Managing Photographic and Audiovisual Records
Photographs, recordings and video accumulate with no metadata and become unusable within a few years. This course covers cataloguing and preserving audiovisual material, including the consent it often requires.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Why media libraries become unusable within a few years
- 02Cataloguing and describing audiovisual material
- 03Metadata: what to capture at the point of creation
- 04Consent, rights and identifiable individuals
- 05Formats, codecs and preservation choices
- 06Storage, backup and format migration over time
- 07Access, distribution and controlling copies
What you will gain
- Catalogue audiovisual material so it can be found
- Capture the metadata that makes media usable later
- Manage consent and rights for identifiable people
- Select formats and storage for preservation
- Migrate media before formats become unreadable
- Provide access without losing control of copies
Who should attend
- Records and archive staff
- Communications and marketing teams
- Training and documentation staff
- Anyone holding organisational media libraries
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 3 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 16 to 17 Nov 2026 | Durban | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 1 to 2 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 11 to 12 Jan 2027 | Johannesburg | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 15 to 16 Feb 2027 | London | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 26 to 27 Apr 2027 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 5 to 6 Jul 2027 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R10,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 2 Days
- Field
- Document & Records Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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