User:Jules/momadigitalcollections

Different types of works have to be looked after (Software based art, filmed based installation works, video art, variable installation art...) Works arrive in different ways (hard drives etc)

Pre-acquisition process:
- what is it?
- What do we need?
- How will it be shown today/ in the future?
- Interview of the artist
- curator interview
- walkthroughs
- exhibition documentation packages
- documentation
→ it's mainly a work of "documentarian"

Digital repository?
From 1975-2011, historically, media collections have lived in many places in many formats
Now through digitisation, there is an effort in centralising works.
This is not enough for preservation.

By now "good preservation"criteria have been met and access has been facilitated

How does it work?
1- Packager
2 – warehouse
3 - indexer

1- Packager
https://www.archivematica.org/en/
open source software
understanding the characteristics of a digital file or even being able to view it. Requires use of a sofyware that could not be available in the future
Archivematica analyses the collections and packages human-readable versions of its analyses

2- warehouse
digital storage is made by Arkivum
http://arkivum.com/
it combines small amount of fast disk with a foundation of more affordable and slower data type.

Archive is stored in 3 different locations.
Arkivum means 3 redundant copies and service includes an insurance. 100% content integrity is insured. No loss.

On premises storage is more affordable than cloud based storage, saving a lot of money

3- the indexer

software called binder.
Goes through files and tells you: "You have 7263812 mov files, with this codec, requiring this software..."
There is technical metadata as well

Binder was built by moma and is available on github
https://github.com/artefactual/binder

repository – the access system
→ never the two shall meet

Collections are not merely static storerooms. They have to enable to narrate our appreciation of art.

No need to pursue long life systems.

More information here :
http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/category/media-conservation