Reference code

MN UZCA/AC/AV

Title

Pastoral resource use field recordings (2011-2012)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

xxx recordings (MPEG 1080p and derived low-bitrate distribution formats)

System of arrangement

Files within each sub-series are identified by decimal-format POSIX timestamps corresponding to the date and time of production (completion) of the audiovisual file. Each continuous clip is stored in a separate file along with accompanying media, normally including annotation/transcript files (in SubRip subtitle format), derived low-bitrate video files, still images, and metadata prepared according to the stipulations of the Internet Archive (in xml format).

Scope and content

This series contains audiovisual field recordings of contemporary pastoral resource use activities, produced in ~10 xot ail pastoral groups. These video recordings are conceived as conversational interactions with resource users, who demonstrate and discuss their everyday practices with the filmmaker. The series includes the sub-series MN UZCA/AC/AV/YE (field records produced in Yero'o' sum, Selenge aimag) and MN UZCA/AC/AV/DG (field records produced in Dornogobi aimag).

Conditions governing access

[FieldNotes] Unrestricted access. Records from this series may be used according to the terms of the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0 license (CC-BY-NC-ND).

Language/scripts of material

Mongolian, with annotative commentary and partial translation in English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Original audiovisual files are in MPEG format; low-bitrate versions are in ogg theora (OGV) format. Subtitles are in SubRip (SRT) format. Audiovisual recordings and annotative subtitles may be viewed directly from the file description page through a web browser with HTML5 and javascript capabilities.

Finding aids

Records in this series can be located using a search facility; see HelpOnSearching for further information. A full list of files in this series can be found at /SeriesInventory.

Existence and location of originals

High-definition originals of these recordings are preserved by the Mongolian Ethnographic Society.

Existence and location of copies

See also fonds-level description. DVD-quality copies of videos are available at the Internet Archive.

Date(s) of descriptions

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