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Item Card Catalog Conversion: The Revenant(2016-05-25) Scott, Bethany; Vinson, Emily; University of HoustonThroughout the late 1970s and early 1980s libraries around the world tackled the monumental task of converting miles of card catalog to machine readable formats accessible by computer. While this immense undertaking was ably handled and traditional card catalogs are rarely seen in libraries today, they continue to be the only means of access to some legacy archival collections. This was the case with a substantial portion of the KUHT TV video collection at the University of Houston Special Collections. In the summer of 2015, six Rolodexes were donated along with several thousand videos representing almost 30 years of public television broadcasting in Houston. With a goal of gaining intellectual control and creating patron access to this unique video collection, Bethany Scott, UH Coordinator of Digital Projects and Emily Vinson, UH Audiovisual Archivist designed a pilot project to assess methodologies for card catalog conversion in the twenty-first century. In this presentation we will discuss past approaches to card catalog digitization, and the two methods we utilized to convert our Rolodex card data into a usable digital format - manual data entry for handwritten cards and scanning, OCR and data parsing for typewritten cards. We will discuss the pros and cons of each approach, how this pilot will inform future UH projects and ideas for others wishing to create digital access points for similar collections.Item Generating audio-responsive video images in real-time for a live symphony performance(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17) Beane, Allison BrookeMultimedia performances, uniting music and interactive images, are a unique form of entertainment that has been explored by artists for centuries. This audio-visual combination has evolved from rudimentary devices generating visuals for single instruments to cutting-edge video image productions for musical groups of all sizes. Throughout this evolution, a common goal has been to create real-time, audio-responsive visuals that accentuate the sound and enhance the performance. This paper explains the creation of a project that produces real-time, audioresponsive and artist interactive visuals to accompany a live musical performance by a symphony orchestra. On April 23, 2006, this project was performed live with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra. The artist, onstage during the performance, controlled the visual presentation through a user interactive, custom computer program. Using the power of current visualization technology, this digital program was written to manipulate and synchronize images to a musical work. This program uses pre-processed video footage chosen to reflect the energy of the music. The integration of the video imagery into the program became a reiterative testing process that allowed for important adjustments throughout the visual creation process. Other artists are encouraged to use this as a guideline for creating their own audio-visual projects exploring the union of visuals and music.