Necesidad de un registro de las colecciones audiovisuales y sonoras de América Latina

Abstract

The need to catalogue and evaluate the audiovisual and sound collections in Latin America is discussed. Such a catalogue should go beyond the mere identification of the collections, which today is still missing, and include the analysis of their contents and scope, as well as an assessment of their preservation state. This project should be carried out by supranational institutions that, thereafter, should promote the implementation of preservation policies aimed at ensuring that the Latin American audiovisual and audio heritage is properly preserved and accessed.