Angela Allen

[…]Young Toscanini when I first met him. And then I’ve just finished Hamlet in 1990. I… the name… the title has escaped me of a film I did in India with Andrew McLachlan. I did another one with him in the North Sea, Hijacker I think that was called. I did a horrible film called… and it changed titles s[…]

BEHP Management Meeting 22 Aug 17

Page%1%of%3%Digital%archive%and%online%systems%management%overview:%22%August%2017%%The%bespoke%nature%of%the%new%online%system%has%many%advantages%(cost%effectiveness,%flexibility,%ability%to%respond%to%new%requirements,%etc.).%However,%unlike%off%the%peg%Archive%Management%systems%it%does%not%come%with%preJdefined%protocols%and%risk%management%procedures%that%simply%need%to%be%learnt%and%followed.%A%bespoke%system%requires%a%much%more%proactive%and%collaborative%decision%making%process%in%terms%of%set%up,%configuration,%and%management.%%Currently,%the%two%major%digital%assets%are%the%website%(hosted%on%Krystal)%and%the%interview%archive%(hosted%on%Google%drive).%The%website%consists%of%Drupal%files,%interview%files%small%enough%to%be%hosted%on%the%server,%and%a%database%that%contains%Drupal%configurations%and%all%website%content.%Interview%data%and%metadata%held%in%the%website%database%can%be%exported%as%a%csv%at%any%time.%The%archive%consists%of%digital%files%(interview%recordings,%photos,%transcripts,%log%sheets%and%other%documentation)%and%a%csv%file%containing%interview%data%and%metadata,%plus%website%backups.%%The%need%for%an%affordable%solution%has%meant%that%not%all%files%can%be%hosted%on%the%web%server,%and%interview%recordings%need%intermediate%media%servers%to%allow%them%to%be%viewed%on%the%website.%This%means%that%the%website%cannot%be%considered%the%same%as%the%digital%archive%on%Google%as%it%does%not%contain%the%most%valuable%files%of%all%–%the%interviews%themselves.%Archive%backups%need%to%be%taken%from%Google,%not%the%website,%and%archive%management%is%required%to%ensure%that%all%files%hosted%and%displayed%on%the%website%are%in%the%Google%archive.%Files%hosted%on%the%website%need%to%be%transferred%to%Google%by%the%website%manager.%All%versions%of%the%interview%recordings%need%to%be%uploaded%directly%by%the%interviewer.%For%security%purposes,%there%may%also%be%other%information%that%it%is%considered%appropriate%to%store%on%Google,%and%not%on%the%website.%%%The%archive%needs%to%be%cared%for%and%managed%in%very%similar%ways%to%the%physical%archive.%Interviewers%are%only%able%to%upload%interviews%(and%any%other%information)%to%archive@historyproject.org.uk.%These%files%then%need%to%be%transferred%to%the%main%archive%on%admin@historyproject.org.uk%and%properly%filed%by%an%Archive%Manager/small%Archive%Management%Team.%%The%diagram%on%page%2%provides%an%overview%of%the%system.%Discussion%is%needed%about%the%fine%details%of%this%process,%and%it%would%be%very%useful%if%those%with%archive%management%knowledge%could%start%this%process%by%questioning%current%arrangements%from%an%archive%management%perspective.%%Online%systems%%The%table%on%page%3%outlines%some%of%the%issues.%It%will%certainly%not%be%possible%to%address%all%within%one%meeting,%and%the%most%important%thing%will%be%to%agree%a%way%forward.%%%It%is%proposed%that%a%list%of%priorities%is%agreed,%that%issue%based%work%groups%are%set%up%accordingly,%and%that%a%group%leader%is%identified%for%each.%It%is%also%proposed%that%work%groups%meet%on%a%regular%basis%via%Skype%(with%digital%development%work,%a%frequent%short%meeting%is%much%more%useful%than%a%longer%less%frequent%meeting)%and%that%the%nominated%group%leader%takes%responsibility%for%maintaining%an%Action%Record%on%the%website.%In%addition%to%making%the%development%process%easier%(by%keeping%all%related%discussions%in%one%place),%the%Action%Record%will%provide%an%up%to%date%report%of%decisions%in%progress%for%all%members%of%the%Management%Team,%and%an%audit%trail.%%In%relation%to%this%proposal,%a%new%‘Actions’%section%has%been%set%up%on%the%website.%It%would%be%useful%to%demonstrate%how%this%would%work,%discuss%amendments%and%agree%use%(it%can%be%renamed/reconfigured%as%appropriate)%–%or%discuss%and%agree%an%alternative%approach.% Page%2%of%3%%Online%systems%overview%%%%%%%% admin@historyproject.org.uk archive@historyproject.org.uk G Suite - 2 Business Users Krystal - Topaz + R1Soft https://historyproject.org.uk Drupal !les Drupal 7 […]

Peggy Gick

[…] No. 403 [Copyright BECTU] Transcription Date: 2002-10-02 Interview Date: 1997-04-22 Interviewer: John Legard Interviewee: Peggy Gick Tape 1, Side 1 John […]

Larry Allen

[…] [Copyright Larry Allen ] Transcription Date: 2002-07-08 Interview Date: 1996-04-11 Interviewer: Rodney Giesler Interviewee: Larry Allen Tape 1, Side 1 This […]

Erica Masters

[…] No. 362 [Copyright BECTU] Transcription Date: 2002-08-16 Interview Date: 1995-08-02 Interviewer: Sydney Samuelson Interviewee: Erica Masters Tape 1, Side 1 Sydney […]

Christine Collins

INTERVIEWEE: INTERVIEWER: INTERVIEW NO: DURATION:CHRISTINE COLLINS BRIAN LANGLEY3451:19:16COPYRIGHT: No use may be made of any interview material without the permission of the BECTU History Project (http://www.historyproject.org.uk/). Copyright of interview material is vested in the BECTU History Pr[…]

Lindsay Anderson

[…]id Storey's idea. I'd think he had seen a picture of him in believe it or not The Long And The And Short And The Tall. No my idea had been originally Sean Connery. But the studio didn't think Sean Connery had a big enough name. Anyway they said you can't see the Richard Harris because he's in Tahiti[…]

Brian Shemmings

[…]p;Howard got to have a show at Pinewood. Andy Mitchell Good good studio manager Andrew and a good friend to a CTG still carries his union card still still […]

Kay Mander

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 57 [Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 2003-01-06Interview Date: 1998-09-28Interviewer: Sidney ColeInterviewee: Kay ManderTape 1, Side 1 Sidney Cole: The copyright of this recording is vested in the ACTT History Project. Kay Mander, continuity, docume[…]

BEHP Bulletin no 2 June 2020

www.historyproject.org.uk BEHP BULLETIN June 2020 Dear all, Welcome to the latest bulletin of the British Entertainment History Project. The outbreak […]
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