DCC Digital Curation Manual. Appraisal and Selection Instalment

Contents: Introduction and Scope&nbsp Background and Developments to Date&nbsp How does Appraisal and Selection Apply to Digital Curation?&nbsp Data Creation and Data Creators&nbsp Data Curation and Data Curators&nbsp Data Reuse and Reusers Appraisal and Selection in Action&nbsp Appraisal Policies and Criteria-Record Keeping&nbsp Appraisal and Selection Policies and Criteria: Research Data&nbsp Next Steps&nbsp Future Developments&nbsp Conclusions&nbsp Terminology&nbsp References. Dit hoofdstuk uit …

Sustainability of Digital Formats. Planning for Library of Congress Collections. Format Descriptions

Contents: Still image Sound Moving Image Textual Web archive Datasets Geospatial Generic The digital content format descriptions provide specific information about individual formats and their characteristics. Each description provides moderately detailed information and citations. Planned for inclusion are a wide variety of formats: file formats, file-format classes, bitstream structures and encodings, and the mechanisms used to compress files or bitstreams. …

D22.9 Annual Report on Preservation Issues for European Audiovisual Collections (2008)

Contents: 1. Document Scope 2. Executive Summary 3. Update on audiovisual digitisation projects and technology 4. Activities supporting audiovisual preservation 5. Preserving Files 6. Access 7. The PrestoSpace Year in Review 8. Life After PrestoSpace. This survey report describes audiovisual preservation and access initiatives underway in 2007. It covers the employment of automation technology, provides a ‘short list’ of major …

The Digital Dilemma: Strategic Issues in Archiving and Access Digital Motion Picture Materials

Contents: Executive Summary    Archiving    The Transition to Digital    Current Practice, Other Industries    Archiving in the Changing Environment    Digital Motion Picture Archiving Economics    Industry Needs and Opportunities    Consensus    Appendix, Case Study Data    References. Dit rapport behandelt het maken en bewaren van speelfilms in de context van de toegenomen digitale productie, distributie en …