by Carla Arton, Director of Technical Operations (Film), Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative, Indiana University The film digitization phase of MDPI began in the fall of 2017, charged with digitally preserving 30,000 reels of IU’s significant and at-risk films to ensure long-term access for research and teaching. As of October 8th we have digitally preserved… Read more »
MDPI Celebrating 3 years of Operation and Industry Leadership
by Carla Arton, Director of Technical Operations for Film, Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative, Indiana University Last month the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative paused to celebrate three years of operation and industry leadership, much of which has been in tandem with Memnon Archiving – a Sony Company. Our mission, to digitally preserve Indiana University’s significant media… Read more »
Establishing Mass Film Digitization and Preservation at IU
by Carla Arton, Director of Technical Operations for Film, Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative, Indiana University In 2015, Indiana University launched the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI) aimed at digitally preserving and making accessible 280,000 audio and video items held across the Bloomington and regional campuses. In 2017, IU announced and launched the second phase, the… Read more »