend@santacruzpl.orgcowend@santacruzpl.org Twitter: @groovacious