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Collecting born-digital material at the source: Acquisition strategies and lessons learned

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  • Drake Davis, Laura
  • Gant, Anne
  • Pao, Chew Tee

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The archival of born-digital films and other digital moving-image content presents unique challenges. Complex file formats and content with increasingly higher resolution result in large file sizes and large packages of files, with multi-terabyte master files being the new norm. Standards for long-term preservation and what content to collect from film production remain in flux, with practices varying among institutions. To process and provide access to these materials efficiently requires innovative and nimble workflows that can adapt to the changing landscape. This paper describes the challenges and experiences with born-digital films at three institutions: the Asian Film Archive (Singapore), Library of Congress (USA) and Eye Filmmuseum (The Netherlands). The authors discuss their personal experience of the issues related to collecting practices, technology implementation and funding. This information will be of particular benefit to any archives and institutions about to embark upon digital preservation planning.

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  • Drake Davis, Laura & Gant, Anne & Pao, Chew Tee, 2019. "Collecting born-digital material at the source: Acquisition strategies and lessons learned," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 7(4), pages 339-347, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2019:v:7:i:4:p:339-347
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    Keywords

    born-digital film; film archiving; preservation;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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