Tutorial: Mapping your AV Collection

When creating a preservation strategy for your collection, the first thing you need to know is what is in your collection and on your shelves. A collection map is the most logical way to visualise this.The map is not a catalogue. It is not about each individual item, but about each type of item. The groups of items can then …

Tutorial: Why digitise AV material?

The time, effort and cost involved in digitising an audiovisual archive is a major investment. It’s quite reasonable to ask for strong and compelling reasons to undertake this transformation. In this tutorial we explore the reasons for making this move from discrete and/or analogue storage, into a digital mass storage system.This tutorial breaks the reasons down into sections: Preservation, Restoration, …

Audio-visual Collections and the User Needs of Scholars in the Humanities : a Case for Co-Development

Contents: 1 Introduction 2 Tension between the ‘tribes’ 3 Stages in scholarly e-research 4 Summary and conclusion References Deze paper presenteert een typologie (tabel 1) van de rollen die een audiovisueel archief kan spelen in de diverse fasen van geesteswetenschappelijk onderzoek in combinatie met een inventarisatie van de uitdagingen voor alle betrokken partijen. Hiermee zouden zowel ICT-ontwikkelaars als onderzoekers een …

Meeting the Problem of Media Preservation: Strategies and Solutions

Contents: Executive Summary – 1. Prologue 2. Media Preservation Initiative Task Force Recommendations 3. Background 4. Preservation Planning 5. Strategies for Film 6. Facility Planning 7. Access 8. Technology Infrastructure and Needs 9. Campus Engagement 10. Next Steps Appendix 1: Project Structure and Personnel This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Indiana University (IU) Bloomington Media Preservation Task …

What’s Your Product? Assessing the suitability of a More Product, Less Process methodology for processing audiovisual collection

“The widely referenced and adopted More Product, Less Process methodology (MPLP) represents a much needed evolution in the manner of processing archival collections in order to overcome backlogs and resource shortfalls that institutions face. In the case of audiovisual-based collections, however, the ability to plan budgets, timelines, equipment needs, and other preservation plans that unequivocally impact access is directly tied …

The Digital Dilemma 2: Independent Filmmakers, Documentarians and Nonprofit Audiovisual Archives

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 …