Auditing tool on access and preservation of television audiovisual information

Abstract

This paper aims at describing the audit tool that can determine the correct management, preservation and access to audiovisual information within television networks. The audit is presented in the format of an auditing tool that analyzes a number of parameters, such as accessibility, state of preservation, human resources and training, economic funds which are available for the document management services, analysis of physical spaces, description and evaluation of software and hardware, physical conditions of storage, document description given by the documentation service and identification of existing policies for preservation, processing and storage of information in audiovisual companies. All this is done to determine which areas can be improved in order to offer proper preservation of the audiovisual heritage of not only television networks, but also the National Audiovisual Heritage of a country.

Keywords:
Accessibility; Information audit; Television companies; Audio-visual information management; Audiovisual information; Documentary preservation.