Posted
on October 27, 2014
Here is something you may never have thought about: protecting our audiovisual heritage.
There
are old tapes and records and movies that we may never get to see or
hear again because their media is falling apart. Wouldn't it be
wonderful to make digital copies of all of this stuff before it is
gone?
And,
remember, sometimes “gone” means “gone for good”!
The U. N. website promoting this special day talks about “archives
at risk” and assures us that there is “much more to do.” Films,
radio and television programs, and other recordings are humanity's
common heritage, containing the “primary records” of the current
and past century.
What
can we do to help? Apparently, the organizers are calling on the
people of the world to urge their governments to take steps to
preserve audiovisual “documents” and to provide access to them to
scholars and, when possible, the public.
Some
activities held today include competitions, panel discussions,
special film screenings, and local programs.
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on this date:
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