On 16/05/2012 06:00, Shai Drori wrote:
> Why is it unrealistic? Expert work should be done by experts, and no
> we do not overcharge. Do you know how much money is spent keeping all
> this gear in proper working order? How much space is used to keep it
> all (1000 sq. ft in my case). I would love to pass the knowledge on
> but there are no students. Most of the young engineers I meet today
> think these are either cool toys or really ancient relics of a
> religion gone.
> And if you ask me those institutions that don't get their stuff
> digitized right, deserve the crappy files they end up with.
> Shai
>
> בתאריך 15/05/12 10:50 PM, ציטוט Schooley, John:
>> But, I think it is unrealistic, and ultimately counterproductive, to
>> expect archives and other institutions to outsource all of their
>> legacy audio. As the number of skilled analog practitioners
>> decreases, the cost of outsourcing analog tapes in archival
>> collections is just going to get more and more expensive. Many
>> administrators (like those Hugh mentioned in his email) are strictly
>> "paper trained," and, while willing to spend thousands on rare book
>> and paper preservation, view audio materials differently than their
>> paper holdings. I think insisting that audio collections can only be
>> handled by expensive contractors will be all the motivation many will
>> need to avoid dealing with them entirely.
>
If, as an institution, you have enough work to justify the plant and the
employment costs, it makes sense to employ, equip and train (if needs
be) a specialist. Otherwise, since the knowledge is no longer common and
the consequences of ignorance can be unfortunate, a specialist
contractor is the way to go. Problem is, a lot of this is "unknown
unknowns" to the people making policy.
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