Course on preservation of audio and video collections

Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe (TAPE)
regional training course on preservation and digitisation of audio
and video collections
Vienna, Austria
12-16 November 2007

TAPE will organize a 5 days' regional training course on
preservation and digitisation of audio and video collections. The
programme has been developed on the basis of experiences made in
former TAPE training courses, and is specifically adapted for small
audiovisual and mixed media research collections.

The course will be jointly organised by the Phonogrammarchiv of the
Austrian Academy of Sciences, partner in project TAPE, and by the
Austrian Mediathek.

Target group:

The course will be aimed at those planning, or already actively
involved in preservation /digitisation projects of their audio and
video collections. The courses will survey technical and ethical
principles of audio and video preservation as well as practical
work.

Topics and features: Tutorials will include audio and video carrier
technology, their components and vulnerability, handling and
storage; maintenance of equipment, format obsolescence, strategy and
ethical principles of long-term preservation; analogue-to
digital-transfer and digital repositories, focussing on small scale
- low cost solutions. Emphasis will also be put on collection
assessment and planning of projects for preservation.

The registration fee is 600 Euros. Participants from institutions
that are TAPE partners or from Academies of Sciences having
cooperation agreements with the Austrian Academy of Sciences will
pay 500 Euros. For the latter, a limited number of grants to cover
accommodation and subsistence in Vienna is available upon special
application. The fee includes coffees, teas, lunches, and a course
pack with reading materials.

Participants should make their own travel and accommodation
arrangements. The local organisers, however, will assist to find
modestly priced hotel accommodation, if requested.

Registration forms must be received by 28 September, 2007.

For more information on TAPE see <URL:http://www.tape-online.net>

Registration Form:

Yes, I would like to register for this workshop

    Name
    Title
    Position
    Organisation
    Address
    City
    Postal code
    Country
    Fax:
    E-mail

If the number of applications exceeds the number of available
places, a selection will have to be made. Preference will be given
to those applicants who are practically involved in the
preservation/digitisation of audio and video documents. Therefore
please tell us something about your present position and tasks, and
state your motivation for wanting to attend the workshop: why do you
feel you would benefit from this course?

If necessary, use a separate sheet.

Please rate your proficiency in English: from 1 (poor) to 3
(acceptable) to 5 (very good)

    speaking:
    listening:
    reading:

Mail or fax this form by 28 September 2007 to:

    Phonogrammarchiv
    Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Mrs. Li Huang
    Liebiggasse 5
    A-1010 Vienna
    Austria
    Fax: +431 4277 9296
    pha [at] oeaw__ac__at

By 8 October, 2007  you will be informed whether your application
has been accepted.

The registration fee is 600 Euros. Participants from institutions
that are TAPE partners or from Academies of Sciences having
cooperation agreements with the Austrian Academy of Sciences will
pay 500 Euros. For the latter, a limited number of grants to cover
accommodation and subsistence in Vienna is available upon special
application. The fee includes coffees, teas, lunches, and a course
pack with reading materials.

An invoice will be sent to those whose application has been
accepted.

Anne Muller
European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA)
c/o Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
PO Box 19121, NL-1000 GC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+31 20 551 08 39
Fax: +31 20 620 49 41


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