Wider Lens: A Digital Transitions Podcast

Epizodes

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  EPISODE 5: Martina Hoffmann, Swiss National Library 13.07.2026 54min

  In this episode of Wider Lens, the first podcast dedicated to cultural heritage digitization, Digital Transitions sits down with Martina Hoffmann, Head of Digitization Services at the Swiss National Library, for a wide-ranging conversation recorded live in front of an international audience. Martina took an unconventional path into the field, arriving not through fine arts or photography but through project administration on one of the Netherlands' first mass digitization initiatives. Fifteen...
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  EPISODE 3: Michelle Gollehon, Utah Historical Society 29.04.2026 48min

  EPISODE 3: Michelle Gollehon, Utah Historical Society AI Meets the Archive: How Utah Historical Society Is Using Google Gemini to Unlock 118,000 Card Catalog Records What happens when a digitization project is too big for any human team to tackle and AI becomes the only practical path forward? In this episode of Wider Lens, we sit down with Michelle Gollehon, Digital Asset Specialist at the Utah Historical Society, for a fascinating conversation about one of the most ambitious and innovativ...
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  EPISODE 2: "INSIDE DT" EDITION, Ben Cort Talks Technical Problem Solving in Cultural Heritage Digitization 31.03.2026 25min

  EPISODE 2: "INSIDE DT" EDITION, Ben Cort Talks Technical Problem Solving in Cultural Heritage Digitization What does it actually take to solve the toughest digitization challenges — in the field, under pressure, and with no room for error? In this special Inside DT edition of Wider Lens, we sit down with Ben Cort, Digital Transitions’ Cultural Heritage Technical Support Specialist, for a focused, behind-the-scenes look at the technical expertise that powers preservation-grade digitization. In...
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  EPISODE 1: Cliff Harrison, Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies 24.02.2026 52min

  Episode 1: Cliff Harrison, Purdue University Library What does it really take to digitize the world’s cultural heritage — at scale, at speed, and at preservation grade? For the inaugural episode of Wider Lens, we’re honored to welcome Cliff Harrison, Senior Manager of Digital Programs at the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation about advancing cultural heritage digitization within an academic research library. In this episode, we unpac...