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Guidance on using medical recordings in HE
Published: 17 January 2012JISC Digital Media has recently set up a website offering advice on legal, ethical and other issues relating to making and using clinical healthcare recordings for learning and teaching. The principles and related guidance materials were developed by the British Medical Recordings Task Force, a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, to encourage shared understandings across clinical …
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The Future of British Film – new report
Published: 16 January 2012Commissioned last year by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, the DCMS has published the report by an independent review panel, chaired by Lord Chris Smith: A Future for British Film – it begins with the audience. The principal objectives of the Review were to: Provide greater coherence and consistency in the UK film industry Determine how …
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BUFVC Top TV and Radio Programme requests of 2011
Published: 13 January 2012The most popular titles requested from the from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service in 2011. Some episodic programmes have been condensed to one entry. 1 MICHEL ROUX’S SERVICE (BBC2) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National More information is available from the BBC website 2. THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (MORE 4) View TRILT record or …
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Call for Participation: Off-Air Recording Union Catalogue Trial
Published: 12 January 2012As announced at the BUFVC AGM in December 2011, the BUFVC is planning to create a trial union catalogue for off-air recordings as part of the Shared Services Project funded by HEFCE. Collections are at risk in many institutions, particularly those held in VHS because it is often seen as an old format which takes …
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Latest Gateway Updates
Published: 12 January 2012The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,000 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. Close-Up This is a membership organisation that aims to make film culture and history accessible through its …
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Confused about copyright?
Published: 11 January 2012Attend the Copyright Clearance for Print, Broadcast and Multimedia Production course on Tuesday 13 March 2012, in Central London. Presented by Alma Hales, Head of Intellectual Property at the Open University and Bernadette Attwell, former Deputy Head of Intellectual Property at the Open University and co-owner of Copy-Right Consultants Ltd with Alma Hales, the course will …
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Education Technology supports Learning on Screen Awards
Published: 10 January 2012Education Technology – a new print publication, being launched at the 2012 UCISA conference in March 2012, is the Media Partner for the Learning on Screen Awards 2012. Education Technology is the only publication dedicated to providing insight and information on the ICT demands of the UK’s education sector. Covering everything from Key Stage 2 all …
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85% of UK HEIs hold BUFVC membership
Published: 6 January 2012BUFVC in numbers 2010/11 The latest data and information on how the BUFVC connects teachers, learners and researchers with moving image and sound content is now available online. Did you know that 85% of UK HEIs hold BUFVC membership or that the off-air recording back-up library now holds around 500,000 hours of television and radio? …
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Recent additions to the Gateway
Published: 21 December 2011Classical TV A channel of ever-changing videos representing the best classical performances from around the world. The range consists of live and as-live special events from the world’s great opera houses, theatres, and concert halls, together with a library of full-length videos of current and recent performing arts events, all available for streaming on a …
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Christmas on EUscreen
Published: 20 December 2011A selection of highlights (and lowlights) from over 150 Christmas-related items currently available on the EUscreen portal: the criminal (Christmas tree theft, RTÉ, 1962) the curious (Parachuting Santa Claus, HeNAA, 1965) the poignant (Christmas alone, TVP, 1987) Take you own festive dip at www.euscreen.eu
