{"id":46,"date":"2008-01-09T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/dls\/2008\/01\/09\/digital-library-fellowship-profile-bryan-stusse-artists-television-network\/"},"modified":"2013-12-10T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T20:35:45","slug":"digital-library-fellowship-profile-bryan-stusse-artists-television-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/2008\/01\/09\/digital-library-fellowship-profile-bryan-stusse-artists-television-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital library fellowship profile: Bryan Stusse & Artists’ Television Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

With his expertise in video art, Bryan Stusse was a natural fit to digitize selections from the Artists’ Television Network, a subset of Special Collections’ Alternative Traditions in the Contemporary Arts materials. But although equipped for the curatorial tasks of selecting from hundreds of original works by visual and performing artists broadcast on New York public access stations in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he wasn’t prepared for the many and varied technical problems involved in digitizing a variety of obsolete media formats. Thanks to his persistence and creative thinking, as well as assistance from the Libraries’ Preservation Department, these issues have mostly been resolved. We’re pleased that Bryan will be able to extend his time in DLS next semester to build on his progress\u00a0towards making these artworks available online.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Bryan Stusse
\nHometown:<\/strong>\u00a0 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
\nPre-SLIS education: <\/strong>University of Iowa – B.F.A. in\u00a0Intermedia;\u00a0 School of the Art Institute of Chicago – M.F.A. in\u00a0Visual Art
\nDLS Project:<\/strong> Artists\u2019 Television Network
\nWhy did you choose this project?<\/strong>\u00a0 I wanted to work on the ATN project because it allowed me to pursue my interests in preservation and digital libraries, while making use of my knowledge of the content subject.
\nMost enjoyable project experience?<\/strong>\u00a0 Watching back-to-back episodes of the Golden Girls on Lifetime at midnight every weeknight.\u00a0 Also, knowing that the work towards the ATN Digital Collection focused enough attention on the collection to generate funding for preservation of the content.
\nMost difficult\/challenging experience?<\/strong>\u00a0 The most challenging part of the project was overcoming the technical and preservation needs for digitization of the ATN collection.
\nWhat did you learn\u00a0about digital library work that surprised you?<\/strong>\u00a0I had no idea how complex and difficult the development of a digital collection project could be.\u00a0 Orchestrating resources and efforts across departments requires much greater and more focused efforts than I had anticipated.
\nFavorite item in the collection?<\/strong>\u00a0My favorite object currently online\u00a0is an excerpt from a performance at the Nayatt School.\u00a0 We know very little about the performance.\u00a0 This small excerpt is incredible, with subtle gestures it offers a poetic encounter with human frailty and the emltional and psychological barriers we build.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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