What is Digital Preservation? 1. The protection of a digital file from loss or degradation. 2. Ensuring the information contained within the file remains accessible by the intended audience with the tools they might reasonably be expected to have available to them.
In a world where content is king / queen and online research and learning is the most powerful and preferred way of finding information, digital storytelling tools have emerged. Why not enhance the access and engagement to your digital collections by telling the stories about your community and collections?
The growth of our Recollect Community has been astronomical over the last few years with a 333% increase in the development of community sites from only 15 in 2015 to now reaching the 50 milestone in 2018! With over 14 Million units of metadata over these 50 Recollect sites we are very proud to say this is just the beginning of Recollects potential being unlocked by those who protect such incredible digital collections.
NZMS is delighted to announce that, after a comprehensive tender process, the City of Sydney, NSW, has selected Recollect as their on-line archive management, digital preservation and community engagement platform for the city archives.
NZMS are announcing a strategic agreement with Phase One A/S, the world’s leading manufacturer of full frame medium format digital photography systems and imaging solutions. The agreement will offer New Zealand and Pacific clients superior advice, and the supply of unrivalled Cultural Heritage solutions for their in-house digitisation of cultural heritage materials.
First-hand accounts of our WW2 veterans are a very precious part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s national history, especially as time passes. Martyn Thompson spent hours interviewing approximately 80 veterans (including 5 women), creating over 79 audio cassettes.
This year’s NZCCM (New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Material) Conference was held at the Auckland Art Gallery on 24 – 26 October and took the theme ‘Living Heritage: Materials, Methods and Context’.
This building is FANTASTIC – inside, outside and throughout! What an honour and a privilege for Leigh, Gavin and I to attend the opening of this prestigious library on Friday 12 October.