Due
Diligence
AudioVisual
Preservation Solutions brings the unique service of due diligence
to the table. Due Diligence fills a gap that currently exists in
the outsourcing of audiovisual preservation activities. We offer
the expertise of knowing the nuances of reformatting and storage.
Because of this expertise we can offer a critical evaluation of
the proposals offered by vendors for services that are outsourced.
AudioVisual Preservation Solutions will evaluate the proposals,
interview the vendors and perform on-site visits to ensure that
you, the customer, are able to compare services and prices equally.
You can contract with AudioVisual Preservation Solutions as part
of your bidding process to bring in the required expertise in evaluating
vendors and know that your final choice represents your goals and
objectives. As deliverables of the service we will produce reports
and expert analysis of the findings and participate in decision
making meetings and processes. With the AudioVisual Preservation
Solutions due diligence service you can rest assured that you are
making the right choice.
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Facilities
Facilities
are an integral part of any preservation strategy. Both storage
and reformatting facilities are fundamental aspects of any plan
and necessitates knowledge of the nuances of preservation requirements.
Preservation requirements differ dramatically from typical storage
and production environments and must take factors into account that
are critical to the success of the goal. AudioVisual Preservation
Solutions has the experience and knowledge to help make sure that
your facilities live up to the requirements of the task that they
are charged with. We work in the context of your organization and
always plan with integration in mind. AudioVisual Preservation Solutions
is knowledgeable in both legacy analog environments as well as modern
digital environments. Ideally we are brought in during the planning
stages, but can also be effective in assessing, analyzing and reporting
on existing facilities to help point out weak links in the chain
and make recommendations on modifications for improvement. Designing
and building out a facility for preservation is no small feat and
should be given the utmost consideration. It is the foundation on
which your preservation strategy is built.
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Program
Building
AudioVisual
Preservation Solutions recognizes that there is both the need and
lack of expertise to perform audiovisual preservation within most
organizations. We offer a helping hand in providing a wide array
of services that fall under the umbrella of what we have titled
as Program Building. This consists of everything an organization
needs to get up and running with their preservation activities.
Development of documentation, workflows, processes and procedures
as well as hiring, training and development of staff. We can also
help develop a plan to coordinate the integration of these activities
with the other systems and departments in your organization to make
sure that the program yields the desired results and becomes a thriving
part of your organization.
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Education
In
the past there has been a large gap between theory and practice
in the field of audiovisual preservation. And both a certainty that
audiovisual archivists should have hands on interaction with their
audiovisual media and a looming unknowing as to what degree was
appropriate for an archivist. AudioVisual Preservation Solutions
Education fills that gap and offers a toolset to the archivist that
was previously without adequate tools. Education democratizes the
process of audiovisual preservation and also gives monetary relief
by offloading appropriate tasks from a typically higher technical
labor rate to the archivist. As well, the whole is greater than
the sum of the parts. The ability of the archivist to adequately
assess their collection brings about greater capability for fund
raising, more meaningful vendor pricing and communication, greater
quality control tools and can even greatly aid processes such as
high efficiency reformatting. Let AudioVisual Preservation Solutions
empower you to better support and advocate on behalf of your valuable
collection. Education can take place on or off-site and can be with
a group or one-on-one.
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Quality
Assurance
One
of the major issues that exists in the preservation plan is quality
assurance of work that is outsourced. Whether it is storage or reformatting
there is often major unknowns when it comes to performing due diligence
on the deliverables of the service. Resources are often short for
both the client and vendor which usually leaves quality assurance
left undone. This can be the Achilles heel of a preservation strategy.
This is the step, which if missed, can bring down months or even
years of solid planning and implementation and be detrimental to
the goal of preservation. AudioVisual Preservation Solutions can
solve this dilemma. We can be hired as a 3rd party quality assurance
contractor on behalf of either a customer or as a subcontractor
to a vendor to ensure that the deliverable conforms to the specification
of the contract and the goal of preservation is being met. These
activities can range from on-site visits to due diligence of processes
and reports and quality assurance of audiovisual originals and derivatives.
Let AudioVisual Preservation Solutions ensure that your efforts
are not in vain and that your goals and objectives are being met.
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R&D
Part
of the mission of AudioVisual Preservation Solutions is to advance
and bring progress to the field of audiovisual preservation. One
of the manifestations of this is through research and development
(R&D). R&D projects take place internally at AudioVisual
Preservation Solutions as well as being available for hire to manage,
implement and collaborate on R&D projects. AudioVisual Preservation
Solutions is available for hire through grant projects, consortiums,
organizations or individuals. If there is a project you are interested
in having us being involved in please contact us to discuss it further.
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Consulting
Whether
you need help developing a specification for a contracting process;
assessing your facility or media; developing a disaster recovery
plan; creating an overarching preservation strategy or any other
sort of expertise revolving around audiovisual preservation AudioVisual
Preservation Solutions is here to help. With experience in working
with collections of all sizes and conditions worldwide we have the
expertise to assist you in creating the avenue to overcome the challenges
you face in preserving your content.
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