Audio Tape Digitisation Workflow for Analogue Open Reel Tapes

Contents: Home &nbsp 1. Preparation of Tape 2. Preparation of the Machine 3. A/D Conversion (analog to digital). Dit werk is gericht op nieuwkomers in de wereld van audio-tape digitalisering. Het was ontwikkeld als training middel voor het TAPE Project (Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe), welke geeidigd was in 2008. Het beschrijft de workflow vanaf het voorbereidingswerk van tapes …

DCC Digital Curation Manual. File Formats

Contents: Introduction and scope Background and developments to date Documentation of formats Format relationships Development of preservation friendly formats How the topic applies to Digital Curation Format identification Format validation Characterization Assessment Topic in action Standardization Ingest workflow Preservation strategies Notification and recommendation systems Next steps Future developments Conclusions References: Print, Online Fora Terminology An annotated list of key external …

Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative

 FADGI is an important project to anyone trying to find, and follow, best practices and standards for anything to do with ‘going digital’. The US Library of Congress has been tasked with gaining agreement on digitisation practices across all US government institutions. As such, they are a major test case for whether anybody can implement common standards and practices. The …

Format Characteristics and Preservation Problems

The Field Audio Collection Evaluation Tool (FACET) is a point-based, open-source software tool that ranks audio field collections based on preservation condition, including the level of deterioration they exhibit and the degree of risk they carry. It assesses the characteristics, preservation problems, and modes of deterioration associated with the following formats: open reel tape (polyester, acetate, paper and PVC bases), …

Blue Ribbon Interim Report: Sustaining the digital investment

This interim report by the US-UK based Blue Ribbon Task Force describes the set of economic-related factors that play a role in digital preservation. It defines the activities that must be economically sustainable, providing extensive information about economic models and outlines the current landscape. All this is based on literature review and interviews with prominent stakeholders. The report is intended …