SIS Preservation

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For most Australians, mention of China probably does not evoke preserved buildings and landscapes in the way the English countryside does or the Italian centro storico. But a new exhibition, Envisioning Historical Place, currently on display at the Tin Sheds Gallery in Sydney, suggests perhaps it should.

While many local libraries aim to strike a balance between community events, providing computer and internet access, and maintaining collections of books and other media, the concept of the bookless library is becoming a reality

Hi Carole, I shared this great article on the INF520 forums - good to see that it has had made the SIS preservation group!

he Internet Archive Wayback Machine has been mentioned in several news articles within the last week (see here, here and here) for having archived a since-deleted blog post from a Ukrainian separatist leader touting his shooting down a military transport plane which may have actually been Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. At this early stage in the crash investigation, the significance of the ephemeral post is still unclear, but it could prove to be a pivotal piece of evidence.

We are an international group of heritage workers who believe that cultural heritage is a common ground for dialogue and a tool to build peace. Founded in February 2013, Heritage for Peace's mission is to support heritage workers as they work to protect their collections, monuments and archaeological sites during armed conflict. We are an NGO based in Girona, Spain.

I just finished listening to the book "Monuments Men" written by Ray Edsel and it promoted me to think more about war and the preservation and conservation of archives, art, buildings and other significant works that are of historical significance to a town, country, or even a continent. The jobs that the Monuments Men carried out were truly amazing. This site, 'The Archives of American Art' contains oral histories and photographs of their endeavours.

The National Archives offers advice on all aspects of the long - term care and preservation of manuscripts. This advisory memorandum contains summary advice for the private owner on preparedness for, and recovery from, disasters which stop short of the total loss or destruction of the records.

In this issue: Digital Preservation 2014: It's a Thing Preserving Born Digital News LOLCats and Libraries with Amanda Brennan Digital Preservation Questions and Answers End-of-Life Care for Aging, Fragile CDs Education Program updates Interviews with Henry Jenkins and Trevor Blank More on Digital Preservation 2014 NDSA News

The discovery of that which has been lost or previously unattainable is one of the driving forces behind the archival profession and one of the passions the profession shares with the gaming community. Video game enthusiasts have long been fascinated by unreleased games and "lost levels," gameplay levels which are partially developed but left out of the final release of the game. Since 2006, the Moving Image section of the Library of Congress has served as the custodial unit for video games. In this capacity, we receive roughly 400 video games per year through the Copyright registration process, about 99% of which are physically published console games.

Cox Studio has been restoring old and damaged photos for over 35 years.

Traditional information sources such as books, photos and sculptures can easily survive for years, decades or even centuries but digital items are fragile and require special care to keep them useable. Rapid technological changes also affect digital preservation. As new technologies appear, older ones become obsolete, making it difficult to access older content This video explores the complex nature of the problem, how digital content unlike content on traditional media -- depends on technology to make it available and requires active management to ensure its ongoing accessibility.

It is only 25 years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web, and there are more than 600 million websites, with some 4,000 domain names registered every hour.

The story of Australian sport is held by its sport organisations - large and small. It is tied to the many artefacts and documents that together comprise Australia's sporting heritage. Australian sport heritage items can include realia (trophies, sport equipment, uniforms etc.), ephemera (advertisements, tickets, posters, programmes etc.) as well as books, journals, diaries, letters, photographs, audio recordings, film and video recordings and scrapbooks. It can also include the general organisational records that are created as part of day to day business.

What if you could browse through Facebook from another era like during the Renaissance or Middle Ages? An information time machine: sounds like fiction, right? Not so fast - the Venice Time Machine wants to take you on an interactive virtual journey through the past!

Updated July 26, 2014 15:59:50 Curators at the Western Australian Museum are hoping a new exhibition of priceless artefacts will showcase a different side of war-torn Afghanistan. The Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures exhibition includes more than 200 items, some up to 4,000 years old, from Afghanistan's National Museum in Kabul.

Interactive media are highly complex and at high risk for loss as technologies rapidly become obsolete. The Preserving Virtual Worlds project explored methods for preserving digital games and interactive fiction. Major activities included developing basic standards for metadata and content representation and conducting a series of archiving case studies for early video games, electronic literature and Second Life, an interactive multiplayer game.

This commemoration is a world wide project in where Events, research projects and commemorative ceremonies will be taking place during the four years of 2014 to 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

This documentary seeks to answer two questions: How exactly did the people of Pompeii die and why are their bodies so beautifully preserved - although not documentary heritage as such - it is a fascinating glimpse into the past.

Even under the best of conditions, what kind of immortality does paper offer?

Kevin Driedger, author of Library Preservation 2, had a brilliant idea to ask institutions with preservation and conservation responsibilities to post at least one picture a day this week on the theme, "This is what preservation looks like." Everyone tagged their posts with #5DaysOfPreservation. Search the hashtag on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and you will see...