Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects

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IASA Technical Committee, Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects, ed. by Kevin Bradley. Second edition 2009. (= Standards, Recommended Practices and Strategies, IASA-TC 04). International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives.

Printed in Australia, 2009, 150 pp
ISBN 978-91-976192-3-3 (not 978-91-976192-2-6 as on first imprint)

Already an accepted authority in the sound archiving field, the second edition is a thoroughly revised and updated publication with substantial new information and chapters

The second edition contains:
- guidance in metadata, thoroughly explained with examples
- an entirely new structure on digital repositories which follows the OAIS guidelines
- an extensive amount of new information
- guidance on small scale storage solutions
- advice on out-sourced approaches.

No sound archive or audio collection manager should be without this publication as it forms the cornerstone of our work in the digital age.

The print version of IASA-TC 04 2nd Edition is available:

as a bound, hard copy publication, priced at €25 (IASA members' discounted price: €15). An additional €8 will be charged for postage. Order IASA publications (link to IASA online shop) CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK - REPRINTING
as a web edition on this website

The 1st edition of IASA-TC 04 is also available:

in Spanish, as Lineamientos para la producción y preservación de objetos de audio digitales, translated by Antonio Limas. This publication is available from the Phonoteca Nacional in Mexico City and can be ordered at no cost from Perla Olivia, perlaolivia@gmail.com
in Italian, as Linee guida per la produzione e la preservazione di oggetti audio digitali, translated by MARTLab. This publication is available at the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche AIB, Roma. To order, use online order form available at http://www.aib.it/aib/editoria/2007/pub172.htm