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ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation

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Fri May 29, 2015 12:59 pm

My sister, who is heavily involved in archival issues in her documentary work, hipped me to this. (thanks, Robin!) There is a print version you can buy but they are making the pdf available for free:


http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub164/pub164.pdf

http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub164

Press release:
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New Guide to Audio Preservation Gives Non-Specialists Expert Information

CLIR Teams with ARSC and NRPB on Guide to Audio Preservation
Guide offers practical advice to audio collection managers without extensive in-house experience

May 28, 2015—CLIR [Council on Library and Information Resources], in partnership with the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) and the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, today announced publication of the ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation.

The guide is an introduction to caring for and preserving audio collections, specifically for individuals and institutions that have recorded sound collections but lack the expertise in one or more areas to preserve them.

Our audio legacy is at serious risk because of media deterioration, technological obsolescence, and, often, lack of accessibility. This legacy is remarkable in its diversity, ranging from wax cylinders of extinct Native American languages to tapes of local radio broadcasts, naturalists’ and ethnographers’ field recordings, small independent record company releases, and much more. Saving this irreplaceable treasure demands the joint effort of libraries, archives, museums, local history repositories, corporations, and individuals.

“The ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation fills a critical need by drawing together contributions from an impressive team of authorities in audio preservation to address the needs of non-specialists who are responsible for managing collections of recordings without being able to rely on in-house professional preservation expertise,” said ARSC President Patrick Feaster. “In partnership with CLIR and the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, we're proud to build on our tradition of promoting the well-informed stewardship of recorded sound with the publication of this guidebook.”
Nine chapters, contributed by a range of experts, cover audio conservation and preservation, recorded sound formats and their associated risks, appraisal, related copyright issues, and disaster preparedness. The guide also offers advice on making informed decisions about digitization, as well as strategies for managing digital content. An appendix to the guide focuses on fair use and sound recordings.

“Our recorded sound heritage—much of it unique, unpublished, and hidden—is held by thousands of institutions and individuals. Ensuring that these collections survive and are accessible will be possible only with the collaboration of many institutions,” said CLIR President Chuck Henry. “We are proud to co-publish the ARSC guide and hope that it will help support the collective action needed to meet this grand challenge.”

The ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation is available electronically at http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub164. Print copies are available for ordering through CLIR’s website, for $30 plus shipping and handling.

The guide is commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.

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Phone: 202.939.4750
http://www.clir.org

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ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation

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Sam Brylawski, Maya Lerman, Robin Pike, Kathlin Smith, editors

May 2015. 240 pp. $30 (print version)
ISBN 978-1-932326-50-5
CLIR pub 164



Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. Copublished by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, the Council on Library and Information Resources, and The Library of Congress

The ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation is a practical introduction to caring for and preserving audio collections. It is aimed at individuals and institutions that have recorded sound collections but lack the expertise in one or more areas to preserve them.

Our audio legacy is at serious risk because of media deterioration, technological obsolescence, and, often, lack of accessibility. This legacy is remarkable in its diversity, ranging from wax cylinders of extinct Native American languages to tapes of local radio broadcasts, naturalists’ and ethnographers’ field recordings, small independent record company releases, and much more. Saving this irreplaceable treasure demands the joint effort of libraries, archives, museums, local history repositories, corporations, and individuals. But for many institutions, the question is “Where to begin?” This guide addresses that question.

Nine chapters, contributed by a range of experts, cover audio conservation and preservation, recorded sound formats and their associated risks, appraisal, related copyright issues, and disaster preparedness. The guide also offers advice on making informed decisions about digitization, as well as strategies for managing digital content. An appendix to the guide focuses on fair use and sound recordings.

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