Photographer, amateur radio operator, politician, adventurer, outdoorsman, humanitarian, presidential candidate, and father are just a few things to describe the life and career of Senator Barry M. Goldwater.

In this episode Fred McIlvain talks with Arizona Historical Foundation archivists Linda Whitaker, Susan Irvin and Rebekah Tabah on the debut of the Personal and Political Papers of Senator Barry M. Goldwater after 5 years of heavy lifting (literally and figuratively) processing the collection.

When Barry Goldwater founded the Arizona Historical Foundation nearly 50 years ago, the last thing he would have expected is to find his papers in disarray. It is the ultimate irony, that a man who saved everything for posterity, would leave a collection requiring tough interventions so that it could be fully processed and cataloged. For all practical purposes this collection had remained largely unprocessed and hidden confounding researchers worldwide.

 
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Collection Vital Statistics:
• 1180 linear feet (970 boxes)
• 8,000 un-mounted photographs, 1,500 negatives, 5,000 slides, 110 photo albums
• 107 news clipping scrapbooks (many digitized to searchable CDs)
• 480 reels of microfilm (all digitized to searchable CDs)
• 1,028 film reels, cassettes, and tapes
• 896 pages (finding aid)
• 1.14 million documents
• 125+ years (1880s-2008) of Arizona and U.S. History

Host:
Fred McIlvain

Guests:
Linda Whitaker
Susan Irvin
Rebekah Tabah

Episode 99
Running Time: 25:48

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Part 2 of The Library Channel’s special three-part video series from FORO 2007: The Transborder Library Forum held in 2007 at Arizona State University.

Dennis S. Karjala, the Jack E. Brown Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, considers the basic notion of “intellectual property” and problems with its legal protection:

• Why too much protection is a bad idea
• Why enforcement is sometimes difficult
• Why the scope and duration of intellectual property rights are limited in comparison with rights in tangible property

He describes how copyright subject matter has traditionally been distinguished from patent subject matter and how our treatment of computer software has blurred the issue and undermined attempts to make sensible information policy decisions with respect to digital works.

Karjala then considers the enforcement problems for copyright-protected works that the internet has posed, such as P2P networks and the liability of internet service providers for infringements that occur on or through their systems. He also talks about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which potentially gives vastly expanded rights to copyright owners with little or no quid pro quo to content users. He considers the adequacy of the notion of “copying” as a measure of the protected property right, using the Google Library Project as an example. Finally, he outlines the Berne Convention and the WTO TRIPS agreement as the current source of international copyright law.

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Fred and Mimmo welcome Jeanette Mueller-Alexander and Rosa Gonzalez to the show to discuss the upcoming FORO 2007, held this year on the ASU Tempe campus. The 2007 Transborder Library Forum / FORO Transfronterizo de Bibliotecas cultivates a venue for the cooperative exchange of ideas, and the discussion of experiences and efforts concerning the provision of library services in the border regions between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

Rosa and Jenny will answer questions about FORO and discuss its history, how it operates, programs offered, the role of the U.S. Embassy, the interest of the international community, bilingual presentations, and more.

The 2007 FORO theme Bridging the Digital Divide: Crossing All Borders challenges us to explore and celebrate the ways in which information professionals in our border regions can further cooperate and solve common problems related to our digital information world with topics relating to:

• Intellectual Property Rights;
• Information and Indigenous Peoples;
  & culture preservation; Technology & information in remote areas, etc.
• Librarians: Professional Education and Preparation under NAFTA.

To find out more about FORO 2007 go to the official website and this related article about the event.

A spanish transcript of this podcast will be made available later this month.

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Episode 34

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In this episode, Fred McIlvain and Mimmo Bonanni interview Dan Stanton and Mark Scott of ASU Libraries Government Documents and Maps about A More Perfect Union: The Life and Times of the U.S. Constitution, a Constitution Day Celebration on Friday September 15 from 1:00-5:00pm, in the Carson Ballroom of the Old Main building on ASU’s Tempe campus.

Mark and Dan will also explain the history of the constitution, why it is so important to the United States, and how you can get involved in the yearly event.

Click Here for more information about this event at ASU.

For additional information about Constitution Day, please visit the following web sites:

• Constitution Day Home Page
• National Archives’ “Charters of Freedom”
• Senator Robert Byrd
• The Avalon Project : The American Constitution – A Documentary Record

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Episode 22

’s School House Rock! – “The Preamble”
& performance by Lynn Ahrens

Posted on September 1, 2006

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Running Time: 55 minutes

On Thursday, February 16, Detective Terry Lewis, computer crimes officer in the Department of Public Safety at ASU gave a presentation for library staff on “Internet Child Pornography and Arizona Law”

The presentation covered background information on:

• Web-based pornography,
• Information on child pornography offenders,
• Arizona Law covering this topic and why it is taken so seriously
• What to do if you suspect you’ve witnessed child pornography being viewed in the Library.

This portion runs approximately 55 minutes.

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