IMAP is presenting a workshop on digital preservation for video in San Francisco on June 7th.
Regards, Katharine Staelin The Jewish Museum, New York Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP) Presents a Workshop on Digital Preservation for Video Monday, June 7, 2010 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco, CA If content on analog videotape is to survive for the long term, the tapes must be digitized--moved from the unstable magnetic media on which the content is currently held, into the digital realm where--in theory--they can be preserved indefinitely and migrated forward as files rather than physical objects. Digitization, however, means more than simply selecting a destination file format. It requires a series of decisions that will determine the long-term viability of files created--and thus of the valuable video content. Workshop topics include: basic digital file creation, preservation and access file formats and codecs, software, storage and trusted digital repositories, workflows for digitization, and technical and preservation metadata. In addition, participants will examine case studies of small and large-scale digitization projects in order to understand real-world applications of principles introduced in the workshop. Presenter: Linda Tadic consults and lectures in areas of digital asset management, audiovisual and digital preservation, and metadata. She is Executive Director of the Audiovisual Archive Network (www.archivenetwork.org <http://www.archivenetwork.org/> ), and an adjunct professor in New York University's Moving Image Archiving and Preservation graduate degree program, teaching two core courses: Collection Management, and Access to Moving Image Collections. Ms. Tadic's over 25 years experience working with and managing audiovisual, digital, and broadcasting collections includes the positions of Manager of the Digital Library at Home Box Office (HBO), and Director of the Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia. She is the past Director of Operations for ARTstor. Workshop location: Bay Area Video Coalition 2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco CA 94110 Phone: 415.861.3282 www.bavc.org <http://www.bavc.org/> Workshop registration: Register at www.imappreserve.org <http://www.imappreserve.org/> Inquiries: imap at imappreserve.org Space is limited. IMAP programs are supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and from individual contributions. This communication (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.
