Music for the Nation -- Acknowledgments

Music Division

Jon Newsom (Chief, Music Division) provided administrative support, subject expertise, and much information about the history of the collection and the Division.

Wayne Shirley (Music Specialist, Music Division) provided subject expertise and served as author of the narrative text.

Robert Saladini (Music Specialist, Music Division) served as Music Director of the "Music for the Nation Singers."

National Digital Library Program

Morgan Cundiff (Senior Digital Conversion Specialist) served as project leader and was responsible for project planning, workflow tracking, file system management, oversight of quality review, web site design, database design, data conversion, and audio digitizing and editing.

David Arbury (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted with image quality review, database editing, derivative image creation, and file system maintenance.

Jeni Dahmus (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted with image quality review, database editing, and database maintenance.

Paul Fraunfelter (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted with image quality review and database editing.

Susan Manus (Music Specialist) assisted with image quality review, database editing, HTML coding and publicity.

Liza Vick (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted with scanning pre-production, workflow tracking, image quality review and database editing.

Jeff Finlay, Emily Lind Baker, and Jurretta Jordan Heckscher (Editors) provided editorial guidance for the on-line framing materials.

Andrea Greenwood, Glenn Ricci, and Amber York (Digital Conversion Specialists) were responsible for web site design and construction including graphic design and HTML programming.

Barak Stussman (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted in HTML programming.

Carl Fleischhauer (Technical Coordinator) served as consultant on all scanning and digital imaging issues and also provided support with many other aspects of the project.

Tamara Swora (Digital Conversion Projects Coordinator) provided project management support including management of the scanning contract, and served as consultant on issues related to microfilm and digital imaging.

Steve McCollum (Digital Conversion Specialist) assisted with workflow tracking and image quality review.

Information Technology Services

Lisa Fruth (Programmer Analyst) provided programming support and was responsible for all issues related to the online bibliographic database, including indexing, search and retrieval, and displays.

Automated Planning and Liaison Office

Ardith Bausenbach (Senior Automation Planning Specialist) provided consulting on issues related to cataloging, bibliographic systems, digital identifiers, and data conversion.

Anton Pierce (Senior Automation Planning Specialist) assisted with data conversion and provided consulting on issues related to the USMARC format and character sets.


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