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Format Obsolence? [message #85263] Sat, 27 May 2017 09:23 Go to next message
PianoGrrl is currently offline  PianoGrrl
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Baron
The paper had a piece in it saying that by 2028, a lot of original sound recordings worldwide would be lost for to degradation and format obsolence (e.g. wax cylinders). Is anything being down to preserve these, because the paper didn't go into details about preservation efforts?
Re: Format Obsolence? [message #85264 is a reply to message #85263] Sat, 27 May 2017 10:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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That's interesting. I hadn't heard that. Can you tell us more? You said it was in the "paper" - which one? Is there an online version of that paper?

I would expect an archival copy to be saved of any important recording at the very least.

Re: Format Obsolence? [message #85265 is a reply to message #85264] Sun, 28 May 2017 12:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hylo
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This sounds familiar, I think I saw something similar on Cultural Compass. The Library of Congress set up the National Recording Preservation Plan to handle it. The list of formats they are working to archive and save is really something!
Re: Format Obsolence? [message #85271 is a reply to message #85263] Mon, 29 May 2017 12:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jadex is currently offline  Jadex
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This really does sound interesting. I would also love to know more about it. Please post any resources that you find here so that we can all find out more about this. Thanks.
Re: Format Obsolence? [message #85287 is a reply to message #85263] Wed, 31 May 2017 08:14 Go to previous message
PianoGrrl is currently offline  PianoGrrl
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It was only our local newspaper, and they aren't online (Luddites!). The article was about the Museum of Obsolete Media, and that their of serious endangered materials. If you want to know more about the site and what formats are at risk, it is at http://www.obsoletemedia.org/. I'd never heard of some of the formats on the list, but I'd say it is a really useful resource for audiophiles.
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