CEDAR Audio to contribute to Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union workshop at Broadcast Asia 2004
A major portion of the cultural legacy of the last 100 years is held in form of audiovisual recordings. A recent European research project estimated that the world's collections of audio recordings amount to more than 100 million hours stored on materials which are deteriorating progressively. These unique cultural testimonies will be lost irretrievably if we do not take steps toward their long-term preservation.
In response to an ever increasing demand for specific information about proper and farsighted archiving of audio holdings, the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) is offering a presentation-based workshop. This will be useful for decision-makers, administrators and record managers who are responsible for the long-term preservation of audiovisual content as well as for archivists and librarians in broadcasting (radio and/or TV), national, research and other sound archives
The workshop's morning programme focuses on the stability and longevity of the common mechanical, magnetic, and optical audiovisual carriers, their proper handling and storage, and issues of optimal signal retrieval. It also deals with tools and methods for the restoration of deteriorating or obsolete carriers.
The afternoon concentrates on digitisation as the only means for long-term preservation, discussing which of the present storage media and which of the current formats should be chosen. Finally, a summary of the topics will be presented to the delegates in form of the IASA Standard "The safeguarding of the audio heritage: ethics, principles and preservation strategy" (IASA-TC 03).
A demonstration of CEDAR Cambridge will be given during the morning session, and will be repeated on request.
Broadcast Asia 2004, SunTec City Conference Centre, Singapore.
18 June 2004, 09:00 - 18:00 h
CEDAR Audio Limited
20 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB1 5BS, UK.
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