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

EUscreen is pleased to announce its second status report on '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.

Please find the press release below and at 
http://blog.euscreen.eu/?p=3235 <http://blog.euscreen.eu/?p=3235>
You can download the Status Report at http://bit.ly/OVLcZV [PDF]

With kind regards and apologies for possible cross-posts,
Thank you for sharing,
Erwin Verbruggen & the EUscreen consortium

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*EUscreen Publishes Second Status Report
/Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage/*

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.
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' needs 
and environments.

This document is a follow-up on the first EUscreen status report, 
published one year ago.

*Report Overview*

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.
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.
The report was edited by Erwin Verbruggen and Johan Oomen and can be 
downloaded here.

We'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.

*Links*
. Download the Second EUscreen Status Report [PDF]: http://bit.ly/OVLcZV
. Download the First EUscreen status report [PDF]: http://bit.ly/MF1hsL
. Information about the final EUscreen conference: 
https://euscreen2012.eventbrite.com/ <https://euscreen2012.eventbrite.com/>

*About EUscreen*

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.

For the EUscreen portal, visit: http://www.euscreen.eu/
For events info and updates on the project, visit http://blog.euscreen.eu
For the Journal of European Television History and Culture, visit 
http://journal.euscreen.eu