There is now consensus among audiovisual archives internationally that we will not be able to support large-scale digitisation of magnetic media in the very near future. Tape that is not digitised by 2025 will in most cases be lost forever.
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein launches the discussion paper Deadline 2025 during our Digital Directions symposium on 27 October, coinciding with the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
NFSA website: Deadline 2025
NFSA website: Digital Directions
NFSA CEO, Michael Loebenstein launches Deadline 2025.