
Wider Lens: A Digital Transitions Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p>A discussion with cultural heritage leaders on the current and future state of digitization<br><br>Wider Lens is a live podcast that brings the cultural heritage community together for conversations with practitioners shaping our field.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>These conversations go beyond surface-level overviews to explore:</b><br>•Real-world digitization projects and workflows<br>•Preservation imaging standards, QA, and technical decision-making<br>•Lessons learned from complex or large-scale programs<br>•The human side of digitization: collaboration, institutional constraints, and career-long perspectives<br>•Where digitization, imaging standards, and access are heading next—and how we can improve them<br><br><b>Each session is recorded live, allowing attendees to:</b><br>•Watch the full conversation in real time<br>•Submit questions directly to the guest during a live Q&A<br>•Engage with peers across the global cultural heritage community<br><br>Following the live event, each session is released as a podcast episode so the conversation can continue beyond the webinar—on your own time, at work, or wherever you listen.<br><br>This series is designed for professionals working in digitization, imaging, conservation, collections, and program management who value both technical rigor and open dialogue.<br><br><br></p><p><br></p>
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2/24/2026
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Recent Episodes

July 13, 2026
EPISODE 5: Martina Hoffmann, Swiss National Library
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...

April 29, 2026
EPISODE 3: Michelle Gollehon, Utah Historical Society
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...

March 31, 2026
EPISODE 2: "INSIDE DT" EDITION, Ben Cort Talks Technical Problem Solving in Cultural Heritage Digitization
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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- What is Wider Lens: A Digital Transitions Podcast?
<p>A discussion with cultural heritage leaders on the current and future state of digitization<br><br>Wider Lens is a live podcast that brings the cultural heritage community together for conversations with practitioners shaping our field.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>These conversations go beyond surface-level overviews to explore:</b><br>•Real-world digitization projects and workflows<br>•Preservation imaging standards, QA, and technical decision-making<br>•Lessons learned from complex or large-scale programs<br>•The human side of digitization: collaboration, institutional constraints, and career-long perspectives<br>•Where digitization, imaging standards, and access are heading next—and how we can improve them<br><br><b>Each session is recorded live, allowing attendees to:</b><br>•Watch the full conversation in real time<br>•Submit questions directly to the guest during a live Q&A<br>•Engage with peers across the global cultural heritage community<br><br>Following the live event, each session is released as a podcast episode so the conversation can continue beyond the webinar—on your own time, at work, or wherever you listen.<br><br>This series is designed for professionals working in digitization, imaging, conservation, collections, and program management who value both technical rigor and open dialogue.<br><br><br></p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
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