AV Insider 2: Preservation in Times of Precarity

AV Insider is a quarterly magazine for the audiovisual digital preservation community.

AV Insider issue 2 (September 2012) is themed “Preservation in Times of Precarity”. The issue addresses the various challenges of AV organisations in the context of the current global financial crisis. How do we continue the significant preservation work when our budgets become tighter and tighter? What ways are there to save money? How can we strategise for the sustainability of not only AV cultural heritage but also the knowledge and expertise of organisations?

Table of Contents:

  • Sustaining Preservation During Tough Times for Media Art – Gaby Wijers, Netherlands Media Art Institute
  • Tools for Smaller Budgets – Kara van Malssen, AudioVisual Preservation Solutions
  • Assessing the Audiovisual Archive Market – Peter Kaufman, Intelligent Television
  • Learning a New Language: Grant Schemes for Digitisation and Lessons from Europe
  • Power to Serve: How Going Green Can Help You Save Money
  • Training the Audiovisual Archivist of the 21st Century
  • Never Stop Learning with PrestoCentre Webinars
  • Tools & Resources for AV Preservation