Digital Audio Interstitial Errors: Raising Awareness and Developing New Methodologies for Detection

This short document (11 pages) describes a phenomenon knows as a ‘Digital Audio Interstitial Error’ which occurs when a digital audio stream is being written to disc. It makes the case that such an error is more prevalent than spoken of in the preservation community and that no tool exists to properly detect it at present. It also suggests a …

AV Preservation at the Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía: Policies – Management – Tools

This webinar presents a specific usecase on how the conservation-restoration department of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is tackling the preservation of the heterogeneous AV artworks in the museum collection, taking advantage of the resources at hand within the different departments integrating the institution. Presenter: Gema Grueso Otalo – Professional specialist on cultural heritage conservation and restoration at …

FREEZE! A manifesto for safeguarding and preserving born-digital heritage

Finding ways to preserve born-digital heritage has become a matter of urgency and growing concern. Websites, games and interactive documentaries each bring specific challenges that need to be addressed. It takes three to tango: Ensuring that our digital lives and digital creativity are not lost to future generations requires a joint effort by the principal players: creators, heritage professionals and …