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28 th General Assembly. Rome, 27-29 November 2013 KNOWLEDGE & COMMUNICATION SERVICES Paul Arenson Manager, Librarian María Mata Caravaca Archivist Jennifer Copithorne Communication and Web Officer
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Knowledge and Communications Services consist of the library, the archives and the office of communications at ICCROM.
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28th General Assembly. Rome, 27-29 November 2013
KNOWLEDGE & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Paul ArensonManager, Librarian
María Mata CaravacaArchivist
Jennifer CopithorneCommunication and Web Officer
KNOWLEDGE & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Library Archive Communications
KNOWLEDGE & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
of our online audience have NEVER participated in an ICCROM activity
57%
KNOWLEDGE & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Library Archive Communications
ICCROM LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE
Incomparable research collection
Library: over 90,000 items in 60 languages
Unparalleled coverage of worldwide restoration
ICCROM LIBRARY
Value of collection is huge
Often holds the last remaining copy
ICCROM ARCHIVE
550 linear metres!
Traces history of ICCROM’s role in conservation worldwide
ICCROM LIBRARY
Reading room – no appointment needed!
Document delivery
ICCROM LIBRARY
450 remote requests filled
2100 on site visits
ICCROM LIBRARY
SCANNING PROJECT
SCANNING PROJECT
Over 90 titles, 50 Newsletter back issues
• ICCROM contributes its copyright
• Partners and organizations were requested to contribute theirs
• Partner organizations will receive copies
• Available under a Creative Commons License
SCANNING PROJECT
G. TORRACA, SOLUBILITY AND SOLVENTS
PUBLICATIONS
ICCROM ARCHIVE
Arrange, describe, preserve
and make accessible
200 archival requests20 external researchers
AUDIOVISUAL PRESERVATON PROJECT
CONTENT
1,100 audiovisuals (1961-2009)
MEDIA DEGRADATION
FORMAT AND HARDWARE OBSOLESCENCE
MAIN GOALS
• Digitize the audiovisual collection
• Preserve analogue material
• Provide wider access
CHALLENGES MET
• Digital formats
• Metadata for description
NUBIAN CAMPAIGN AUDIOTAPE, 1962
PREMA VIDEOTAPE
Course on Conservation Collections Management, Accra, Ghana, 1989
CHALLENGES TO MEET
Digital storage device
and back-up
200,000 euros
TORRACA’S ARCHIVE PILOT STUDY
PROF. GIORGIO TORRACA (1927-2010)
• 1965-1986: ICCROM staff member (Deputy Director, 1971-1986)
• 1987-2010: Arcotech (Conservation consultancy firm)
TORRACA’S ARCHIVE
THE TABULARIUM, ROME
DESCRIPTIVE INVENTORY
FURTHER EVALUATION
To create a Consortium
Information
Advocacy
Research
Training
CooperationCOMMUNICATIONS !
COMMUNICATIONS
ONLINE SURVEY
917 responses in one week!
Have NEVER participated in an ICCROM activity
HAVE participated in an ICCROM activity
57%
43%
Training
Website and e-News
Think Tank Activities
Library and Archives
Publications
Online Databases
ICCROM’S ONLINE PRESENCE
Facebook: 16,000 followers
Twitter: over 4,500 followers
Website: average of 45,000 monthly visits
E-News: over 11,000 subscribers
ICCROM’S ONLINE PRESENCE
NEVER participated
HAVEparticipated
THE ICCROM WEBSITE
Facebook Twitter Instagram(coming soon!)
SOCIAL MEDIA
IT’S OUR HERITAGE
SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: forum2013.iccrom.org
ICCROM FORUM
Streamed online: 1,800 people tuned in
ICCROM FORUM
Newsfeed: reporters at the tables
Blog for emerging conservation professionals: 30 bloggers from 18 countries
ICCROM FORUM
78,933 people saw our
tweets with #iccromforum
ICCROM FORUM
ICCROM FORUM
“It offered me a chance to interact with others either already in the field
or like myself, working to gain entrance, which encouraged me that perhaps I did pick the right
career and perhaps I can make a difference.”
ICCROM’S ONLINE PRESENCE
NEVER participated
HAVEparticipated
YES91%
NO9%
www.facebook.com/iccrom
@ICCROM
www.iccrom.org
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