This document provides guidelines for content selection for the EUscreen project. It outlines three strands of content: historical topics, comparative virtual exhibitions, and content provider virtual exhibitions. For historical topics, content should be selected from 14 topics across genres and time periods. For comparative virtual exhibitions, content providers will contribute 5% of their content to each of two comparative themes. A timeline is provided to select the comparative exhibition themes by July 2010.

1. EUscreen
Content Selection Policy
WP3 Information and Access
Royal Holloway University of London
RHUL
presented by Linda and Luís of BUFVC
Mykonos 23 June 2010
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2. A Guide to Content Selection
• Content Selection Policy
– Historical Topics
– Comparative Virtual Exhibitions
– Content Provider Virtual Exhibition
• Objective: understand the different types of
content required and how much of which
• This will inform your workflow
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3. Content Selection
Three Strands
Historical Topics
Comparative Virtual Exhibitions
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4. Content Selection
Three Strands
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5. Historical Topics
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Content should reflect the widest range of programme genres that
content providers can make available.
Some topics might lend themselves better to some genres
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6. Historical Topics
Time Period
Ensure that content is selected across the whole time
period of your collection.
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7. Historical Topics
National Holidays, Festivals,
Arts and Culture
Anniversaries, Annual Events
Disasters Politics and Economics
Education Religion and Belief
Environment and Nature Society and Social Issues
Health Transportation, Science and Technology
Lifestyle and Consumerism Wars and Conflict
The Media Work and Production
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8. Historical Topics
1. Arts and Culture
√ 2. Disasters
3. Education
4. Environment and Nature
5. Health
6. Lifestyle and Consumerism
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item 8. National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events
9. Politics and Economics
10. Religion and Belief
11. Society and Social Issues
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13. Wars and conflict
14. Work and production
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For special cases please discuss with BUFVC films
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9. National Holidays, Festivals,
Arts and Culture
Anniversaries, Annual Events
Disasters Politics and Economics
Education Religion and Belief
Environment and Nature Society and Social Issues
Health Transportation, Science and Technology
Lifestyle and Consumerism Wars and Conflict
The Media Work and Production
WOMEN: EQUAL PAY ACT Channel: ITV
Series Title: Lunchtime News Date: 26/05/1995
Broadcast at: 13:00
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10. National Holidays, Festivals,
Arts and Culture
Anniversaries, Annual Events
Disasters Politics and Economics
Education Religion and Belief
Environment and Nature Society and Social Issues
Health Transportation, Science and Technology
Lifestyle and Consumerism Wars and Conflict
The Media Work and Production
NATIONAL FRONT Channel: ITV
Series Title: News At Ten Date: 19/01/1978
Broadcast at: 22:00
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11. National Holidays, Festivals,
Arts and Culture
Anniversaries, Annual Events
Disasters Politics and Economics
Education Religion and Belief
Environment and Nature Society and Social Issues
Health Transportation, Science and Technology
Lifestyle and Consumerism Wars and Conflict
The Media Work and Production
DIANA: FLORAL TRIBUTES Channel: ITV
Series Title: News at Ten Date: 10/09/1997
Broadcast at: 22:00
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12. Comparative
Virtual Exhibitions
• Two comparative themes to be developed.
• Content providers to supply 5% of their overall
contribution to ()*" comparative theme.
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13. Comparative
Virtual Exhibitions
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• Content to be supported by a range of contextual
information – including still images, documentation
and text.
• Each theme will involve a small curatorial team
who will help select content and then source/
commission write textual content to support
theme.
• Do not repeat content...
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14. Comparative
Virtual Exhibitions
• Examples
–Eastern versus Western European coverage of
selected events
–Television history
–e.g. Inventing Europe
http://www.inventingeurope.eu/invent/exhibits/show/europeinterrupted/europes
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15. Timeline to decide topics
Comparative Virtual Exhibitions
• July 2010:
– RHUL to set up Comparative VE Working Group within EUscreen
– Anyone interested to e-mail Sian Barber - sian.barber@rhul.ac.uk.
– Devise potential themes
• July/August/September:
– Consult with content providers on
• Suitability of themes
• How to select content in collaboration
– Consult with potential stakeholders and contributor communities on
• Desirability of themes
• Availability/willingness to produce written content
• September 2010:
– Decide and report on themes
– Onward workflow and timescale
– Set up curatorial team for each comparative theme
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16. Content Provider
Virtual Exhibitions
• Content providers to supply 20% of their overall
contribution to CP Virtual Exhibition.
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17. Content Provider
Virtual Exhibitions
• You know your content better than anyone!
• Content Providers to select their own content for
their own exhibition
• Exhibitions to reflect Content Providers’ own
interests and archival strengths
• Content to be supported by a range of contextual
information – including still images, documentation
and text!
• Do not repeat content
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18. Content Provider
Virtual Exhibitions
• e.g. a national broadcaster may tell its own story
• e.g. celebrities travelling through transport hubs
• any footage that does not fit the 14 historical
topics
• if your holdings are very heavy on one topic and
you wish to explore it in depth
• a shop window for your archive
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19. Content Selection
• For questions regarding the content selection policy
please contact either:
Sian Barber, RHUL
sian.barber@rhul.ac.uk
Rob Turnock, RHUL (WP3 Leader)
rob.turnock@rhul.ac.uk!
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