Sustaining Digital Resources: An On-the-Ground View of Projects Today

Contents: Foreword 1. Introduction and background 2. Methodology 3. Sustainability beyond the numbers 4. Key factors for sustainability 5. Conclusion and looking ahead Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Case study abstracts Appendix C: How to read the financial data in the case studies Acknowledgements. This ‘Ithaka Case Studies in Sustainability’ report offers a composite profile of ‘sustainability’ factors resulting from …

What do social networks tell us about the discovery, sharing and re-use of audio resources?

Powell pleit er in zijn presentatie voor dat erfgoedinstellingen heroverwegen hoe zij hun collecties online aanbieden. Tot nu toe lijkt de benadering (content providers hebben het over ‘deposits in a repository’ met ‘identifiers’) te weinig rekening te houden met de sociale netwerken waar bijvoorbeeld onderzoekers steeds meer gebruik van maken.  Spreker daagt beleidsmakers uit om hun visie op het online …

Media Art Resource: Preservation

Contents: Single Channel Video Computer Based Arts Installation. Each of these sections has the following subsections: Introduction Best Practices Basic Questions Planning Process Condition Reports Budget Equip/Tech Issues Interviews Case Studies Articles. This site for media arts creators and collectors provides information for the preservation of single channel video artworks, computer based art and installation art. It presents best practices, …

The YouTube Reader

Contents: Introduction Part I: Mediality Part II: Usage Part III: Form Part IV: Storage Part V: Industry Part VI: Curatorship. Uitgebreide reader over allerlei aspecten van YouTube en de rollen die dit interactieve communicatiekanaal kan spelen. De 28 bijdragen zijn soms filosofisch van aard, soms praktisch. Het populaire fenomeen is zowel ‘industry driven’ als ‘user driven’. Het biedt gebruikers de …

Media Preservation Survey: A Report

Contents: Foreword List of Tables Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Units with Media Holdings 3 Media Types and Formats 4 Preservation Risk: Degradation and Obsolescence 5 Research Value 6 Reformatting 7 Discovery, Use and Growth 8 Storage 9 Campus Resources 10 Conclusion: Campus Needs and Recommendations Epilogue Appendix A: Survey Methodology. This study identifies the characteristics and condition of audio, …

Audio Engineering Society Historical Committee Website

Contents: Audio Engineering History Dr Steven Schoenherr’s “Recording Technology History” Digital Audio Engineering Disk (Mechanical) Recording Magnetic Recording Analog Magnetic Tape Motion Pictures, History of Audio Engineering in … Volume Indicators (“vu meters”) Personal Histories Company Histories. Een sectie van de AES website die is gericht op de geschiedenis van audio- techniek, inclusief audiodragers en audio-opname. De sectie werd verzorgd …