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Inrecentyearsanumberofnationalandinternationalorganizationsandconsortiahave
undertakenmajorresearchinitiatives,conferencesandprojectsrelatingtonewchallengesand
practicesinmovingimagemediaexhibition,acquisitionandpreservation.Thefollowingisnota
comprehensivelistoftheseinitiatives,butaselectionofsomeoftheimportantresourcesand
referencematerialsthatarecurrentlyavailableonline.
TheAmericanInstituteforConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks(AIC):
ElectronicMediaGroup
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/index.html
TheElectronicMediaGroup,formedin1998,isasubsidiaryoftheAmericanInstitutefor
ConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks(AIC),aprofessionalmembershiporganizationfor
conservators.Itsgoalsarethepreservationofelectronicart,electronicbasedculturalmaterials
andtoolsofcreation,andprovidingameansforconservatorsandrelatedprofessionalsto
developandmaintainknowledgeofrelevantnewmediaandemergingtechnologies.
ArchivingtheAvantGarde:DocumentingandPreservingDigital/VariableMediaArt
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/about_bampfa/avantgarde.html
ThisconsortiumprojectdevelopswaystocatalogandpreservedigitalandInternetart,
performance,installation,conceptual,andothervariablemediaartcollections,inorderto
providecurrentandfuturegenerationswiththeopportunitytolearnfromandbeinspiredby
theworksandensuretheperpetuationandaccuracyofarthistoricalrecords.Consortium
membersincludetheUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyArtMuseumandPacificFilmArchive,
withtheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,ClevelandPerformanceArtFestivalandArchive,
FranklinFurnaceArchive,andRhizome.org.
TheAssociationofMovingImageArchivists(AMIA)
http://www.amianet.org
http://www.amianet.org/publication/resources/guidelines/guidelines.html
AMIAisanonprofitprofessionalmembershipassociationforindividualsandinstitutions
concernedwiththepreservationofmovingimages.AMIAfosterscooperationamongthose
concernedwiththeacquisition,preservation,exhibitionanduseofmovingimagematerials.In
additiontopublicationandeducationprograms,AMIAholdsanannualconference,developsand
promotesstandards,offersalistserv,honorsarchivistsandarchivalorganizations,administers
scholarshipsandfellowships,anddesignsandimplementsnationalmovingimagepreservation
policiesandplans.AMIA'sonlineresourceincludesstoragestandardsandguidelinesforfilm
andvideotape,includingQ&Asonvideoformats,preservation,andvideotapepreservationfact
sheets.
20062013|electronicartsintermix
AssociationofRecordedSoundCollections(ARSC)
http://www.arscaudio.org
Foundedin1966,theAssociationforRecordedSoundCollections(ARSC)isanonprofit
organizationdedicatedtoresearch,study,publication,andinformationexchangesurrounding
allaspectsofrecordingsandrecordedsound.
AVMattersinMediaArts
AVMattersinMediaArtsisamoderateddiscussionlistaboutaudiovisualmedia(i.e.audiotape,
videotape,DVD).EstablishedbyJimLindnerofthemagneticmediarestorationfacilityVidipax
in1999,thediscussionsaddresstopicssuchasidentifyingnewtrendsinmediatypesandhow
tocareforoldermedia.Tosubscribetothelist,emailAVMediaMatterssubscribe@topica.com.
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)hasestablishedtheonlyprofessionallyequippednonprofit
preservationcenterinthenation.BAVCofferscleaningandtransferringofarchivalmaterialto
currentvideoformatsforuniversities,museums,nonprofitinstitutionsandartists.PLAYBACK:
PreservingAnalogVideoisBAVC'sinteractiveDVDthatinvitesuserstoviewthetechnical
practicesofvideopreservationandexperiencethecomplexdecisionmakingprocessartists,
conservators,andvideoengineersengageintoreconstructvideoartwork.VideoPreservation
Resources,theonlinecomponenttotheDVD,featuresabibliography,glossary,scholarly
essays,eventarchives,andlinksrelatingtovideopreservation.
ConservationOnLine(CoOL)
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/video/
Thisresource,preparedbythePreservationCommitteeofTheAssociationofMovingImage
Archivists,offersguidancetocustodiansofarchivalvideocollectionsofanysize.Thediscussion
usesnontechnicallanguagetofocusonfundamentalissuesconcerningthelongtermcareand
handlingofvideotape.ConservationDistListisCoOL'sdiscussiongroup,whichisintendedfor
professionalsinvolvedwiththeconservationofmuseum,archive,orlibrarymaterials.Tosign
ontoDistList,sendthefollowingmessagetoconsdistrequest@lindy.stanford.edu:subscribe
consdistYourFirstNameYourLastName.
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http://www.clir.org/pubs/strategies.html
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/child/child.html
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54/1introduction.html
CLIRisanindependentnonprofitorganizationthatworkstoexpandaccesstoinformation,
howeverrecordedandpreserved,asapublicgood.TheCLIRWebsiteincludespublications
relatingtomediacollections,suchas"StrategiesandToolsfortheDigitalLibrary"and
"DirectoryofInformationSourcesonScientificResearchRelatedtothePreservationofSound
Recordings,StillandMovingImagesandMagneticTape.""MagneticTapeStorageand
Handling"isausefulguideforlibraries,collections,andarchives.
CRUMB:CuratorialResourceforUpstartMediaBliss
http://www.crumbweb.org
CRUMB(CuratorialResourceforUpstartMediaBliss),aprojectoftheUniversityofSunderland
intheUnitedKingdom,respondstotheideathattheInternet,telematics,andinteractivemedia
arechangingthewayscuratorswork,andexamineshownewmediaartispresented,
commissioned,collected,andcritiqued.Thesiteaimstohelpindependentandinstitutional
curators,producers,technicians,andcommissioners,andincludesextensiveinterviewswith
curators,anewmediacuratingdiscussionlist,documentationofseminars,bibliographies,
links,etc.(AninterviewwithCRUMBfoundersSarahCookandBerylGrahamappearsinthis
ResourceGuide.)
TheDanielLangloisFoundationforArt,Science,andTechnology
http://www.fondationlanglois.org/
TheDanielLangloisFoundation'spurposeistofurtherartisticandscientificknowledgeby
fosteringthemeetingofartandscienceinthefieldoftechnologies.TheFoundation,basedin
Montral,seekstonurtureacriticalawarenessoftechnology'simplicationsforhumanbeings
andtheirnaturalandculturalenvironmentsandtopromotetheexplorationofaestheticssuited
toevolvinghumanenvironments.TheCentreforResearchandDocumentation(CR+D)seeksto
documenthistory,artworksandpracticesassociatedwithelectronicanddigitalmediaartsand
tomakethisinformationavailabletoresearchersinaninnovativemannerthroughdata
communications.
DanishVideoArtDataBank:ImmaterialVariableMediaArt/VideoArtPreservation:
Studiesandsuggestions
http://www.videoart.suite.dk/preservation/start2.htm
http://www.videoartdenmark.dk
Thisstudy,conductedbyTheDanishVideoArtDataBank,concentratesonthepreservationof
videotapesaswellasaddressingotherformsofimmaterialvariablemediaartworks.Thesite
includespreservationrecommendationsandstrategies,casestudies,andlinkstoother
resources.
DatabaseofVirtualArt
http://www.virtualart.at/common/recentWork.do
TheDatabaseofVirtualArtdocumentstherapidlyevolvingfieldofdigitalinstallationart.This
researchorientedoverviewofimmersive,interactive,telematic,andgeneticarthasbeen
developedincooperationwithestablishedmediaartists,researchersandinstitutions.TheWeb
based,costfreeinstrumentallowsuserstopostmaterialthemselves,includingvideo
documentation,technicaldata,interfaces,anddisplays.
DeadMediaProject
http://student.vfs.com/~deadmedia/frame.html
CreatedbystudentsoftheVancouverFilmSchoolMultimedia,theDeadMediaProjectisa
virtuallibrarydedicatedtocataloguingobsoletemedia.
DigitalPreservationCoalition(DPC)
http://www.dpconline.org
TheDigitalPreservationCoalition(DPC)wasestablishedin2001tofosterjointactionto
addresstheurgentchallengesofsecuringthepreservationofdigitalresourcesintheUnited
Kingdom,andtoworkwithothersinternationallytosecureourglobaldigitalmemoryand
knowledgebase.
DOCAM:DocumentationandConservationofMediaArtsHeritage
http://www.docam.ca/
DOCAMisamultidisciplinaryresearchprojectinitiatedbytheDanielLangloisFoundationto
examinetheincreasinglychallengingissueofmediaartconservation.Overtheproject'sfive
yearmandate,numerouscasestudieswillbeconductedthatfocusondocumentarycollections
andconservingworksofartfeaturingtechnologicalcontent.Thesestudieswillcontributetothe
developmentoftoolsandmethodstobetterassurethepreservationofthefragilemediaarts
heritage.TheDOCAMresearchallianceiscomprisedofsome20organizations.
ElectronicArtinPublicSpace
http://www.notam02.no/eart_in_public_space/indexe.php
ThisNorwegianresourcefocusesonthepresentationandinstallationofelectronicmedia
artworksinpublicvenues,primarilyinNorway.Itcontainsarticles,representativeworks,and
technicalresourcesrelatingtoinstallationandexhibition.
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http://www.erpanet.org
ThisEuropeanconsortiumpublishesinformation,bestpracticesandskillsdevelopmentinthe
areaofdigitalpreservationofculturalheritageandscientificobjects.ERPANETbringstogether
museums,librariesandarchiveswithmembersofthesoftwareandentertainmentindustries.
FACT:MovingImageTouring&ExhibitionService(MITES)
http://www.fact.co.uk/main/services/mites/
TheMovingImageTouringandExhibitionService(MITES)isanationalexhibitiontechnology
resourceforartistsandexhibitorsintheUK.ThisresourceisbasedatFACT(FoundationforArt
&CreativeTechnology)inLiverpool,anorganizationforthecommissioningandpresentationof
film,video,andnewmediaartforms.TheWebsiteincludesasectioncalled"Equipmentand
Resources,"whichidentifiesanddefinesequipmentusedforexhibitingmediaart.
IndependentMediaArtsPreservation(IMAP)
http://www.imappreserve.org
IMAPisanonprofitservice,education,andadvocacyorganizationcommittedtothe
preservationofnoncommercialelectronicmedia.IMAP'scoreconstituentsincludeinstitutions,
organizations,andindividualswhosediversemediacollectionsareunderservedbyexisting
preservationefforts.IMAPprovidesarchivists,artists,conservators,curators,distributors,
librarians,mediamakers,producers,registrars,scholars,andotherprofessionalswith
accessiblesolutionstodocumentandpreservemediacollections.ImapLisanonlinediscussion
listsponsoredbyIMAP.Tosubscribe,sendamessagetoimap@imappreserve.org.
TheInternationalNetworkfortheConservationofContemporaryArt(INCCA)
http://www.incca.org/
TheInternationalNetworkfortheConservationofContemporaryArt(INCCA),foundedin1999,
isanetworkfortheconservationcommunity,includingconservators,curators,scientists,
registrars,archivists,arthistorians,andresearchers.MembersofINNCAsharetheDatabasefor
Artists'Archives,whichallowsthemaccesstoeachother'sunpublishedinformation.TheWeb
siteprovidesinformationforprofessionalsandforvisitorswithageneralinterestinthe
conservationanddocumentationofmodernandcontemporaryart,includinglinkstomajor
projectsrelatingtopreservingmediaartandinstallation.
InsideInstallations:PreservationandPresentationofInstallationArt
http://www.insideinstallations.org/home/index.php
http://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/majorprojects/nauman/home_1.htm
InsideInstallationsisaresearchprojectonthepreservationandpresentationofinstallationart
coordinatedbytheNetherlandsInstituteforCulturalHeritage(ICN)andcoorganizedbyTate,
EnglandRestaurierungzentrumDsseldorf,GermanyMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReina
Sofia,SpainStedelijkMuseumvoorActueleKunst,Belgium,andFoundationforthe
ConservationofContemporaryArt,TheNetherlands.Basedon30casestudiesofcomplex
installationworksinthecollectionsofparticipatingmuseums,theprojectinvestigates
preservationstrategies,artists'participation,documentation,archiving,theoryandsemantics,
knowledgemanagement,andinformationexchange.AcasestudyofBruceNauman's
installationMappingtheStudiollwithcolorshift,flip,flop,&flip/flop(FatChanceJohnCage),
from2001,isfeaturedontheTate'sWebsite.
InterPARESProject:InternationalResearchonPermanentAuthenticRecordsin
ElectronicSystems
http://www.interpares.org/
InterPARESisaninternationalresearchendeavoraimedatdevelopingthetheoreticaland
methodologicalknowledgeessentialtothelongtermpreservationofauthenticrecordscreated
and/ormaintainedindigitalform.
ISEA:InterSocietyfortheElectronicArts
http://www.iseaweb.org/
FoundedintheNetherlandsin1990,theInterSocietyfortheElectronicArts(ISEA)isan
internationalnonprofitorganizationfosteringinterdisciplinaryacademicdiscourseandexchange
amongculturallydiverseorganizationsandindividualsworkingwithart,scienceandemerging
technologies.ISEApublishesanewsletterhostsanonlinearchiveandexchangeenvironment
andoverseestheInternationalSymposiumonElectronicArt,aregulargatheringofthe
internationalart,science,andtechnologycommunity.
LabGuy'sWorld
http://www.labguysworld.com/
ThiswebsitetracksthehistoryofvideotaperecordersbeforeBetamaxandVHS.LabGuy's
Worldfeaturesavirtualmuseumofextinctvideorecordersandvideocameras,acatalogof
extinctvideoequipmentandrelateddocumentation,andinformationonkeypioneersinVTR
history.
LudwigBoltzmannInstituteMedia.Art.Research.
http://media.lbg.ac.at/en/index.php
TheLudwigBoltzmannInstituteMedia.Art.ResearchinLinz,Austria,conductsresearchto
developstrategiesandstandardstodocument,describe,andconservedigitalartworksand
worksofmediaart.InJune2006,expertsconvenedforaworkshopentitled"Survivaland
MaintenanceofMediaBasedArt:AnOverviewofExistingandDevelopingStrategiesof
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MCult:ServerforNewMediaCulture
http://www.mcult.net/
Mcult.netisanonlineinformationandcommunicationresourcefornewmediaculture,
publishedbythemcultCenterforNewMediaCultureinHelsinki,Finland.Itaimstopromote
thecooperationofcommunities,organizations,andindividualsworkingwithnewmediaandto
helpuserstonavigatethevastfieldofdigitalculture.
MediaArtNet
http://www.medienkunstnetz.de
MediaArtNet,aGermancollaborativeproject,surveyshistoricandcurrentpositionsand
contextsofmediaartbyexploringthematicconcepts.ThisextensiveWebresourceincludes
sectionson:AestheticsoftheDigitalSoundandImageCyborgBodiesPhoto/Byte
GenerativeToolsArtandCinematographyMappingandTextthePublicSphereandan
OverviewofMediaArt.
media_art_netDortmund
http://www.hartwareprojekte.de/mknde.htm
http://www.404project.net/index_e.html
media_art_netDortmundisaninterdisciplinaryplatformfortheproduction,presentation,and
preservationofmedia/newmediaart.Oneofitsaimsistoestablishinterdisciplinary
infrastructurestofosterthedevelopmentofstrategies,methodsandfacilitiesforthe
documentationandpreservationofmedia/newmediaart.Media_art_netDortmundprojects
include404ObjectNotFound:Whatremainsofmediaart?,aninternationalcongressto
addressquestionsoftheproduction,presentationandpreservationofmediaart.
MattersinMediaArts:CollaboratingTowardstheCareofTimebasedMediaWorksof
Art
http://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/majorprojects/benchmarking.htm
Curators,conservators,registrars,andmediatechnicalmanagersfromNewArtTrust,Tate,San
FranciscoMuseumofModernArt,andtheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkhaveformeda
consortiumtoestablishbestpracticeguidelinesforcareoftimebasedmediaworksofart,
includingvideo,slide,film,audio,andcomputerbasedinstallations.Thisprojectaimstoraise
awarenessoftherequirementsoftheseworksandtoprovideapracticalresponsetotheneed
forinternationalagreementamongmuseums.Phaseoneoftheprojectfocusesonthe
managementofloansoftimebasedmediaworksandincludesthedevelopmentofguidelines
forbudgeting,installation,documentation,andloanagreements.
TheNationalTelevisionandVideoPreservationFoundation(NTVPF)
http://www.ntvpf.tv
http://www.ntvpf.tv/html/preservation/preservation.html
TheNationalTelevisionandVideoPreservationFoundationisanindependent,nonprofit
organizationcreatedtofulfillalongstandingneedbyraisingprivatefundsandprovidinggrants
tosupportpreservationandaccessprojectsatinstitutionswithtelevisionandvideocollections
throughouttheUnitedStates.
NetherlandsMediaArtInstitute:Montevideo/TimeBasedArts
http://www.montevideo.nl/en/index.html
http://www.oasisarchive.info
TheNetherlandsMediaArtInstitutesupportsmediaartinthreecoreareas:presentation,
research,andconservation.TheInstitutepublishesanonlinenewsletter,MonitoringMediaArt
Preservation.ItsprojectPreservationofVideoArt,atwoyearlongresearchinitiativein
cooperationwithmuseumsandorganizationsthroughoutEurope,ledtothepublicationofthe
bookSustainabilityofVideoArt.In2005,theInstituteheldaconferenceinAmsterdamonthe
conservationanddocumentationofmediaart.Theconferencewasconceivedwiththeproject
OASIS,orOpenArchivingSystemwithInternetSharing,whichseekstopreservemediaartby
developinganarchivingplatformlinkingthemediaartdatabasesofseveralinstitutesand
collections.
NewMediaEncyclopedia
http://www.newmediaart.org
TheNewMediaEncyclopediaisatrilingual(EnglishFrenchGerman)onlinecatalogue.Forthis
project,theCentreGeorgesPompidou,theMuseumLudwig,theCentrepourl'Image
Contemporaine,andtheFondsnationald'artcontemporainhavepooledinformationontheir
respectiveholdingsinordertoprovidetheinternationalpublicwithareferenceworkbringing
togetherfourmajorEuropeancollections.
.PACKED
ThePlatformfortheArchivingandpreservationofArtisticCreationsonElectronicand
DigitalBearers
http://www.packed.be
.PackedisaninitiativebytheFlemishmuseumsSmakandMuhka,togetherwithargoscentre
foraudiovisualarts.Thispreservationplatformistargetedtowardstheexchangeand
compilationofexpertiseandinformationonpreservationandarchiving,collectionbuilding,and
thepublicdisclosureofaudiovisualcreations,aswellasdiscussionsonthedevelopmentof
shorttermpolicypreparation.
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http://www.mediaarthistory.org/
http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/programs/archives/2005/refresh/lisiten.asp
http://tamtam.mi2.hr/replace/
TheMediaArtHistoryProjectattemptsahistoryofaudiovisualmedia,fromthelaternamagica
tothepanorama,phantasmagoria,film,andvirtualart.TheRefresh!Conference,heldin2005
attheBanffNewMediaInstituteinCanada,focusedonhistoriography,methodology,andthe
roleofmediaartinstitutions.Thesecondconference,re:place2007,willtakeplaceinBerlin.
Rhizome.org:Artbase
http://rhizome.org/artbase/report.htm
Rhizome.orgisanonlineplatformfortheglobalnewmediaartcommunity,supportingthe
creation,presentation,discussion,andpreservationofcontemporaryartthatusesnew
technologiesinsignificantways.ArtBaseistheorganization'sonlinearchiveofnewmediaart
includingsome1,600projects.Forpreservationpurposes,anArtBaseArtistQuestionnairewas
createdinconjunctionwiththeGuggenheimMuseum'sVariableMediaInitiative.The
questionnairegathersinformationnecessaryforguidingfuturepreservationmeasures,including
documentation,migration,emulation,andreinterpretation.Adetailedreportonthe
preservationofRhizome'sArtBaseisincludedonthesite.
SocietyofAmericanArchivists(SAA)
http://www.archivists.org
Foundedin1936,theSocietyofAmericanArchivists(SAA)isNorthAmerica'soldestandlargest
nationalarchivalprofessionalassociation.SAA'spublicationsincludetheAMIACompendiumof
MovingImageCatalogingPractice,whichofferssolutionstocatalogingproblemsuniqueto
movingimages,andTheFilmPreservationGuide:TheBasicsforArchives,Libraries,and
Museums,whichcoverspracticesforidentifying,handling,copying,makingavailable,and
storingmotionpicturesunderconditionsthatprotecttheoriginalmaterial.
TechArchaeology:ASymposiumonInstallationArtPreservation
http://www.bavc.org/preservation/dvd/resources/events.htm#tech2
TechArchaeologywasaconferenceheldattheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArt(SFMOMA)
inJanuary2000.Twentyfivecurators,conservators,andartistsgatheredwiththeobjectiveto
advancethedevelopmentofconservationpracticesfortechnologybasedinstallationart.The
conferencewasconceivedbyMonaJimenezandPaulMessier,fundedbyTheGettyGrant
Program,andorganizedbyBayAreaVideoCoalition(BAVC).TheJournaloftheAmerican
InstituteforConservationdevoteditsFall/Winter2001issuetoTechArcheology'sdialogand
casestudies.
TexasCommissionontheArtsVideotapeIdentificationandAssessmentGuide
http://www.arts.state.tx.us/video/
ThisonlineguidewascreatedbytheTexasCommissionontheArtstoassistcustodiansofvideo
materialswiththecareandpreservationofthesematerials.Theguideincludesdetailed
descriptionsofdifferentvideoformats,instructionsforconditionassessment,andanevaluation
ofthefactorsthatcanaffectthematerials'longevity.The55pageVideotapeIdentificationand
AssessmentGuideisavailablefordownloadasapdf.
TrainingforAudiovisualPreservationinEurope(TAPE)
http://www.tapeonline.net
TAPE(TrainingforAudiovisualPreservationinEurope),fundedundertheCulture2000program
oftheEU,isaprojectforraisingawarenessandtrainingthroughmeetings,research,
publications,andworkshops.TAPEfocusesonaudiovisualcollectionsheldoutsidethemajor
nationalinstitutionswithspecificresponsibilitiesforaudiovisualheritageandproviding
continuedaccesstoaudiovisualmaterialsandtheapplicationofnewtechnologiesforopening
upcollectionsthatprovidelivingdocumentationoftheworldofthe20thcentury.
UNESCODigiArts
http://www.mecad.org/digiarts/unesco.htm
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php
URL_ID=1391&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
DigiArtsisoneofUNESCO'smajorinitiativesaimedatthedevelopmentofinterdisciplinary
activitiesinresearch,creativityandcommunicationinthefieldofmediaarts.MediaArt
InternationalispartoftheDigiArtsportalprojectofUNESCO,providingdocumentationon
mediaartsandinformationonartistsworkinginthefield,withaspecialfocusoncountriesin
Asia,Africa,LatinAmerica,theCaribbean,aswellastheArabNations.
UnitedStatesNationalArchives:SpecialMediaPreservationLaboratory
http://www.archives.gov/preservation
TheSpecialMediaPreservationLaboratoryattheUnitedStatesNationalArchivesisresponsible
forreformattingandduplicatingrecordscreatedintextualandnontextualformats.Thisincludes
duplicatingmotionpicturefilm,stillphotos,microfilm,andsoundandvideorecordings
microfilmingpaperrecordsreformattingaudioandvideorecordingsinobsoleteformatsthat
cannotbeusedoncurrentlyavailableplaybackequipmentandgeneratingdigitalimagesof
records.Somerecordsareavailableonline.
V2_:InstituteforUnstableMedia
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V2_isaninterdisciplinarycenterforartandmediatechnologyinRotterdam,TheNetherlands.
ThearchiveteamofV2_Organisationconductedresearchonthedocumentationaspectsofthe
preservationofelectronicartforaprojectcalledCapturingUnstableMedia.Theystudiedfive
organizationsinvolvedindocumentingandpreservingelectronicart,andconducteddetailed
casestudiesofprojectsdevelopedatV2_Lab.Extensivenotesonthisproject'sfindingsare
availableonline.TheCapturingUnstableMediaConceptualModel(CMCM)isofferedasamodel
fordescribingobjectsandtheirdocumentation.(Asummaryofthisprojectisavailableinthis
ResourceGuide.)
VariableMediaNetwork
http://www.variablemedia.net/
http://www.variablemedia.net/e/preserving/html/var_pre_index.html
http://www.variablemedia.net/e/echoes/index.html
TheVariableMediaNetworkproposesanewpreservationstrategythatemergedfromthe
GuggenheimMuseum'seffortstopreserveitscollectionofconceptual,minimalist,andvideo
art.SupportedbytheDanielLangloisFoundation,thevariablemediaparadigmencourages
artiststodefinetheirworkindependentlyfrommediumsothattheworkcanbetranslatedonce
itscurrentmediumisobsolete.TheWebsiteincludescasestudiesofartworksthathavebeen
preserved,aswellastranscriptsfromVariableMediaNetwork's2001conference"Preserving
theImmaterial"andthe2004symposium"EchoesofArt:PreservationasanEmulation
Strategy."AdownloadablePDFpublicationontheVariableMediaApproachisalsoavailable
online.
VideoHistoryProject
http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/history/index.html
http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/history/resources.html
TheExperimentalTelevisionCenter'sVideoHistoryProjectisanongoingresearchinitiativethat
documentsvideoartandcommunitytelevisionasitevolvedinruralandurbanNewYorkState,
andacrosstheU.S.Begunin1994,theProjecthasseveralinitiativesincludingresearch,
conferences,andthewebsite.TheWebsiteofferscomprehensiveresourcesonpeople,groups,
tools,collectionsandpublicationsrelatedtovideoanditshistoryandpreservation.
VidiPax:MagneticTapePreservation
http://www.vidipax.com/
TheWebsiteofVidiPax,amagneticmediapreservationfacility,offersavideoformatguide,an
audioformatguide,andavirtualmuseumshowcasingoldwirerecorders,reeltoreelaudio
decks,andvideorecorders.Thebasicsofmagnetictapepreservationareexplainedwith
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