Audiovisual Preservation and Digitization Resources
GitHub
In addition to the museum unit-specific ones listed below, Smithsonian GitHubs have many additional useful audiovisual preservation resources.
- AVMPI GitHub
Resources and documentation made and compiled by the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives' Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative.
- National Museum of African American History and Culture GitHub
Repositories of command line media microservices scripts, and other documentation for the museum's media conservation and digitization department.
Conservation Forms
Templates for documenting physical condition of audiovisual media collection items.
Resources by Unit
Metadata
See how Smithsonian audiovisual archivists and conservators manage their data about data.
Software
Improve speed and accuracy in your job with the help of computer thanks to these software tips via Smithsonian audiovisual archivists and conservators.
