The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)

I came across a great article on the ARSC website (www.arsc-audio.org), the title is Essential Resources for Audio Preservation, sixteen audio preservation resources available that the ARSC Technical Committee believes are essential to understand for successful audio preservation. I encourage you to read the article: http://www.arsc-audio.org/pdf/ARSCTC_resources.pdf . 

1. IASA-TC 03. The Safeguarding of the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy. Version 3, December 2005
2. IASA-TC 04. Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects
3. Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation
4. The Library of Congress Digital Audio Preservation Prototyping Project
5. Audio and video carriers: Recording principles, storage and handling, maintenance of equipment, format and equipment obsolescence
6. Tape Degradation Factors and Challenges in Predicting Tape Life
7. TAPE Project Audio Tape Digitisation Workflows
8. Capturing Analog Sound for Digital Preservation: Report of a Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Transferring Analog Discs and Tapes
9. PrestoSpace digitization and storage guide.
10. Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections
11. Selection criteria of analogue and digital audio contents for transfer to data formats for preservation purposes
12. Selection for Preservation Tools.
13. Technical Metadata for Audio.
14. Risks Associated with the Use of Recordable CDs and DVDs as Reliable Storage Media in Archival Collections – Strategies and Alternatives
15. IPI Media Storage Quick Reference Guide.
16. Audio Preservation and Restoration including some links to film and video tape preservation.

We are pleased to be a new member of this association and would like to wish all the participants a great conference in New Orleans from May 19th to 22nd, 2010!