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An Introduction To Using The Command Line Interface To Work With Files And Directories

With the increasing ingest of born digital and digitized collections, we are at the point (perhaps well past the point) of admitting that almost all archives are digital archives, and as a profession we must identify and gain training on the tools that will help us describe, store, and manage file-based collections in the same ways we do with physical collections.

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a critical tool here, both for managing files from ingest to storage directly or being able to access certain applications that only have a CLI option for running. These introductions to CLI (both for Mac and Windows OS) provide a basic understanding of managing directories and files with the command line, skills which can be expanded from managing individual files to ingesting and caring for large sets of files in batches in order to save time and address the realities of file-based acquisition.

• CLI INTRODUCTION FOR MAC OS (PDF)
• CLI INTRODUCTION FOR WINDOWS OS (PDF)

FIAT/IFTA Cost Of Inaction Presentation

AVP President Chris Lacinak was invited to give a keynote presentation at the 2014 Fédération Internationale des Archives de Télévision / The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA) World Conference on the topic of our Cost of Inaction Calculator. The COI Calculator is a planning tool that provides estimated budgets and schedules over the long term so that one can begin to develop a preservation plan for beyond the immediate near term. By looking at the costs of physical storage and management, digitization, and digital storage, an institution can think about distributing costs over time while also considering the critical need for sustainability of preservation activities (and their associated costs) beyond short term fund raising or grants.

• WATCH THE VIDEO (YouTube)
• FIAT/IFTA COI KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (PDF)

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Releases

In celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on October 27th, AVPreserve is releasing several new or updated white papers that provide guidance on the preservation and management of audiovisual and digital media collections. To start, we have translated five of our white papers into Spanish in order to increase accessibility for a global audience. These first five papers cover processing of AV collections, preservation of optical media, cloud storage for archives, disaster recovery, and an introduction to Codecs. We hope to continue translating our resources and look to feedback on our efforts and future requests. The Spanish language papers can be downloaded for free at https://www.avpreserve.com/papers-and-presentations/documento-tecnico-de-lengua-espanola/

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Documentos Técnicos en Español

La publicación inicial de cinco de nuestros documentos técnicos traducidos al español. Esperamos traducir más recursos pronto y compartirlos con nuestros colegas.

• NUEVE FACTORES A CONSIDERAR AL EVALUAR EL ALMACENAMIENTO EN LA NUBE (PDF)
• INTRODUCCIÓN A LA PRESERVACIÓN DE MEDIOS ÓPTICOS (PDF)
• INTRODUCCIÓN A LOS CÓDECS DE ARCHIVOS SONOROS Y AUDIOVISUALES (PDF)
• METODOLOGÍA MÁS PRODUCTO, MENOS PROCESO PARA EL PROCESAMIENTO DE COLECCIONES AUDIOVISUALES (PDF)
• LA RECUPERACIÓN DE LA COLECCIÓN MULTIMEDIA DESPUÉS DE LA SUPERTORMENTA SANDY (PDF)

Chris Lacinak Keynoting at International Television Archives Conference

AVPreserve President Chris Lacinak will be presenting a keynote talk at the upcoming Fédération Internationale des Archives de Télévision / The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA) World Conference in Amsterdam. FIAT/IFTA brings together a diverse group of international broadcast and state archives to discuss the issues and learn solutions to managing and preserving video content. The major shifts in the broadcast industry over the past decade to digital and online distribution (and the range from HD to streaming quality), as well as the increasing re-use of past content, have presented new challenges to archives responsible for the long term care and use of materials. FIAT/IFTA and its members have become leaders in developing and sharing solutions for these challenges.

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AMIA 2014 Featuring New Open Source Digital Preservation and Access Stream

In cooperation with the AMIA Open Source Committee, we are excited to announce the Open Source Digital Preservation and Access stream at the Association of Moving Image Archivists 2014 Conference on Thursday, October 9th. The stream is identified by the acronym OSDPA within the AMIA conference program and consists of a stellar lineup of speakers giving presentations including:

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Call For Proposals, AMIA 2014 Lightning Talks

Planning on attending AMIA 2014 in Savannah? This is a call for proposals for lightning talks that will be part of the Open Source Digital Preservation and Access Stream at the AMIA Conference. The session will be from 4:45-5:45PM on Thursday, October 9th and will consist of 10 talks that will be no more than 5 minutes (strictly enforced). Lightning talks should present interesting new concepts, applications, projects and innovations within the context of the stream. Please submit a 1-3 sentence proposal on your lightning talk along with your name, affiliation, subject/title, email address, and phone number. Please email chris[at]avpreserve[dot]com with your proposals by Friday, October 3rd. Those selected will be notified by Tuesday, October 7th.

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AVPreserve Ramping Up for October, The Month of Conferences

The temperatures have (thankfully) cooled down, but our schedule hasn’t! The AVPreserve team is speaking at a pile of conferences in the month of October.

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AVPreserve at IBC

AVPreserve President Chris Lacinak will be jetting off to Amsterdam this week to attend the International Broadcasting Convention. Much like the National Association of Broadcasters convention in the US, IBC is a massive conference and exhibition where thousands of people who create, distribute, or manage media come together to see the newest technologies and hear practitioners speak about their work with digital asset management, metadata for search and distribution, storage, and digital preservation. This will be our second year attending IBC and it has quickly become a must-do on our calendar so we can stay abreast of tools and other resources that help us support our clients better, while also providing a valuable international perspective on the theories and approaches to media preservation and access. And of course we’re looking forward to catching up with our friends and colleagues from PrestoCentre, the EYE Film Institute, VIAA, and more. The Skipjacks are being packed as we write!

Preservation Fragments #1

Obsolescence and Our Relationship with the Material

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