Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Dye Image Degradation, Base Decay and Storage Conditions 3. The term " preservation"   4. Scanning, digitisation and restoration  5. References. Dit document is een vernieuwde versie van het EBU technisch document no. 3289 (2001). http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3289.pdf Het beoogt vooral de recente ontwikkelingen en inzichten samen te vatten op het gebied van conservering van omroeparchieven, zoals die …
This publication was created for today’s collection care professionals, who must provide long-term, preservation-quality storage for a growing diversity of collection materials—often in a single storage area. The IPI Media Storage Quick Reference (MSQR) distills key preservation issues for still and motion picture film, glass plate negatives, magnetic tape, photographic paper prints, inkjet prints, CDs, and DVDs and helps the user better …
The UK Web Archive is hosted by the British Library, and contains snapshots of the UK-web (.uk sites) dating back to the 1990s (webarchivering). The Archive contains websites that publish research, that reflect the diversity of lives, interests and activities throughout the UK, and demonstrate web innovation. This includes “grey literature” sites: those that carry briefings, reports, policy statements, and …
Development of approaches to preservation metadata has been an integral component of international efforts in the field of digital preservation. The focus of the community engaged in this work is currently shifting, and there is, as yet, no formal agreement around a conceptual framework and identification of required data elements. At the same time attention is now turning to the …
Museum staff are increasingly faced with the identification, care, and conservation of videotape formats found in their collections and archives, some of which are many decades old. Staff must inspect the works to assess condition – often without the use of playback equipment – and catch problems before they compromise the works. Videotape has particular storage, housing, and handling needs …
IASA TC-03 identifies problem areas and makes recommendations for the use of audiovisual archives in a modern technical environment. These recommendations should be seen as a balance between the ideal and reality. This paper sets out the general ethical and technical principles that underlie audio preservation. The document contains recommendations for digitization and file formats, but does not address …
