Technical Reports

Technical Reports

Final Reports

• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q1 (October 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q2 (January 1, 2014 - March 31, 2014)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q3 (April 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q4 (July 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q5 (October 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q6 (January 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q7 (April 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015)
• PRA Interim Narrative Report - Q8 (July 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015)
• PRA Final Narrative Report - April 30, 2016

• PRA Preservation & Access Project 2009-2010 Final Report to National Endowment for the Arts. August 2010
• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 4 to National Endowment for the Arts, April 30, 2008.
• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 3, to National Endowment for the Arts, July, 2006
• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 2, to National Endowment for the Arts, September, 2005
• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 1 to National Endowment for the Arts, June, 2004. Includes a list of advisor / consultants who helped select programs for priority preservation, and a list of tapes saved. [See Restored Audio for more information, and tapes saved in Phase Two.]

• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 2, to GRAMMY Foundation(r), December, 2005
• PRA Preservation & Access Project Final Report, Phase 1, to GRAMMY Foundation(r),  August, 2004

• PRA Preservation & Access Project Summary Inventory of Pacifica Radio Archives Collection, for Ford Foundation, December 2006

Copyright

• Garvey Schubert Barer Whitepaper:  Report on preservation and distribution of broadcast materials.  2012.
• Pacifica Radio Archives:  Rights assessment checklist. 2012
• Pacifica Radio Archvies: Notice for copyright claimants.  2012

Board Reports

• Brian DeShazor (Pacifica Radio Archives director)--Report to the Pacifica National Board. January 12, 2007

Best Practices

• Ginna Allison, PRA Preservation & Access Project Web Site and Folio Report, April 30, 2008.
• Ginna Allison--Best Practices for Scanning and Digitizing Folios. April, 2006
• David Seubert--Draft, Best Practices for Reel-to-Reel Tape Transfer. April, 2006
• George Blood (SafeSound Archives)--Digitization Standards and Practices for Preservation

Assessments

• Karen Coyle--Pacifica Radio Archives: Goals and Plans for 2011 and Beyond. July 2010
• Karen Coyle, PRA Preservation & Access Project Phase 2 Public Access Catalog Report, April 30, 2008.
• Karen Coyle--Analysis of Pacifica Radio Archives Catalog Database. September, 2005
• Claude Marks (Freedom Archives)--Consultant Assessment: Pacifica Radio Archives. September, 2004
• David Seubert and Mona Jimenez--Assessment of Collection. September, 2003

The Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation & Access Project is funded (in part) by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, grants from the GRAMMY Foundation(r), The Ford Foundation, The Pacifica Foundation, supporters of the Pacifica Radio Archives, members of the Adopt-a-Tape program, and listeners to Pacifica Radio Stations, KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, WBAI, WPFW.

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