Strategy for the Digitalization of the Local Television Program Archives in Saxony

Konferenzbeitrag

The German Free State of Saxony has a high density of independent local and regional television broadcasters. From the antenna communities at the time of the GDR, private TV broadcasters developed after the reunification. In the period of the social transformations in the 1990s, these local TV stations documented the profound changes of the everyday life of the individual, of the local communities and the historical transformations in society and economy during the early years after the German reunion. These recordings are a substantial part of the cultural heritage of Saxony and of the highest interest for social, cultural and media research. Due to how the original material was produced on consumer videotapes, today the recordings are threatened by decay. In the next few years the recordings will be lost, if not acted quickly. Some state and private institutions are currently developing concepts for the preservation of the audiovisual heritage in Saxony In this paper, we discuss how these media objects should be scientifically investigated, in the sense of media and sociocultural dimensions, questions and categories. Based on our experiences and investigations, we present a technical concept which shows how to digitalize, index, describe and categorize copious amounts of videotapes for the preservation, archiving and public access of this important part of the cultural heritage of Germany.

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Verwandtes Objekt und Literatur: urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-163412 ; qucosa:16341

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Publizistische Medien, Journalismus und Verlagswesen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Eckardt, André ; Eibl, Maximilian ; Rickert, Markus ; Steinmetz, Rüdiger
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-164418
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.03.2025, 08:15 MEZ