Steve Kantner

Steve Kantner

Lecturer


Biography

Steven is the Digital Asset Coordinator at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and is responsible for managing digitization at the agency since 2014. Before working in the archival field, Steven began his career in 1996 as a recording engineer and began working as a media educator in 2001, covering topics such as production processes and histories of sound recording, television, and film industries. In 2012, Steven's interest in history prompted him to pursue graduate studies to apply his technical skills towards preservation and digitization in an archival setting. Steven began teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin in 2018.

Degrees

Steven earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast from the Pennsylvania State University and a master's degree in information studies from the University of Texas at Austin with specialization in audiovisual preservation and digital libraries.

Recent Courses

YearSemesterCourse NumberCourseSyllabusNotes
2025SpringINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2024SpringINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2023SpringINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2022SpringINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2020SpringINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2019FallINF 385RSurvey of Digitization
2018FallINF 385RSurvey of Digitization