Lead Partner: Thirteen/WNET
Project Dates: 2004-2010
Additional Partners: A complete listing of the project partners can be found at the partners viewshare
Public television's rich legacy documents America's social history through programming not offered by commercial television. Programs like "Nature", "NOVA", and "Frontline" are only produced digitally, often in high-definition (HD). Digitally produced public television programs are at great risk of being lost because rapid changes in technology make new video formats and equipment obsolete quickly. Saving these digital programs today will ensure they live far into the future.
More detailed project information can be found at the Project Web site (external link)
Highlights
- Paper: Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues Relating to the Preservation and Future Accessibility of Digital Public Television Programs (external link), 04/11 (PDF, 405KB)
- Paper: Preserving Digital Public Television Final Report, June 2010 (PDF, 3.62MB)
- Paper: Strategies for Sustainable Preservation of Born Digital Public Television (external link) (PDF, 2.75MB)
- Paper: Survey of Digital Formatting Practices In Public Television Program Production (2007) (PDF, 72KB)
- Paper: Recommended Appraisal Guidelines For Selecting Born-Digital Master Programs for Preservation and Deposit with the Library of Congress (2006) (PDF, 463KB)
- Resource:(external site) Archived project web site
