Unlocking Audio Conference 2007: Sharing Experience of Mass Digitisation

This website provides access to the keynote speech and seven presentations given during the UnLocking Audio conference held at the British Library in 2007. The goal of the conference was to share experiences about mass digitisation projects. For some presentations it provides access to both the powerpoint presentation as well as an audio recording of the presentation. This site is …

D6.2 Knowledge database and report on U-matic tape condition

Contents: 1. Document Scope 2. Executive Summary 3. Overview of this report 4. Introduction to U-Matic 5. Guidelines and Recommendations 6. Tape Playability Tables 7. Conclusions Appendix A: Archive holdings of U-Matic Appendix B: U-Matic problems found by archives Appendix C: Cost of Transfter of U-Matic Appendix D: Problems encountered during U-Matic tape transfer Appendix E: Converting serial numbers to …

Archival Sound Recordings Project: Lessons Learned

Contents: Introduction Executive Summary Project Planning, Implementation & Communication Procurement Contract Management Technical Documentation & Metadata Development Intellectual Properyty Rights (IPR) Clearance Project Resources & Internal Communications Web Delivery Conclusion. This “Lessons Learned” report focuses on the issues that arose during the British Library Sound Archive’s first digitization project which took place between 2004 and 2007. Topics covered include the …

Sounds familiar?

Contents: Sounds familiar? homepage Regional Voices Changing Voices Your Voices Case Studies Activities Deze thema website geeft bezoekers de gelegenheid om te luisteren naar een selectie van 71 opnames en meer dan 600 korte audio clips uit 2 collecties van het gesproken woord archief van de British Library. Door deze opnames uit het ‘Survey of English Dialects’ of uit de …