EPOCH is a network of about a hundred European cultural institutions joining their efforts to improve the quality and effectiveness of the use of Information and Communication Technology for Cultural Heritage. Participants include university departments, research centres, heritage institutions, such as museums or national heritage agencies, and commercial enterprises, together endeavouring to overcome the fragmentation of current research in this …
A&E Classroom
Contents: Shows Schedule Video Games Shop The American media production corporation Arts & Entertainment Television Networks (A&E Television Networks or AETN) owns several television channels in the US and elsewhere. AETN specialises in biographies, drama series and (history and true crime) documentairies as well as reality television. The original educational services are downsized. Background information on each program or series …
A Preservation Guide for Technology-Based Artworks
Contents: Introduction Objectives Document Structure Common Problems Stability of Equipment: 1. Media 2. Technological Components Decision Guidelines Restoration Decisions Bibliography. This guide outlines the preservation problems technology based art works present, with special attention paid to the ethics involved when determining what preservation action to undertake (specifically integrity and authenticity). It begins by presenting seven case studies. It then goes …
Embedded Metadata in WAVE Files: A look inside issues and tools
Contents: What is Embedded Metadata Why Embed Is “Why” Even the Right Question Tool Development Putting Embedded Metadata to the Test Next Steps This article focuses primarily on the specific uses of embedded metadata in WAVE audio files. It begins by describing what it is, where it comes from, and why it is considered an essential element in collection management …
Local Digital Format Registry (LDFR) File Format Guidelines for Preservation and Long-term Access
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Guidelines and Recommendations 3. Bibliography 4. Appendices. This document (version 1.0) identifies the file formats (either Recommended or Acceptable for Transfer) that Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will be supporting within the Trusted Digital Repository (TDR). Formats are identified for 11 content categories including audio. The register is not simply a list, it also includes guidelines …
AMIA Supplier Directory: A Global Directory of Services and Suppliers of Audiovisual Media
The AMIA Supplier Directory is an online publication, made available on the AMIA website as a free download to anyone in the field. The Kind of Organisations in the Directory Appraisers Associations and Organizations Copyright/Rights Clearance Consulting Digital Archival Storage and Management Services Educational Programs Hardware Sales and Services Media Asset Management Sales and Services Physical Archival Storage and Management Services …


