For Immediate
Release
November 1, 2006
Media Preservation and Technology Expert
Joins Well Respected Video Consultancy
Ian Gilmour of Australia’s National
Film and Sound Archive Joins Media Matters
LLC
New York, NY - November 1, 2006 – Ian
Gilmour, formally the Manager of Engineering,
Research and Conservation at the National Film
and Sound Archive of Australia, has joined the
staff of the media preservation consultancy,
Media Matters LLC. Gilmour will act as the Chief
Media Preservation Consultant and lead company
research projects. He will also act as a consultant
to the Media Matters subsidiary product company,
SAMMA Systems.
Mr. Gilmour has worked for over 25 years as
a preservation expert and consultant, developing
and managing technical facilities, operations,
engineering and research programs, databases
and media asset management systems, in both small
and large agencies. He has worked for the National
Film and Sound Archive in Australia, Library
of Congress, National Library of Australia, National
Archives of Australia, and RNZ. Ian is a member
of the Technical Committee of IASA, and former
chair the Preservation Committee of AMIA. He
has participated in the UNESCO Memory of the
World Project for Safeguarding the Audiovisual
Heritage, and has written and presented papers
on preservation, restoration and the delivery
of audio, video and magnetic media for IASA,
AustralAsian Sound Recording Association, IEEE,
AES, AMIA, FIAT and IBC.
Jim Lindner, founder and CEO of Media Matters,
states “I have known Ian for over 15 years
and worked with him as a committee member on
many of the boards he served. I have the utmost
respect for his extensive knowledge of media
technology and preservation and look forward
to working with him on many interesting projects.” Lindner
continues, “Ian’s experience and
expertise in the field of media preservation
will be invaluable to organizations making the
digital transition.”
Media Matters, LLC (www.media-matters.net) is a technical consultancy specializing
in archival audio and video material. Media Matters provides advice, analysis,
and products to media archives that apply the beneficial advances in technology
to collection management. Media Matters consults to commercial, non-profit,
and government agencies on issues pertaining to the intersection of modern
digital technologies and traditional archival practice.
Ian Gilmour can be contacted at ian@media-matters.net.
For further information:
Contact Steve Kwartek at steve.kwartek@media-matters.net
Phone: 212-268-5528 X113
www.media-matters.net |
