International Preservation News. Number 46. Preservation of Audiovisual Collections, Still Images and Sound

Contents: Eén van twee uitgaven van het internationale IFLA tijdschrift International Preservation News speciaal gericht op audiovisuele collecties. Onderhavige uitgave besteedt aandacht aan stills en audiocollecties. De andere is over bewegend beeld. Een interessante en informatieve mengeling van onderwerpen in het kader van audiovisuele collecties, van algemeen-theoretisch tot technisch in focus.

Manual of analogue sound restoration techniques

This manual gives details of some of the techniques to be followed when old sound recordings are transferred to more modern carriers. It is aimed primarily at the professional archivist transferring them to conserve them, and it is generally assumed that the purpose is to preserve the original sound. With the rapid pace of change in audio technology, analogue formats …

What? So What?: The next generation JHOVE2 architecture for format-aware characterization

This article introduces the JHOVE2 format characterization tool, comparing it with its predecessor JHOVE, the first characterization framework developed and used by international digital library programs and preservation repositories. Besides going into JHOVE2 development and specifications, it explains why characterization is essential in digital preservation workflows and emphasizes the addition of an assessment functionality which allows the repository to determine …