Digitization of Audio Visual Collections: Empowering Public Libraries through the Public-Private Partnerships
Bogdan Trifunović · Travesía (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte) · 2013
This.paper.will.analyze.how.one.relatively.small.public.library,.limited.in.funds. and.resources,.managed.to.cope.challenges.of.digitization.of.audiovisual.material.related. to.local.heritage..The.paper.will.also.tackle.the.problem.of.preservation.of.information. on.obsolete.media.and.their.digitization.in.an.effort.of.preserving.one.important.part.of. cultural. legacy.of. the.20.century,.which. is. in.danger.of.being. lost.due.to. technology. advancement.or.human.negligence..The.public.libraries.should.pay.attention.of.their.old. collections.of.audio. tapes,.VHS,.Betamax.and.other.media.nowadays.out.of.usage,.as. well.as.of.other.audiovisual.collections.important.for.local.heritage.kept.by.institutions. and.individuals.in.the.community..The.author.will.describe.one.possible.solution.of.obtaining.such.a.material.and.its.digitization.through.established.public-private.partnership. between.the.Public.Library.cacak.and.private.enterprise.sector..This.partnership.forced. librarians.to.introduce.new.technologies,.equipment.and.practice.in.their.everyday.work,. to.be.able. to.successfully.answer.challenges.of.digitization.and.preservation.of.audiovisual.material..On. the.other.hand,.an. important. segment.of. this.paper.will.deal.with. the.question.of.including.these.local.collections.into.bigger.digital. library.systems.and. repositories,.for.obtaining.metadata.exchange,.availability.and.long-term.preservation.of. digitized.materials.