This document specifies a set of metrics and methods pertaining to the performance of the audio analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) used in preservation reformatting workflows. The metrics specified in the guideline pertain to the production of files using the highest quality ADC devices. It is the central element within the larger topic of audio digitisation system performance, which also includes the …
Contents: Preface Executive Summary 1. Independent Filmmakers 2. Documentarians 3. Marketing and Distributing Independent Films 4. Nonprofit Audiovisual Archives 5. Progress Report and Interim Options 6. Closing Appendix: Case Studies Online Appendix End Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements This report was produced through a partnership between the Library of Congress’s National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) and the Academy of …
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Historical research and semantic technology 3. Historical Information Science 4. Semantic technologies for Historical Information Science 5. Current Historical Semantic Web 6. Conclusions References This paper discusses how semantic technology (Semantic Web; linked data) could enhance the online research of economic and social history (section 4.2). In introductory sections, the authors explain the differences between structured, …
Contents: 1 Intro Metadata 2 Guidelines for Contemporary Art Metadata 3 Data Structure Standards 4 Data Value Standards 5 Guidelines for Metadata Exchange of Contemporary Art 6 DCA Vocabulary 7 Metadata and Long-Term Preservation Bibliography This deliverable from the project Digitising Contemporary Art (DCA) starts with a short introduction on different types of metadata (seven types are acknowledged), the different …
Contents: Executive Summary Guidance on How to Use this Document Background to Document and Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What is Impact? Chapter 3: Perspectives on Impact for Digital Resources Chapter 4: Knowing more and Making the Case Chapter 5: Building a Model for IA of Digital Resources – The Balanced Value impact Model Chapter 6: The Balanced Value …
Contents: Introduction 1. Major Trends in Online Access to Audiovisual Content 1.1 Changes in the Online Landscape 1.2 Archives Online 2. Towards a Cultural Commons 2.1 The Importance of Being Open 2.2 Remix Philosophy in the Age of Digital Sharing 2.3 Remix Challenges & Competitions Set Up by Archives 2.4 New Tools for Context and Cut-Ups 3. Topics in the …
