The Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (DPOE-N) is excited
to offer a free virtual workshop for US-based library, archives, and museum
professionals focused on digital preservation and audiovisual media...
*Introduction to Digital Preservation for Moving Image and Sound* Virtual
Workshop |
Thursday May 27th and Friday May 28th, 2021 | 2:00-5:00pm EST
Description:
Moving image and sound materials were challenging to steward in the analog
era, and now with the turn to digital preservation, an entirely new set of
challenges are presented for collection managers. While there is clear
overlap between digital preservation of static material and time-based
media, many unique factors are involved in the latter, including
characteristics such as multiple codecs within a container, multi-track
audio recordings, obscure analog video formats, handling large files, and
so on. The workshop will provide an overview of factors like these,
alongside exercises to assist in working with moving image and sound
material in digital preservation activities.
This two-day workshop is designed to provide an introduction to digital
preservation with a focus on the moving image and sound asset lifecycle.
Alongside digital preservation fundamentals, attendees will learn about
current advances in the field, format identification, what audiovisual
materials to prioritize for transfer, readying materials for digitization,
quality assurance and metadata for the purpose of digital preservation. An
introduction to a selection of software tools, and some hands-on work will
be incorporated. Participants will come away with practical skills and
methods for crafting and implementing a digital preservation workflow for
audiovisual materials in their collections, and a basic knowledge of the
purpose and application of technical metadata. Time will be reserved for
participants to sign up for one-on-one office hours so that individualized
questions may be addressed by the instructor.
Details:
This workshop is being hosted by the Digital Preservation Outreach &
Education Network (DPOE-N) in partnership with New York University Moving
Image Archiving & Preservation (MIAP) program and Pratt Institute School of
Information. It is being offered *tuition-free*, thanks to generous support
from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The application for this program is now available online at:
https://bit.ly/dpoen-movingimage
*The deadline to apply is May 10, 2021.*
Applicants must be located in the United States or US territories. The
program will be limited to 25 participants, so we recommend that you do not
wait to apply. Successful applicants will be notified by May 15, 2021.
Instructor:
Lauren Sorensen is a consultant specializing in moving image preservation
and conservation, digital preservation and access. Over the past fifteen
years, Sorensen has been employed by institutions such as Bay Area Video
Coalition, Library of Congress, Canyon Cinema and as a consultant has
assisted institutions such as the City of Los Angeles' Department of
Cultural Affairs, Glenstone Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art,
among others with all manner of digital preservation and access activities.
She co-founded the now seven-years running AMIA/DLF Hack Day, and is a
contributing author in the forthcoming book Archival Accessioning by Audra
Eagle Yun. She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the
Association of Moving Image Archivists, and is currently on the editorial
board for The Moving Image journal. She holds a Master of Arts from New
York University in Moving Image Archiving & Preservation (2007), and a
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Digital Media from University of California,
Santa Cruz (2003).
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