Assessing the Integrity of Digitization of Audiovisual Materials in IRIB Archives

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, I. R. Iran, ,(Corresponding Author)

2 Professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, Payame Noor University, Tehran, I. R. Iran

3 MA, Information Science and Knowledge Studies, Broadcasting Organization of I.R.Iran, Tehran, I. R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the state of audio and video archives of IRIB with regard tothe infrastructure and the degree of integrity of digitization operations
Method and Research Design: Views of practicing professionals of 52 IRIB archives were sought in this survey. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Data was analyzed using one-sample t-test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.
Findings and Conclusion: The respondants considered oveall state of archives and the process of digitization good. The infrastructure, the software, the hardware, security, and protection components were decared in good condition, but not communication. Digital resource management was regarded integrated.  However, Audio and video archives of radio and television suffer from relative disparity. It is imparetive that managers of IRI|B archives meet international standards to remove deficiencies in their operations.

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