Why is RADD closed?

Partly me, partly a string of extremely negative interactions with community users. I will certainly turn it into a case study for LIS 668 “Digital Curation and Collections” on how not to run a community resource. The me part: Like everyone, I’ve been living through a global pandemic, a race Read more…

RADD is going on indefinite hiatus

Effective immediately, the RADD service is on indefinite hiatus. This means: no additional digitization or data-rescue projects will be accepted (though in-house ones will be completed) no support or training is available for RADD equipment the main RADD space in the iSchool Library is not available for public or campus Read more…

Our thanks to John Ryan

RADD couldn’t exist without the generosity of the campus and Madison communities. Another example of this generosity was just added into the technology array. RADD uses the Device Side Data controller card to be able to read 5.25-inch floppy disks. Device Side Data used to sell an enclosure for the Read more…

Choosing RADD’s capabilities

How did SLIS choose which analog material RADD can digitize, and which digital media it can capture data from? The answer is part planning, part serendipity. The group of Digital Curation students who first made concrete plans for RADD did not do so until they had conducted a sweep of Read more…