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Two Open-Source Tools For Digital Asset Metadata Management
In today’s world of digital information, previously disparate archival practices are converging around the need to manage collections at the item level. Media collections require a curatorial approach that demand…
An Introduction To Optical Media Preservation
As the archival horizon moves forward, optical media will become increasingly significant and prevalent in collections. This paper sets out to provide a broad overview of optical media in the…
Embedded Metadata In WAVE Files: A Look Inside Issues And Tools
Embedded metadata is a key component of managing digital files, providing information on the correct presentation, file source, rights, and other information which supports findability, access, authentication, preservation, and more. This…
Catalyst Case Study #1 – Sudden Loss Of Institutional Knowledge
What happens to a collection when its sole caretaker suddenly goes away? This case study examines such a situation and how the use of AVP’s Catalyst inventory solution was used to document…
Nine Things To Consider When Assessing Cloud Storage
When evaluating cloud storage providers, it is dangerous to assume such services are only storage and therefore uncomplicated or that requirements for storage are obvious and therefore inherently met by…
Recovering The Collection, Establishing The Archive
When “Superstorm” Sandy swept through the New York City region it left unforeseen levels of flooding and damage in its wake in areas such as Red Hook, The Rockaways, and…
Preservation Of Audiotape & The Dolby Noise Reduction System
An online introduction to the concepts and application of Dolby Noise Reduction. Misapplication of noise reduction can have a highly deleterious effect on the quality and integrity of audio recordings,…
Insuring Media Archives & Leveraging Data Management As A Risk Reduction Solution
Creating item level records for archival media collections is seen as a high-cost investment, but it may help save costs and efforts in the long run, especially in the event…
What’s Your Product? Assessing The Suitability Of A More Product, Less Process Methodology For Processing Audiovisual Collections
The widely referenced and adopted More Product, Less Process methodology (MPLP) represents a much-needed evolution in the manner of processing archival collections in order to overcome backlogs and resource shortfalls…
FADGI Audio-Visual Working Group Guidelines: Audio Digitization System Performance
The Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative is a governmental interagency activity that draws participants from the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, the National…
