Guidelines & Policy Statement

Technical Guidelines

The Technical Committee has delivered several papers on technical issues, which serve as technical guidelines:

1. IASA-TC 03, The Safeguarding of the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy, Version 3, December 2005, available:

as a bound, hard copy publication, priced at €10, inclusive of postage. Bulk orders for training purposes can be ordered from €5 per copy, plus bulk shipping. Order Form
Online in Html (English)
Online PDF versions in the following languages:
- English
- German
- French
- Swedish
- Spanish
- Italian
- Russian

2. The IASA-TC 04, Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Objects, is available:

as a bound, hard copy publication, priced at €35. An additional €5 will be charged for postage. Order Form
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