Title:
IBC Archive Records Management and Training 2019-2020
Agreement Number:
1920-0891
Agreement Value:
$26,822.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 8, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) established the Inuit Film Video Archives in 2014-2015. The organization holds a video collection that includes approximately 9,000 hours of Inuit language video capturing cultural, social and political developments of Inuit since the mid-1970s. This project will involve archival activities related to this collection and includes the renewal of archival software, updating database records, migration of records to an asset management system, and renewed training for IBC staff.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
In this project, the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) aims to achieve the following results: 1) increased capacity to use CatDV; 2) increased number of videocassette (item level) records established in robust, searchable, digital asset management system connected to and backed up by Inuit Film & Video Archives (IFVA) servers in Iqaluit; 3) improved readiness to receive and associate digital video proxy files with their catalogue records; 4) enhanced availability of metadata; and 5) increased readiness for IFVA to receive and archive external video requests from IBC, educational institutions, researchers and the general public.
Location:
Iqaluit, Nunavut, CA X0A 0H0
Reference Number:
129-2019-2020-Q1-00019
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to and promote local documentary heritage.