hi everyone
my name is Robert Wilson.
I'm currently studying a cert 3 in library and information services and i have a question for this assessment where i need you lovely people to help me with it.
the question in the assessment is this:
discuss with you guys the different ways in which each element of a archival collection is managed?
any and every one is welcome to help me.
thanks robert wilson
look forward to hearing from you lovely people.
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Hi Robert,
that's an incredibly broad question! Do that want to know how the collection is physically managed, or what types of finding aids are used?
kind regards
David - Tasmanian Archives
what also would you say about your job that makes it interesting?
cheers robert
Would be interested in discussing formats to keep for sound and image.
Sound.
We have original cassettes converted to wav for archive and mp3 for ease of use. I can’t see the point in keeping cassettes. The wav inevitably has poor sound quality and huge size that out Records Management system can’t cope with so I’m keeping them on archival CDs without telling IT as I have to use the RMS. I put mp3s on CDs for loan but some are regular sound CDs that I’m phasing out, with no complaints so far. Might use SoundCloud but that’s not archival.
Just too many media forms!!
Images
Should I convert images received as jpg to tif for archiving? I don’t but think I should as I suspect that the ‘cloud’ copies jpg a lot so resolution will be lost.
It’s that archival principle of keeping the original that’s tough.
Anthea
Anthea Harris
Localstudies@nedlands.wa.gov.au