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  • 20/1/2016 Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)

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    20062013|electronicartsintermix

    ResourcesInrecentyearsanumberofnationalandinternationalorganizationsandconsortiahaveundertakenmajorresearchinitiatives,conferencesandprojectsrelatingtonewchallengesandpracticesinmovingimagemediaexhibition,acquisitionandpreservation.Thefollowingisnotacomprehensivelistoftheseinitiatives,butaselectionofsomeoftheimportantresourcesandreferencematerialsthatarecurrentlyavailableonline.

    TheAmericanInstituteforConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks(AIC):ElectronicMediaGrouphttp://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/index.html

    TheElectronicMediaGroup,formedin1998,isasubsidiaryoftheAmericanInstituteforConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks(AIC),aprofessionalmembershiporganizationforconservators.Itsgoalsarethepreservationofelectronicart,electronicbasedculturalmaterialsandtoolsofcreation,andprovidingameansforconservatorsandrelatedprofessionalstodevelopandmaintainknowledgeofrelevantnewmediaandemergingtechnologies.

    ArchivingtheAvantGarde:DocumentingandPreservingDigital/VariableMediaArthttp://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/about_bampfa/avantgarde.html

    ThisconsortiumprojectdevelopswaystocatalogandpreservedigitalandInternetart,performance,installation,conceptual,andothervariablemediaartcollections,inordertoprovidecurrentandfuturegenerationswiththeopportunitytolearnfromandbeinspiredbytheworksandensuretheperpetuationandaccuracyofarthistoricalrecords.ConsortiummembersincludetheUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyArtMuseumandPacificFilmArchive,withtheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,ClevelandPerformanceArtFestivalandArchive,FranklinFurnaceArchive,andRhizome.org.

    TheAssociationofMovingImageArchivists(AMIA)http://www.amianet.orghttp://www.amianet.org/publication/resources/guidelines/guidelines.html

    AMIAisanonprofitprofessionalmembershipassociationforindividualsandinstitutionsconcernedwiththepreservationofmovingimages.AMIAfosterscooperationamongthoseconcernedwiththeacquisition,preservation,exhibitionanduseofmovingimagematerials.Inadditiontopublicationandeducationprograms,AMIAholdsanannualconference,developsandpromotesstandards,offersalistserv,honorsarchivistsandarchivalorganizations,administersscholarshipsandfellowships,anddesignsandimplementsnationalmovingimagepreservationpoliciesandplans.AMIA'sonlineresourceincludesstoragestandardsandguidelinesforfilmandvideotape,includingQ&Asonvideoformats,preservation,andvideotapepreservationfactsheets.

    AssociationofRecordedSoundCollections(ARSC)http://www.arscaudio.org

    Foundedin1966,theAssociationforRecordedSoundCollections(ARSC)isanonprofitorganizationdedicatedtoresearch,study,publication,andinformationexchangesurroundingallaspectsofrecordingsandrecordedsound.

    AVMattersinMediaArts

    AVMattersinMediaArtsisamoderateddiscussionlistaboutaudiovisualmedia(i.e.audiotape,videotape,DVD).EstablishedbyJimLindnerofthemagneticmediarestorationfacilityVidipaxin1999,thediscussionsaddresstopicssuchasidentifyingnewtrendsinmediatypesandhowtocareforoldermedia.Tosubscribetothelist,[email protected].

    BayAreaVideoCoalition(BAVC)http://www.bavc.org/media/preservation/http://www.bavc.org/preservation/dvd/resources/http://www.bavc.org/classes/dvd/preservation.htm

    TheBayAreaVideoCoalition(BAVC)hasestablishedtheonlyprofessionallyequippednonprofitpreservationcenterinthenation.BAVCofferscleaningandtransferringofarchivalmaterialtocurrentvideoformatsforuniversities,museums,nonprofitinstitutionsandartists.PLAYBACK:PreservingAnalogVideoisBAVC'sinteractiveDVDthatinvitesuserstoviewthetechnicalpracticesofvideopreservationandexperiencethecomplexdecisionmakingprocessartists,conservators,andvideoengineersengageintoreconstructvideoartwork.VideoPreservationResources,theonlinecomponenttotheDVD,featuresabibliography,glossary,scholarlyessays,eventarchives,andlinksrelatingtovideopreservation.

    ConservationOnLine(CoOL)http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/video/

    Thisresource,preparedbythePreservationCommitteeofTheAssociationofMovingImageArchivists,offersguidancetocustodiansofarchivalvideocollectionsofanysize.Thediscussionusesnontechnicallanguagetofocusonfundamentalissuesconcerningthelongtermcareandhandlingofvideotape.ConservationDistListisCoOL'sdiscussiongroup,whichisintendedforprofessionalsinvolvedwiththeconservationofmuseum,archive,orlibrarymaterials.TosignontoDistList,[email protected]:subscribeconsdistYourFirstNameYourLastName.

    CouncilonLibraryandInformationResources(CLIR)http://www.clir.org/

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    http://www.clir.org/pubs/strategies.htmlhttp://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/child/child.htmlhttp://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54/1introduction.html

    CLIRisanindependentnonprofitorganizationthatworkstoexpandaccesstoinformation,howeverrecordedandpreserved,asapublicgood.TheCLIRWebsiteincludespublicationsrelatingtomediacollections,suchas"StrategiesandToolsfortheDigitalLibrary"and"DirectoryofInformationSourcesonScientificResearchRelatedtothePreservationofSoundRecordings,StillandMovingImagesandMagneticTape.""MagneticTapeStorageandHandling"isausefulguideforlibraries,collections,andarchives.

    CRUMB:CuratorialResourceforUpstartMediaBlisshttp://www.crumbweb.org

    CRUMB(CuratorialResourceforUpstartMediaBliss),aprojectoftheUniversityofSunderlandintheUnitedKingdom,respondstotheideathattheInternet,telematics,andinteractivemediaarechangingthewayscuratorswork,andexamineshownewmediaartispresented,commissioned,collected,andcritiqued.Thesiteaimstohelpindependentandinstitutionalcurators,producers,technicians,andcommissioners,andincludesextensiveinterviewswithcurators,anewmediacuratingdiscussionlist,documentationofseminars,bibliographies,links,etc.(AninterviewwithCRUMBfoundersSarahCookandBerylGrahamappearsinthisResourceGuide.)

    TheDanielLangloisFoundationforArt,Science,andTechnologyhttp://www.fondationlanglois.org/

    TheDanielLangloisFoundation'spurposeistofurtherartisticandscientificknowledgebyfosteringthemeetingofartandscienceinthefieldoftechnologies.TheFoundation,basedinMontral,seekstonurtureacriticalawarenessoftechnology'simplicationsforhumanbeingsandtheirnaturalandculturalenvironmentsandtopromotetheexplorationofaestheticssuitedtoevolvinghumanenvironments.TheCentreforResearchandDocumentation(CR+D)seekstodocumenthistory,artworksandpracticesassociatedwithelectronicanddigitalmediaartsandtomakethisinformationavailabletoresearchersinaninnovativemannerthroughdatacommunications.

    DanishVideoArtDataBank:ImmaterialVariableMediaArt/VideoArtPreservation:Studiesandsuggestionshttp://www.videoart.suite.dk/preservation/start2.htmhttp://www.videoartdenmark.dk

    Thisstudy,conductedbyTheDanishVideoArtDataBank,concentratesonthepreservationofvideotapesaswellasaddressingotherformsofimmaterialvariablemediaartworks.Thesiteincludespreservationrecommendationsandstrategies,casestudies,andlinkstootherresources.

    DatabaseofVirtualArthttp://www.virtualart.at/common/recentWork.do

    TheDatabaseofVirtualArtdocumentstherapidlyevolvingfieldofdigitalinstallationart.Thisresearchorientedoverviewofimmersive,interactive,telematic,andgeneticarthasbeendevelopedincooperationwithestablishedmediaartists,researchersandinstitutions.TheWebbased,costfreeinstrumentallowsuserstopostmaterialthemselves,includingvideodocumentation,technicaldata,interfaces,anddisplays.

    DeadMediaProjecthttp://student.vfs.com/~deadmedia/frame.html

    CreatedbystudentsoftheVancouverFilmSchoolMultimedia,theDeadMediaProjectisavirtuallibrarydedicatedtocataloguingobsoletemedia.

    DigitalPreservationCoalition(DPC)http://www.dpconline.org

    TheDigitalPreservationCoalition(DPC)wasestablishedin2001tofosterjointactiontoaddresstheurgentchallengesofsecuringthepreservationofdigitalresourcesintheUnitedKingdom,andtoworkwithothersinternationallytosecureourglobaldigitalmemoryandknowledgebase.

    DOCAM:DocumentationandConservationofMediaArtsHeritagehttp://www.docam.ca/

    DOCAMisamultidisciplinaryresearchprojectinitiatedbytheDanielLangloisFoundationtoexaminetheincreasinglychallengingissueofmediaartconservation.Overtheproject'sfiveyearmandate,numerouscasestudieswillbeconductedthatfocusondocumentarycollectionsandconservingworksofartfeaturingtechnologicalcontent.Thesestudieswillcontributetothedevelopmentoftoolsandmethodstobetterassurethepreservationofthefragilemediaartsheritage.TheDOCAMresearchallianceiscomprisedofsome20organizations.

    ElectronicArtinPublicSpacehttp://www.notam02.no/eart_in_public_space/indexe.php

    ThisNorwegianresourcefocusesonthepresentationandinstallationofelectronicmediaartworksinpublicvenues,primarilyinNorway.Itcontainsarticles,representativeworks,andtechnicalresourcesrelatingtoinstallationandexhibition.

    ElectronicResourcePreservationandAccessNetwork(ERPANET)

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    http://www.erpanet.org

    ThisEuropeanconsortiumpublishesinformation,bestpracticesandskillsdevelopmentintheareaofdigitalpreservationofculturalheritageandscientificobjects.ERPANETbringstogethermuseums,librariesandarchiveswithmembersofthesoftwareandentertainmentindustries.

    FACT:MovingImageTouring&ExhibitionService(MITES)http://www.fact.co.uk/main/services/mites/

    TheMovingImageTouringandExhibitionService(MITES)isanationalexhibitiontechnologyresourceforartistsandexhibitorsintheUK.ThisresourceisbasedatFACT(FoundationforArt&CreativeTechnology)inLiverpool,anorganizationforthecommissioningandpresentationoffilm,video,andnewmediaartforms.TheWebsiteincludesasectioncalled"EquipmentandResources,"whichidentifiesanddefinesequipmentusedforexhibitingmediaart.

    IndependentMediaArtsPreservation(IMAP)http://www.imappreserve.org

    IMAPisanonprofitservice,education,andadvocacyorganizationcommittedtothepreservationofnoncommercialelectronicmedia.IMAP'scoreconstituentsincludeinstitutions,organizations,andindividualswhosediversemediacollectionsareunderservedbyexistingpreservationefforts.IMAPprovidesarchivists,artists,conservators,curators,distributors,librarians,mediamakers,producers,registrars,scholars,andotherprofessionalswithaccessiblesolutionstodocumentandpreservemediacollections.ImapLisanonlinediscussionlistsponsoredbyIMAP.Tosubscribe,[email protected].

    TheInternationalNetworkfortheConservationofContemporaryArt(INCCA)http://www.incca.org/

    TheInternationalNetworkfortheConservationofContemporaryArt(INCCA),foundedin1999,isanetworkfortheconservationcommunity,includingconservators,curators,scientists,registrars,archivists,arthistorians,andresearchers.MembersofINNCAsharetheDatabaseforArtists'Archives,whichallowsthemaccesstoeachother'sunpublishedinformation.TheWebsiteprovidesinformationforprofessionalsandforvisitorswithageneralinterestintheconservationanddocumentationofmodernandcontemporaryart,includinglinkstomajorprojectsrelatingtopreservingmediaartandinstallation.

    InsideInstallations:PreservationandPresentationofInstallationArthttp://www.insideinstallations.org/home/index.phphttp://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/majorprojects/nauman/home_1.htm

    InsideInstallationsisaresearchprojectonthepreservationandpresentationofinstallationartcoordinatedbytheNetherlandsInstituteforCulturalHeritage(ICN)andcoorganizedbyTate,EnglandRestaurierungzentrumDsseldorf,GermanyMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofia,SpainStedelijkMuseumvoorActueleKunst,Belgium,andFoundationfortheConservationofContemporaryArt,TheNetherlands.Basedon30casestudiesofcomplexinstallationworksinthecollectionsofparticipatingmuseums,theprojectinvestigatespreservationstrategies,artists'participation,documentation,archiving,theoryandsemantics,knowledgemanagement,andinformationexchange.AcasestudyofBruceNauman'sinstallationMappingtheStudiollwithcolorshift,flip,flop,&flip/flop(FatChanceJohnCage),from2001,isfeaturedontheTate'sWebsite.

    InterPARESProject:InternationalResearchonPermanentAuthenticRecordsinElectronicSystemshttp://www.interpares.org/

    InterPARESisaninternationalresearchendeavoraimedatdevelopingthetheoreticalandmethodologicalknowledgeessentialtothelongtermpreservationofauthenticrecordscreatedand/ormaintainedindigitalform.

    ISEA:InterSocietyfortheElectronicArtshttp://www.iseaweb.org/

    FoundedintheNetherlandsin1990,theInterSocietyfortheElectronicArts(ISEA)isaninternationalnonprofitorganizationfosteringinterdisciplinaryacademicdiscourseandexchangeamongculturallydiverseorganizationsandindividualsworkingwithart,scienceandemergingtechnologies.ISEApublishesanewsletterhostsanonlinearchiveandexchangeenvironmentandoverseestheInternationalSymposiumonElectronicArt,aregulargatheringoftheinternationalart,science,andtechnologycommunity.

    LabGuy'sWorldhttp://www.labguysworld.com/

    ThiswebsitetracksthehistoryofvideotaperecordersbeforeBetamaxandVHS.LabGuy'sWorldfeaturesavirtualmuseumofextinctvideorecordersandvideocameras,acatalogofextinctvideoequipmentandrelateddocumentation,andinformationonkeypioneersinVTRhistory.

    LudwigBoltzmannInstituteMedia.Art.Research.http://media.lbg.ac.at/en/index.php

    TheLudwigBoltzmannInstituteMedia.Art.ResearchinLinz,Austria,conductsresearchtodevelopstrategiesandstandardstodocument,describe,andconservedigitalartworksandworksofmediaart.InJune2006,expertsconvenedforaworkshopentitled"SurvivalandMaintenanceofMediaBasedArt:AnOverviewofExistingandDevelopingStrategiesofDocumentation,Archiving,andConservation."

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    MCult:ServerforNewMediaCulturehttp://www.mcult.net/

    Mcult.netisanonlineinformationandcommunicationresourcefornewmediaculture,publishedbythemcultCenterforNewMediaCultureinHelsinki,Finland.Itaimstopromotethecooperationofcommunities,organizations,andindividualsworkingwithnewmediaandtohelpuserstonavigatethevastfieldofdigitalculture.

    MediaArtNethttp://www.medienkunstnetz.de

    MediaArtNet,aGermancollaborativeproject,surveyshistoricandcurrentpositionsandcontextsofmediaartbyexploringthematicconcepts.ThisextensiveWebresourceincludessectionson:AestheticsoftheDigitalSoundandImageCyborgBodiesPhoto/ByteGenerativeToolsArtandCinematographyMappingandTextthePublicSphereandanOverviewofMediaArt.

    media_art_netDortmundhttp://www.hartwareprojekte.de/mknde.htmhttp://www.404project.net/index_e.html

    media_art_netDortmundisaninterdisciplinaryplatformfortheproduction,presentation,andpreservationofmedia/newmediaart.Oneofitsaimsistoestablishinterdisciplinaryinfrastructurestofosterthedevelopmentofstrategies,methodsandfacilitiesforthedocumentationandpreservationofmedia/newmediaart.Media_art_netDortmundprojectsinclude404ObjectNotFound:Whatremainsofmediaart?,aninternationalcongresstoaddressquestionsoftheproduction,presentationandpreservationofmediaart.

    MattersinMediaArts:CollaboratingTowardstheCareofTimebasedMediaWorksofArthttp://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/majorprojects/benchmarking.htm

    Curators,conservators,registrars,andmediatechnicalmanagersfromNewArtTrust,Tate,SanFranciscoMuseumofModernArt,andtheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkhaveformedaconsortiumtoestablishbestpracticeguidelinesforcareoftimebasedmediaworksofart,includingvideo,slide,film,audio,andcomputerbasedinstallations.Thisprojectaimstoraiseawarenessoftherequirementsoftheseworksandtoprovideapracticalresponsetotheneedforinternationalagreementamongmuseums.Phaseoneoftheprojectfocusesonthemanagementofloansoftimebasedmediaworksandincludesthedevelopmentofguidelinesforbudgeting,installation,documentation,andloanagreements.

    TheNationalTelevisionandVideoPreservationFoundation(NTVPF)http://www.ntvpf.tvhttp://www.ntvpf.tv/html/preservation/preservation.html

    TheNationalTelevisionandVideoPreservationFoundationisanindependent,nonprofitorganizationcreatedtofulfillalongstandingneedbyraisingprivatefundsandprovidinggrantstosupportpreservationandaccessprojectsatinstitutionswithtelevisionandvideocollectionsthroughouttheUnitedStates.

    NetherlandsMediaArtInstitute:Montevideo/TimeBasedArtshttp://www.montevideo.nl/en/index.htmlhttp://www.oasisarchive.info

    TheNetherlandsMediaArtInstitutesupportsmediaartinthreecoreareas:presentation,research,andconservation.TheInstitutepublishesanonlinenewsletter,MonitoringMediaArtPreservation.ItsprojectPreservationofVideoArt,atwoyearlongresearchinitiativeincooperationwithmuseumsandorganizationsthroughoutEurope,ledtothepublicationofthebookSustainabilityofVideoArt.In2005,theInstituteheldaconferenceinAmsterdamontheconservationanddocumentationofmediaart.TheconferencewasconceivedwiththeprojectOASIS,orOpenArchivingSystemwithInternetSharing,whichseekstopreservemediaartbydevelopinganarchivingplatformlinkingthemediaartdatabasesofseveralinstitutesandcollections.

    NewMediaEncyclopediahttp://www.newmediaart.org

    TheNewMediaEncyclopediaisatrilingual(EnglishFrenchGerman)onlinecatalogue.Forthisproject,theCentreGeorgesPompidou,theMuseumLudwig,theCentrepourl'ImageContemporaine,andtheFondsnationald'artcontemporainhavepooledinformationontheirrespectiveholdingsinordertoprovidetheinternationalpublicwithareferenceworkbringingtogetherfourmajorEuropeancollections.

    .PACKEDThePlatformfortheArchivingandpreservationofArtisticCreationsonElectronicandDigitalBearershttp://www.packed.be

    .PackedisaninitiativebytheFlemishmuseumsSmakandMuhka,togetherwithargoscentreforaudiovisualarts.Thispreservationplatformistargetedtowardstheexchangeandcompilationofexpertiseandinformationonpreservationandarchiving,collectionbuilding,andthepublicdisclosureofaudiovisualcreations,aswellasdiscussionsonthedevelopmentofshorttermpolicypreparation.

    Refresh!:FirstInternationalConferenceontheHistoriesofMediaArt,Scienceand

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    Technologyhttp://www.mediaarthistory.org/http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/programs/archives/2005/refresh/lisiten.asphttp://tamtam.mi2.hr/replace/

    TheMediaArtHistoryProjectattemptsahistoryofaudiovisualmedia,fromthelaternamagicatothepanorama,phantasmagoria,film,andvirtualart.TheRefresh!Conference,heldin2005attheBanffNewMediaInstituteinCanada,focusedonhistoriography,methodology,andtheroleofmediaartinstitutions.Thesecondconference,re:place2007,willtakeplaceinBerlin.

    Rhizome.org:Artbasehttp://rhizome.org/artbase/report.htm

    Rhizome.orgisanonlineplatformfortheglobalnewmediaartcommunity,supportingthecreation,presentation,discussion,andpreservationofcontemporaryartthatusesnewtechnologiesinsignificantways.ArtBaseistheorganization'sonlinearchiveofnewmediaartincludingsome1,600projects.Forpreservationpurposes,anArtBaseArtistQuestionnairewascreatedinconjunctionwiththeGuggenheimMuseum'sVariableMediaInitiative.Thequestionnairegathersinformationnecessaryforguidingfuturepreservationmeasures,includingdocumentation,migration,emulation,andreinterpretation.AdetailedreportonthepreservationofRhizome'sArtBaseisincludedonthesite.

    SocietyofAmericanArchivists(SAA)http://www.archivists.org

    Foundedin1936,theSocietyofAmericanArchivists(SAA)isNorthAmerica'soldestandlargestnationalarchivalprofessionalassociation.SAA'spublicationsincludetheAMIACompendiumofMovingImageCatalogingPractice,whichofferssolutionstocatalogingproblemsuniquetomovingimages,andTheFilmPreservationGuide:TheBasicsforArchives,Libraries,andMuseums,whichcoverspracticesforidentifying,handling,copying,makingavailable,andstoringmotionpicturesunderconditionsthatprotecttheoriginalmaterial.

    TechArchaeology:ASymposiumonInstallationArtPreservationhttp://www.bavc.org/preservation/dvd/resources/events.htm#tech2

    TechArchaeologywasaconferenceheldattheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArt(SFMOMA)inJanuary2000.Twentyfivecurators,conservators,andartistsgatheredwiththeobjectivetoadvancethedevelopmentofconservationpracticesfortechnologybasedinstallationart.TheconferencewasconceivedbyMonaJimenezandPaulMessier,fundedbyTheGettyGrantProgram,andorganizedbyBayAreaVideoCoalition(BAVC).TheJournaloftheAmericanInstituteforConservationdevoteditsFall/Winter2001issuetoTechArcheology'sdialogandcasestudies.

    TexasCommissionontheArtsVideotapeIdentificationandAssessmentGuidehttp://www.arts.state.tx.us/video/

    ThisonlineguidewascreatedbytheTexasCommissionontheArtstoassistcustodiansofvideomaterialswiththecareandpreservationofthesematerials.Theguideincludesdetaileddescriptionsofdifferentvideoformats,instructionsforconditionassessment,andanevaluationofthefactorsthatcanaffectthematerials'longevity.The55pageVideotapeIdentificationandAssessmentGuideisavailablefordownloadasapdf.

    TrainingforAudiovisualPreservationinEurope(TAPE)http://www.tapeonline.net

    TAPE(TrainingforAudiovisualPreservationinEurope),fundedundertheCulture2000programoftheEU,isaprojectforraisingawarenessandtrainingthroughmeetings,research,publications,andworkshops.TAPEfocusesonaudiovisualcollectionsheldoutsidethemajornationalinstitutionswithspecificresponsibilitiesforaudiovisualheritageandprovidingcontinuedaccesstoaudiovisualmaterialsandtheapplicationofnewtechnologiesforopeningupcollectionsthatprovidelivingdocumentationoftheworldofthe20thcentury.

    UNESCODigiArtshttp://www.mecad.org/digiarts/unesco.htmhttp://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.phpURL_ID=1391&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

    DigiArtsisoneofUNESCO'smajorinitiativesaimedatthedevelopmentofinterdisciplinaryactivitiesinresearch,creativityandcommunicationinthefieldofmediaarts.MediaArtInternationalispartoftheDigiArtsportalprojectofUNESCO,providingdocumentationonmediaartsandinformationonartistsworkinginthefield,withaspecialfocusoncountriesinAsia,Africa,LatinAmerica,theCaribbean,aswellastheArabNations.

    UnitedStatesNationalArchives:SpecialMediaPreservationLaboratoryhttp://www.archives.gov/preservation

    TheSpecialMediaPreservationLaboratoryattheUnitedStatesNationalArchivesisresponsibleforreformattingandduplicatingrecordscreatedintextualandnontextualformats.Thisincludesduplicatingmotionpicturefilm,stillphotos,microfilm,andsoundandvideorecordingsmicrofilmingpaperrecordsreformattingaudioandvideorecordingsinobsoleteformatsthatcannotbeusedoncurrentlyavailableplaybackequipmentandgeneratingdigitalimagesofrecords.Somerecordsareavailableonline.

    V2_:InstituteforUnstableMediaCapturingUnstableMediahttp://capturing.projects.v2.nl/

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    V2_isaninterdisciplinarycenterforartandmediatechnologyinRotterdam,TheNetherlands.ThearchiveteamofV2_OrganisationconductedresearchonthedocumentationaspectsofthepreservationofelectronicartforaprojectcalledCapturingUnstableMedia.Theystudiedfiveorganizationsinvolvedindocumentingandpreservingelectronicart,andconducteddetailedcasestudiesofprojectsdevelopedatV2_Lab.Extensivenotesonthisproject'sfindingsareavailableonline.TheCapturingUnstableMediaConceptualModel(CMCM)isofferedasamodelfordescribingobjectsandtheirdocumentation.(AsummaryofthisprojectisavailableinthisResourceGuide.)

    VariableMediaNetworkhttp://www.variablemedia.net/http://www.variablemedia.net/e/preserving/html/var_pre_index.htmlhttp://www.variablemedia.net/e/echoes/index.html

    TheVariableMediaNetworkproposesanewpreservationstrategythatemergedfromtheGuggenheimMuseum'seffortstopreserveitscollectionofconceptual,minimalist,andvideoart.SupportedbytheDanielLangloisFoundation,thevariablemediaparadigmencouragesartiststodefinetheirworkindependentlyfrommediumsothattheworkcanbetranslatedonceitscurrentmediumisobsolete.TheWebsiteincludescasestudiesofartworksthathavebeenpreserved,aswellastranscriptsfromVariableMediaNetwork's2001conference"PreservingtheImmaterial"andthe2004symposium"EchoesofArt:PreservationasanEmulationStrategy."AdownloadablePDFpublicationontheVariableMediaApproachisalsoavailableonline.

    VideoHistoryProjecthttp://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/history/index.htmlhttp://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/history/resources.html

    TheExperimentalTelevisionCenter'sVideoHistoryProjectisanongoingresearchinitiativethatdocumentsvideoartandcommunitytelevisionasitevolvedinruralandurbanNewYorkState,andacrosstheU.S.Begunin1994,theProjecthasseveralinitiativesincludingresearch,conferences,andthewebsite.TheWebsiteofferscomprehensiveresourcesonpeople,groups,tools,collectionsandpublicationsrelatedtovideoanditshistoryandpreservation.

    VidiPax:MagneticTapePreservationhttp://www.vidipax.com/TheWebsiteofVidiPax,amagneticmediapreservationfacility,offersavideoformatguide,anaudioformatguide,andavirtualmuseumshowcasingoldwirerecorders,reeltoreelaudiodecks,andvideorecorders.Thebasicsofmagnetictapepreservationareexplainedwithsectionsdevotedtotapecomposition,problemswithmagnetictape,storage,reformatting,andrestoration.