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Convention Paper

The Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound: From Collection to Archive to Public Private Partnership

Authors: Drews, Mark; von Arb, Jacqueline

AES Convention 124 · Paper 7393 · May 2008

Abstract

In 2006, the Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound (NIRS) entered into a partnership with Memnon Audio Archiving Services to form MemNor, a commercial audio archiving service based in Stavanger, Norway. This paper traces the evolution of the Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound from a private collection of music recordings to a municipally funded audio archive to a public private partnership and discusses the past, the current, and the future challenges involved. Details of ongoing activities are included.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 124
AES Convention
124
Paper number
7393
Publication date
May 6, 2008
Session subject
Audio Archiving, Storage, Restoration, and Content Management; Audio Networking
Affiliation
University of Stavanger;Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper