In 1977 the International Council of Museums organised the first International Museum Day "to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society." As described on the IMD 2012 site "Today, the world is changing faster than ever. New technology delivers new ideas, gigabytes of information, news of an increasingly unstable climate, all shared by social media. Modern... read more
As released on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) website on May 10, 2012: A new International Standard that provides a system for assigning a unique international identification code to objects for use on digital networks is expected to bring benefits for publishers, information managers, multi-media distributors, archive and cultural heritage communities, and the... read more
In line with the entry earlier this week that included a rundown of recent cloud storage research, we're extending the theme here to take a minute to look at the EU Commissions recent release of the report "Advances in Clouds: Research in Future Cloud Computing." While not directly related to the storage of digital AV-related data, vast changes and future possibiltiies for digital storage and... read more
With constant speculation about which forms of digital storage are up to go to that great techno-obsolescence trash heap in the sky, io9 takes a look at devices of data storage past and lets you vote between new and old for which you think is next to go – will it be CD/DVDs, Blu-rays, USB Flash... read more
In mid-March we reported on the announcement of the FOCAL International 2012 Award nominations. If you forgot to check into the FOCAL International website, last night the winners were awarded in London. In front of a crowd at the Lancaster Hotel, "Sue Malden, Chair, FOCAL International, said, ... read more
There is a vast, diverse and rich land of art that is born digital – from moving images and sound captured on digital formats to computer, internet and network-based art, to works that involve experiments with software and hardware. Each work requires different consideration in terms of... read more
International Museum Day 2012: Museums in a Changing World
In 1977 the International Council of Museums organised the first International Museum Day "to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society." As described on the IMD 2012 site "Today, the world is changing faster than ever. New technology delivers new ideas, gigabytes of information, news of an increasingly unstable climate, all shared by social media. Modern... read more