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News Archive for January, 2013

  • Jisc and Ithaka S+R launch “Sustaining Our Digital Future” report

    Today Jisc and Ithaka S+R are launching Sustaining Our Digital Future: Institutional Strategies for Digital Content (4.5 MB PDF, click here to download), a new report aimed at helping digital projects to thrive. This report, which provides a close look at three institutions (UCL, Imperial War Museums and the National Library of Wales) in the […]

  • BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    For the week ending 18th January 2013  the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service included coverage of such topics as the histories of Ireland and India, controversial studies on the long-term effect of cannabis use and geographical criminal profiling. 1. MAPPING MURDER (CHANNEL 5) View TRILT record For more information, please go to […]

  • New additions to the Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,300 websites relating to   video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into   over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please   contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Culture.pl A useful website on all aspects of Polish culture both […]

  • Update: BUFVC Survey on AV Citation

    Thank you for completing the recent BUFVC AV Citation Survey. We had a great response and are very grateful to everyone who took the time to participate.   The results from the survey are currently being analysed and will be fed into the AV Citation Guidelines, along with the outcome of two focus-group sessions currently […]

  • BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    For the week ending 11th January 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service included coverage of such topics as disability, social deprivation, the impact made on Britain by American soldiers during World War Two, the upper end of the British service industry and more. 1. CRIME STORIES (ITV) View TRILT record or […]

  • Latest on the Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,300 websites relating to   video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into   over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please   contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Archives Jean Painlevé This French website is dedicated to the work […]

  • BUFVC Xmas Top 10 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    For the period 15th December – 4th Jan 2013 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service included coverage of such topics as dance, science, international aid, student fees and more. 1. YOUNG APPRENTICE (BBC1) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National For more information, please visit the BBC website. 2. SUPERSIZED […]

  • ‘In the Field’ conference

    In the Field: Eploring the art and craft of field recording British Library Conference Centre, London 15-16 February 2013 A two day symposium to open up and explore  the practice, art and craft of field recording through a series of panel presentations, listenings and screenings. Starting from the early days of field recording the symposium […]

  • Media Screen Roundup – December 2012

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. Detectives loomed large in November’s Media Screen Roundup and in this Roundup we have Justice Provocateur: Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect by Cavender and Jurik. Indeed there is […]

  • CFP: Exploring and enhancing the user experience for TV

    From the BBC R&D blog: Google and the BBC are co-organising a one day workshop on Exploring and enhancing the user experience for Television as part of the CHI 2013 program on the 27 April 2013 in Paris, France. Academics and practitioners experienced in this topic are invited to submit a position paper plus a short bio by […]