26 Nov 2009: Care of Audio-visual Collections Course

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Type Workshops
Date 26 Nov 2009 to 26 Nov 2009
Time 09:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Venue Archives New Zealand Training Room, 10 Mulgrave Street, Wellington
City Wellington
Contact Person Salme Kortet (National Library) and Kylie Ngaropo (Archives NZ)
Cost $50 ($40 for LIANZA Preservation SIG members)
Information

The course is now full. If you would be interested in a similar course in the future, please email preservation@natlib.govt.nz

A one day course in the care of audio-visual collections is offered by the National Preservation Office, Te Tari Tohu Tāonga and Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o Te Kāwanatanga.

This intermediate level course is for people who work in museums, libraries, archives, businesses, community and Māori and iwi groups who want to learn more about the care and management of audio-visual collections.

Places are limited to 40.

When

26 November 2009, 9.30am – 4.30pm.

Venue

Archives New Zealand Training Room, 10 Mulgrave Street, Wellington, Ground Floor

Cost

$50.00 (inc GST). This includes morning and afternoon tea. There is a discounted fee of $40 for LIANZA Preservation SIG members.

Course topics

  • AV formats, their identification and history
  • Aspects of collection management
  • AV-formats: their deterioration, risk factors and implications for handling and storage
  • Replay and technology obsolescence
  • Migration and digitisation including selecting and prioritising material
  • Digital preservation – formats and their implications
  • Copyright and intellectual and cultural property rights
  • Digitisation: sustainability and access
  • Advisory services in New Zealand
  • Time for discussion and questions

Key Presenters

  • David Smith, Audio-Visual Senior Advisor, Archives New Zealand
  • Bronwyn Officer, Senior Sound Conservator, National Library
  • Nick Guy, Audio-Visual Media Conservator, National Library

Enquiries

Kylie Ngaropo, phone (04) 894 6068, email kylie.ngaropo@archives.govt.nz

Salme Kortet, phone (04) 474 3066, email preservation@natlib.govt.nz

The course organisers would like to thank the following for their support:

  • National Library of New Zealand
  • Preservation Special Interest Group of the Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
  • Digital New Zealand.