Digital Transitions

Wider Lens: A Digital Transitions Podcast

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A discussion with cultural heritage leaders on the current and future state of digitization Wider Lens is a live podcast that brings the cultural heritage community together for conversations with practitioners shaping our field. Each episode features a one-on-one discussion between Patrick McDonough, Head of Marketing at Digital Transitions, and a guest deeply involved in cultural heritage digitization—spanning museums, libraries, archives, and related institutions worldwide. These conversations go beyond surface-level overviews to explore: •Real-world digitization projects and workflows •Pre...

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EPISODE 3: Michelle Gollehon, Utah Historical Society 29.04.2026 48:28

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 H...

EPISODE 2: "INSIDE DT" EDITION, Ben Cort Talks Technical Problem Solving in Cultural Heritage Digitization 31.03.2026 25:16

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...

EPISODE 1: Cliff Harrison, Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies 24.02.2026 52:39

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 advanc...