Sustaining Digital Resources: An On-the-Ground View of Projects Today

Contents: Foreword 1. Introduction and background 2. Methodology 3. Sustainability beyond the numbers 4. Key factors for sustainability 5. Conclusion and looking ahead Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Case study abstracts Appendix C: How to read the financial data in the case studies Acknowledgements. This ‘Ithaka Case Studies in Sustainability’ report offers a composite profile of ‘sustainability’ factors resulting from …

What do social networks tell us about the discovery, sharing and re-use of audio resources?

Powell pleit er in zijn presentatie voor dat erfgoedinstellingen heroverwegen hoe zij hun collecties online aanbieden. Tot nu toe lijkt de benadering (content providers hebben het over ‘deposits in a repository’ met ‘identifiers’) te weinig rekening te houden met de sociale netwerken waar bijvoorbeeld onderzoekers steeds meer gebruik van maken.  Spreker daagt beleidsmakers uit om hun visie op het online …

IPI Media Storage Quick Reference Guide

Contents: Using the MSQR &nbsp A Framework for Media Preservation Categorizing Your Environment by Average Temperature &nbsp Simplified Storage Guidelines for Mixed Collections Media Support Chronology&nbsp The Wheel Glossary &nbsp References. Geeft uitleg over de rol van de juiste opslagnormen (i.c. temperatuur, luchtvochtigheid en luchtkwaliteit) die nodig zijn om foto’s, filmnegatieven, CD en DVD’s voor de lange termijn te kunnen …

International Preservation News. Number 47. Preservation of Audiovisual Collections, Moving Images

Contents: One of two special editions (the other is number 46, on still images and sound recordings) of the IFLA publication International Preservation News, focussing on audiovisual archives. This issue concerns moving image archives. It includes a variety of articles, about projects, archives and general av preservation issues. The range of subjects taken together, offer an interesting overview of activity …

Media Art Resource: Preservation

Contents: Single Channel Video Computer Based Arts Installation. Each of these sections has the following subsections: Introduction Best Practices Basic Questions Planning Process Condition Reports Budget Equip/Tech Issues Interviews Case Studies Articles. This site for media arts creators and collectors provides information for the preservation of single channel video artworks, computer based art and installation art. It presents best practices, …

The YouTube Reader

Contents: Introduction Part I: Mediality Part II: Usage Part III: Form Part IV: Storage Part V: Industry Part VI: Curatorship. Uitgebreide reader over allerlei aspecten van YouTube en de rollen die dit interactieve communicatiekanaal kan spelen. De 28 bijdragen zijn soms filosofisch van aard, soms praktisch. Het populaire fenomeen is zowel ‘industry driven’ als ‘user driven’. Het biedt gebruikers de …