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Re: [ARSCLIST] Sound Directions publication
Mike, this is TERRIFIC! Thanks!
Mark Durenberger
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
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From: "Casey, Michael T" <micasey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:16 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Sound Directions publication
Dear ARSCLIST members,
The Sound Directions project team is pleased to announce that the
publication of our findings is now available on the web. Below you will find
the official "press release" with details on access to the document. It is
our sincerest hope that you find the document useful and well worth the
wait.
Mike Casey
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Mike Casey
Associate Director for Recording Services
Archives of Traditional Music
Indiana University
(812)855-8090
Co-Chair, ARSC Technical Committee
The Sound Directions project at Harvard University and Indiana University
announces the publication of Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio
Preservation, which is available as a PDF from the Sound Directions website
at www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/sounddirections/. This 168-page publication
presents the results of two years of research and development funded by the
National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States. This work was
carried out by project and permanent staff at both institutions in
consultation with an advisory board of experts in audio engineering, audio
preservation, and digital libraries.
Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation establishes best
practices in many areas where they did not previously exist. This work also
explores the testing and use of existing and emerging standards. It includes
chapters on personnel and equipment for preservation transfer, digital
files, metadata, storage, preservation packages and interchange, and audio
preservation systems and workflows. Each chapter is divided into two major
parts: a preservation overview that summarizes key concepts for collection
managers and curators, followed by a section that presents recommended
technical practices for audio engineers, digital librarians, and other
technical staff. This latter section includes a detailed look at the inner
workings of the audio preservation systems at both Harvard and Indiana.
This first phase of the Sound Directions project produced four key results:
the publication of our findings and best practices, the development of much
needed software tools for audio preservation, the creation or further
development of audio preservation systems at each institution, and the
preservation of a large number of critically endangered and highly valuable
recordings. All of these are detailed in this publication, which provides
solid grounding for institutions pursuing audio preservation either in-house
or in collaboration with an outside vendor.
For further information on the Sound Directions project: soundir@xxxxxxxxxxx