IMR 665: Management of Audio Visual Records & Archives. Individual assignment: Article summary / Wan Muhammad Zulaili Wan Mat

Article on:
Article 1 - “The conservation and preservation of film and magnetic materials (2) magnetic materials”
Article 2 - “The public-private partnership case study in digitization of audiovisual heritage”

On the first article is actually the second of two concentrating on the conservation of audio-visual materials. This paper focuses on the conservation of one particular form of A-V material, magnetic materials, which can be used for sound recording and for optical recording in film and television. Meanwhile, in the second article is to analyze how one relatively small public library, limited in funds and resources, managed to cope with the challenges of digitization of audiovisual material related to local heritage. The paper will also solve the problem of preservation of information on obsolete media and their digitization in an effort of preserving one important part of the cultural legacy of the twentieth century, which is in danger of being lost due to technology advancement or human negligence.