Preservation state of the sound and audiovisual documents in libraries of research institutes and centers of the National Autonomous University of México
Abstract
The libraries, like others memory institutions, have the challenge of preserving sound and
audiovisual documents recorded on analog carriers and born digital. This task is complex because
until now the preservation of print materials has been privileged. However, it offers opportunities for
libraries that have not yet started this task. This paper presents the questionnaire results about
preservation state in libraries of research institutes and centers of science and humanities of the
UNAM. It presents the situation and perspectives of analog and born digital sound and audiovisual
collections; the advances in the digitalization and the digital preservation tools used to guarantee the
long term permancen of these materials. To conclude, it stablishes a challenges to take in
consideration for the libraries.
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