Unlocking Hidden Histories with AI: Digitizing the Journalistic Recordings of Burning Spear Media

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dc.audienceAudience::IFLA Publications
dc.congressWLICIFLA WLIC 2026 - Busan, South Korea
dc.contributor.authorHofer, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.authorHines, April
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States of America
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-02T18:53:58Z
dc.date.available2026-08-02T18:53:58Z
dc.date.issued2026-08-02
dc.description.abstractIn 2023, the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida partnered with Burning Spear Media, LLC, (BSM) to preserve and provide access to a collection of recordings related to the Uhuru Movement and the African People’s Socialist Party. Recorded by BSM reporters and volunteers, these materials chronicle the survival, continuity, and growth of the movement for Black Power and African Internationalism from 1971 to 1999. This paper will discuss the development of this partnership, how AI was used to enhance our processes to make these recordings available sooner, and how we continue to work with members of BSM to mediate the AI-generated data and add descriptive metadata to improve discoverability. Keywords: Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Community, Digital preservation, News media
dc.identifier.urihttps://2026.ifla.org
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7199
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Library and Information Congress (WLIC); 2026 - Busan, South Korea - Libraries Powering Transformation
dc.rights.holderHofer, Jennifer A.
dc.rights.holderHines, April
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArtificial intelligence
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectDigital preservation
dc.subjectNews media
dc.titleUnlocking Hidden Histories with AI: Digitizing the Journalistic Recordings of Burning Spear Media
dc.typePublication
ifla.UnitHeadquarters

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