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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Where did this Preservation Guide come from?
Can I add information to this guide?
Can I re-use information from this guide?

#1 Where did this guide come from? From the PrestoSpace project, which has the goal of preservation of audiovisual media -- in collections of all sizes. It was launched by the project in May 2006, in hopes of being self-sustaining through contributions of the whole community of people and organisations working in or supporting the collection and preservation of audiovisual media -- and the memory of our culture provided by audiovisual collections.

#2 Can I add information to this guide? YES. Send an email to richard.wright@bbc.co.uk to get the edit password. But please observe the rules?, and please give new contributions a Creative Commons licence. The standard licence for this site is here: UK_CC_Licence.

#3 Can I re-use information from this guide? YES. Each page of the wiki should indicate that the material has been placed in the public domain, under a Creative Commons licence. Any specific details or restrictions should be at the bottom of each page. The standard licence for the whole site (for anything not specifically marked otherwise is here: UK_CC_Licence, and says any material used should be marked as coming from this Preservation Guide (attribution) -- should be used for non-commercial purposes only -- and can be taken away to be 'shared' only if re-licenced in just the same way as this site is licenced.