NFSA blog entries by Rod Butler

Preserving the Memory of the World

Rod Butler reports from UNESCO’s The Memory of the World conference in Vancouver on digital preservation projects from countries including Austria, Latvia, Singapore and the USA.

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The Memory of the World in the Digital Age

Rod Butler meets the man who invented the internet and grapples with the latest developments in preservation at UNESCO’s The Memory of the World conference.

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ICA Congress: Practical Approaches to AV Archiving

NFSA’s Head of Preservation and Technical Services, Rod Butler, reports from the International Council on Archives Congress in Brisbane.

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Managing New Caledonia's memories

The NFSA gives New Caledonians an important window to their history by providing a copy of a short documentary made in the 1920s and previously unavailable in New Caledonia.

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The first SEAPAVAA Pacific Conference and Workshop

Rod Butler and Mick Newnham share the NFSA’s preservation expertise in Noumea. Rod is reminded of the value of archives opening their collections and offers a great tip for lovers of cheesy ’70s cinema.

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Sharing industry knowledge in our region

Rod Butler and Mick Newnham of the NFSA’s preservation team provide advice and training to industry colleagues from across the Pacific region.

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SEAPAVAA: launch of NFSA preservation award

NFSA’s head of preservation, Rod Butler, helps launch the NFSA SEAPAVAA Preservation Award in Malaysia.

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SEAPAVAA: a visit to Filem Negara Malaysia

Rod Butler visits Filem Negara Malaysia and their impressive facilities and gets an unexpected shock from some archival footage.

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SEAPAVAA: archives, libraries and ethics

Rod Butler continues to blog from Malaysia about NFSA’s current engagement in preservation discussions among South-East Asian and Pacific nations.

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SEAPAVAA: preservation conference kicks off in Malaysia

NFSA’s head of preservation and technical services, Rod Butler, is a delegate at the SEAPAVAA conference in Malaysia. He reports on the first day’s discussions.

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NFSA shares preservation expertise in South East Asia at SEAPAVAA

Rod Butler, head of the NFSA’s preservation team, is in Malaysia to address the South East Asian and Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association.

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3D – a passing fad?

Special glasses, expensive televisions – there is no way that 3D technology will last. Or will it?

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