Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Few Archives


Naropa Poetics Audio Archives: http://www.archive.org/details/naropa
  • text-based
  • invites explorers interested in beats, but you need to know what about the beats you're looking for
  • easy searching w/advanced search option
  • no guiding through the collection
  • primary materials include brief summary with multiple download formats depending on the file
The Kenneth Rexroth Archive: http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/index.htm
  • text-based
  • fairly focused archive topic, so all you need to do is read
  • searching is not easy, but the archive is also not huge
  • no guiding through the collection
  • primary materials presented in basic format/not a lot of manipulation allowed/very basic webby in general
The Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library (includes access to multiple types of archives, from downloadable live music to radio programs, and, of course, the literary focused): http://www.archive.org/index.php
  • text/image-based
  • invites people who might have been looking for one thing and end up finding a whole lot more
  • searching is not easy, but the archive and the archive is huge, so know what you're looking for and know how to spell it
  • great guiding... posting multiple options, associated files, etc.
  • primary materials presented in fairly advanced format/you can play files before you download them/a lot of download options

No comments:

Post a Comment