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Training

AUSTRALIA: NEW SOUTH WALES

Charles Sturt University and ScreenSound Australia offer Graduate Certificate in Studies in Audiovisual Archiving. Subjects are available only in distance education mode and are delivered online. Contact: Professor Ross Harvey, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 675, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; phone: +61 2 6933 2369; email: rossharvey@csu.edu.au

EUROPE: NETHERLANDS

Universiteit van Amsterdam offers a Professional MA in Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image. This program covers the practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to archive audiovisual material in an institutional setting. Contact: email: graduateschool@hum.uva.nl; website: http://www.studeren.uva.nl/ma_preservation_presentation_moving_image/

U.S.A.

The Society of American Archivists offers various professional workshops around the country. Workshops have included: “Preservation Management of Machine-Based Audiovisual Collections” (co-sponsored with Yale University Archives), “Encoded Archival Description,” and “Archival Perspectives on Digital Preservation.” These workshops are not given every year. For current information, check the website at: http://www.archivists.org

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
offers educational programs throughout the year to provide training in a variety of collections care activities to support a preservation program for cultural collections.

U.S.A.: CALIFORNIA

UCLA's Department of Film and Television and Department of Information Studies offer the Moving Image Archive Studies program. This Master of Arts degree program, is an intensive two-year course of study, consisting of specialized seminars, directed studies, an extensive internships program, screenings, guest lectures and technical demonstrations. For more information check the website: http://www.mias.ucla.edu/ or contact Lance Watsky, MIAS Program Coordinator, miasinfo@ucla.edu

UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology offers Audiovisual Archiving in the 21st Century. Taught by Anthony Seeger and John Vallier, this program addresses the history, present status, and future of audiovisual archives. It combines meetings, lectures, guest speakers, and field trips. For more information contact John Vallier at jvallier@arts.ucla.edu; website: http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/courses/292/syllabus.htm

U.S.A.: GEORGIA

Solinet offers a regular program of workshops devoted to preservation issues. Past workshops have included: “Audiovisual Collections Preservation Management,” “Is Magnetism Here to Stay? The Management of Magnetic Media,” “Preservation Planning for Archives,” and “Digital Imaging: Preservation Issues.” Solinet, 1438 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 200, Atlanta, 30309-2955; phone: 1-800-999-8558; website: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshops_home.cfm. For more information contact: workshops@solinet.net

U.S.A.: MASSACHUSETTS

Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Boston offers two courses of interest. “Music Librarianship” (Fall 2006 and Spring 2008), will cover, among other topics, the principles and techniques of storage and dissemination of music materials. The website (http://www.simmons.edu/~morrow/435.html) provides links to schools and departments of music by country and lists of conservatories. Contact Jean Morrow at jmorrow@newenglandconservatory.edu

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) staff members offer a variety of workshops and presentations each year. In addition, NEDCC presents one or more preservation conferences each year. Past topics have included digitization for preservation, and preservation of magnetic media. NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810-1494; phone: (978) 470-1010; website: http://www.nedcc.org/

U.S.A.: NEW YORK STATE

The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House offers a one-year, international program in Motion picture archival training. Topics include the theories and methods of archival work, including documentation, cataloging, conservation, preservation, restoration and public access. May not be given every year. L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607-2298; website: http://www.eastman.org/16_preserv/16_index.html

The Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music holds an annual summer Music Preservation Workshop. The course includes hands-on work with basic conservation techniques and lectures, demonstrations, and discussions dealing with preservation program management; sound recording conservation, and other topics. Contact Alice Carli at the Eastman Summer Institute; phone: (585) 274-1375; email: acarli@esm.rochester.edu; website: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/summer/?ID=68

The Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University offers an M.A. degree program in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation. The two-year course will train future professionals to manage preservation-level collections of film, video, new media, and other types of digital works. Contact: Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 721 Broadway, Room 600, New York, N.Y. 10003; email: miapinfo@nyu.edu; website: http://www.nyu.edu/tisch/preservation

U.S.A.: PENNSYLVANIA

University of Pittsburgh’s Dept. of Library & Information Science offers courses in library and archival preservation. Past and future courses include: “Preservation Management,” “Moving Image and Sound Archives,” and “Digital Preservation.” Department of Library & Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6th Floor IS Building, 135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15260; phone: (412) 624-9435; email: dlis@mail.sis.pitt.edu ; website: http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/academics/courses.html

U.S.A.: TEXAS

University of Texas at Austin, School of Information, Preservation and Conservation Studies offers courses in audio preservation and reformatting. Sarah Cunningham teaches two courses: “Introduction to Audio Preservation and Reformatting” and “Advanced Audio Preservation and Reformatting.” University of Texas at Austin, School of Information, Preservation and Conservation Studies, UT-Austin, 1 University Station D7000, Austin, TX 78712; phone: (512) 471-8290; fax: (512) 471-8285; email: pcs@ischool.utexas.edu; website: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/

Amigos Library Service offers a variety of preservation workshops, including the full-day course “Preservation of Audiovisual Materials.” Amigos Library Service Inc., 14400 Midway Rd., Dallas, TX 75244-3509; email: amigos@amigos.org; website: http://www.amigos.org/learning/catalog/shopping

Organizations

Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), P.O. Box 27999, 2021 North Western Ave., Los Angeles, California 90027; phone: 213-856-7637; website: http://www.amianet.org/
Includes national and local institutions from the United States and Canada working in film and television preservation. AMIA’s Education Committee implements educational programs, projects, and services that contribute to the continuing education and training of archivists and that increase the education of students pursuing the field of moving image archiving. Publishes the quarterly AMIA Newsletter.

Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC), Peter Shambarger (executive director), P.O. Box 543, Annapolis, Maryland 21404-0543; email: shambarger@sprynet.com; website: http://arsc-audio.org/
Association of recorded sound collectors, both private and institutional, librarians, archivists, sound engineers, discographers, and historians dealing with the collecting, preservation, documentation, cataloging, digitization and accessing of sound recordings. Publishes a journal and newsletter. Journal includes reviews and articles dealing with every aspect of recorded sound research. The Education and Training Committee gives annual pre-conference workshops in various aspects of audio archiving.

Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA); email: convenor@ccaaa.org; website: http://www.ccaaa.org/index.htm
Represents the interests of worldwide professional archive organizations with interests in audiovisual materials. Wrote a working paper on “A Strategic Framework for Professional Training and Development of Audiovisual Archivists” which can be found at: http://www.ccaaa.org/papers.htm

Grammy Foundation, Los Angeles Chapter, 3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405; email: grammyfoundation@grammy.com; website: http://www.grammy.com/grammy-foundation/
An excellent site for recorded sound information on the Internet including interesting research articles dealing with such areas as preservation, discography, sound engineering, music on the Internet, Latin music resources, and portraits of varied archives. There are a few articles written by ARSC members. Publishes a semi-annual journal, NARAS Journal and Grammy magazine. The Foundation works in partnership with the National Academy of Recorded Arts & Sciences (NARAS) and its regional offices to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our recorded legacy. Has many interesting resources dealing with sound preservation and related fields. Check website: http://www.grammy.com/gateway_preservation.aspx

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA); Eva Fønss-Jørgensen (Secretary General), State and University Library, Universitetsparken, DK - 8000 Aarhus C; phone: +45 8946 2051; fax: +45 8946 2022; email: efj@statsbiblioteket.dk; website: http://www.iasa-web.org/
Serves as a venue for international co-operation between archives that preserve recorded sound and audiovisual documents. Supports the exchange of information between audiovisual archives in many areas including preservation and conservation. Has members from more than 60 countries. IASA provided trainers at recent events in Mexico and has participated in a series of workshops on “Managing Modern Radio Sound Archives” which was held in six Asian countries in 2000. Publishes the IASA Journal and an Information Bulletin.

International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), 1 Rue Defacqz, B-1000 Brussels; phone: +322 538 3065; fax: +322 534 4774; email: info@fiafnet.org; website: http://www.fiafnet.org/
Publishes technical manuals and scientific information related to the storage, preservation and restoration of film and associated sound recordings. The FIAF Summer School for moving image archivists was last held in 2002. Local workshops sponsored by FIAF have been held most recently in Nicaragua. Their main periodical Journal of Film Preservation is published twice a year.

International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT); email: office@fiatifta.org; website: http://www.fiatifta.org
Acts as a forum for media archive experts including setting standards and facilitating training opportunities. Interested in sharing information regarding automatic shelving and retrieval systems as well as the restoration and transfer of video and film recordings to modern formats. Offers various workshops and seminars around the world. FIAT also runs an International Summer School jointly with FOCAL International, a federation of commercial AV libraries.

Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archives Association (SEAPAVAA); email: belinacapul@edsamail.com.ph; website: http://www.seapavaa.org/
The association aims to provide a regional forum for addressing common issues and concerns related to the collection and preservation of, and provision of access to, the audiovisual heritage of member countries. UNESCO has supported week-long training workshops held in various countries throughout the Southeast region. ASEAN/COCI “scholarships” have supported local participation in the Charles Sturt University course.

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