[BOAI] EUscreen publishes second status report: Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage

[EUscreen]

Dear editor,<br> <br>EUscreen is pleased to announce its second status  
report on &#39;Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage&#39;. <br><br>In three  
chapters, the report gives an overview of technological developments  
bearing an influence on publishing and making accessible historical  
footage. The report discusses online heritage practices within Europe and  
beyond.<br>
<br>Please find the press release below and attached to this  
message.<br><br>With kind regards and thank you for posting,<br><br>Erwin  
Verbruggen<br>EUscreen Press contact<br>+31615360371<br><br><br><b>EUscreen  
Publishes Second Status Report <br>
<i>Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage</i></b><br><br>EUscreen is pleased  
to announce its second status report Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage.  
In three chapters, the report gives an overview of technological  
developments bearing an influence on publishing and making accessible  
historical footage. The report discusses online heritage practices within  
Europe and beyond.<br>
In a field that faces constant renewal, overhaul and additional challenges,  
the report means to take stock of the status of the online audiovisual  
heritage field. This allows the EUscreen project to measure our own  
strategies and technological development and allows the participating  
archives, broadcasters and the broader GLAM community to come up with  
solutions for providing access that cater to users&#39; needs and  
environments.<br>
<br>This document is a follow‐up on the first EUscreen status report,  
published one year ago.<br><br><b>Report Overview</b><br><br>The status  
report is divided into three chapters, each focusing on a different aspect  
of online access. Through this structure, we successively discuss three  
main trends regarding access, namely: 1) use and reuse today, 2) trends  
towards a cultural commons and 3) fundamental research in the area of  
audiovisual content.<br>
The first chapter gives an overview of major developments, including access  
provision and use of content by the creative industries. In the second  
chapter we explore the topic of (sustainable) reuse of audiovisual sources  
as a cultural and explorative practice leading towards more open and  
participatory archives. Finally, the third chapter discusses European  
research topics that are currently ongoing in areas connected to  
audiovisual heritage.<br>
The report was edited by Erwin Verbruggen and Johan Oomen and can be  
downloaded here.<br>We&#39;re currently heading towards the final stages of  
the EUscreen project, which will conclude in September with the final  
EUscreen conference in Budapest. This status report comes at a time where  
the project needs to reflect on its position in the field and on its  
long-term sustainable future as a service for the various stakeholders.<br>
<br><b>Links</b><br>• Download the Second EUscreen Status Report [PDF]: <a  
href="http://bit.ly/OVLcZV" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/OVLcZV</a><br>•  
Download the First EUscreen status report [PDF]: <a  
href="http://bit.ly/MF1hsL" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/MF1hsL</a><br>
• Information about the final EUscreen conference: <a  
href="https://euscreen2012.eventbrite.com/"  
target="_blank">https://euscreen2012.<WBR>eventbrite.com/</a><br><br>###<br><br><b>About  
EUscreen</b><br><br>The EUscreen project has published 30.000 television  
items online in an act to make historical audiovisual content widely  
accessible. EUscreen started in October 2009 as a three-year project funded  
by the European Commission’s eContentplus programme. A beta version of the  
portal was launched in 2011 and is also directly connected to Europeana.  
EUscreen is co-ordinated by University of Utrecht and its consortium  
consists of 28 partners and 10 associate partners (comprising audiovisual  
archives, research institutions, technology providers and Europeana) from  
20 different European countries.<br>
<br>For the EUscreen portal, visit: <a href="http://www.euscreen.eu/"  
target="_blank">http://www.euscreen.eu/</a><br>For events info and updates  
on the project, visit <a href="http://blog.euscreen.eu"  
target="_blank">http://blog.euscreen.eu</a><br>For the Journal of European  
Television History and Culture, visit <a href="http://journal.euscreen.eu"  
target="_blank">http://journal.euscreen.eu</a><br>
<br><br>
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