[PADG:845] RE: Minutes for Recording Media DG, Midwinter ALA, San Antonio, TX 2006

["Kolb, Charles" <CKolb@xxxxxxx>]

The speakers at the NEH session at SAA are Steve Weiss (U NC), Joanne Rudof (Yale), and Ginny Danielson (Harvard); Charlie Kolb is the moderator and discussant.  Charlie 

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Minutes for Recording Media DG, Midwinter ALA, San Antonio, TX 2006

The group began with an update from Kate Contakos of the CCAHA's symposium "A Race Against Time: Preserving Machine Based Audiovisual Media," 
sponsored by the NEH and held in Philadelphia, PA in November, 2005. 
Charlie Kolb also noted that the NEH will be sponsoring an open workshop on recording sound at SAA in August 2006. Speakers will include Steve Weiss, and Joann Rudolph, and Jim Reiley. 

The open discussion focused mostly on ways in which to preserve media. 
Some methods talked about were duplicating at the point of use, or digitizing as requested. This led into discussion of file sizes and storage space, digital storage maintenance, delivery systems, and databases. Some of the difficulties with databases are inclusion of sensitive information, restricting access when used for clinical research or when identity needs to be kept in confidence. People spoke about controlling access to databases when using remote access, as well as providing access beyond the library or campus. Also discussed were legality and copyright issues, distinctions between archival copy and use copy, and distribution of these versions. Also at issue is machine obsolescence and access to analog masters when it finally comes time to make a digital archival copy. The topic for next time will focus on survey tools and assessment; this seems to be the most in demand and several projects related to this topic are nearing completion in time for Annual 2006, in New Orleans. Laissez les bon temps et les bandes délabré roulez!

Kate Contakos (New York University) &
Jacob Nadal (New York Public Library), Co-chairs