BROADCAST ARCHIVES: BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY AND PRESERVATIONJanuary 25th, 2015
FiledJanuary 25th, 2015File-based digital archiving has been in use in the AV sector for the past 20 years. Recommendations such as IASA-TC 04 for audio have helped give archivists a high awareness of quality when digitising archive material. The Open Archival Information System reference model provides assistance with the organisation and layout of long-term archiving. Specific requirements regarding the usability of an archive, however, present broadcast archives with more sophisticated requirements. In this article, the authors consider different aspects of the appetite for AV broadcast archives and the suitability of data formats in the AV sector from historical, current, and forwarding-looking perspectives.