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Reference code: MN UZCA/AC
Title: Adaptive Capacity of Pastoral Resource Users - Field Research Materials
Date: 2011-2012
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: xxx files
Name of creator(s): Thrift, Eric David (1977- )
Administrative / Biographical history: See EricThrift.
Archival history: N/A
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer: Deposited by Eric Thrift with permission from copyright holders
Scope and content: The fonds consists of audiovisual field recordings and annotations, participant observation fieldnotes, interview summaries and transcripts, photographs, and collected documents from the ethnographic research project "Adaptive Capacity of Pastoral Resource Users in Mongolia" conducted by Eric Thrift in Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag and in Sainshand, Dornogobi aimag in Mongolia in 2011-2012. Many of these records are discussed in blog entries created by Eric Thrift throughout the research period.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: Files in this fonds containing information pertaining to individuals who do not wish to be publicly identified have been anonymized, withheld from public access, or scheduled for destruction one year following the conclusion of the research project, according to the wishes of the individual(s) concerned. See file-level catalogue notes for specific details.
Accruals: Further accruals to this fonds are expected (until 2013).
System of arrangement: Field records are grouped by type (series) and, where relevant, by location where they were produced (sub-series). Within each series files are ordered chronologically by timestamp or by ISO-format date.
Conditions governing access: Access to some audiovisual records is restricted; see file-level access conditions for details. For other records see series-level access conditions.
Language/scripts of material: Mongolian and English
Finding aids: Records in this fonds can be located using a search facility; see HelpOnSearching for further information. See also series-level catalogue descriptions for full inventories of files.
Existence and location of copies: Digital copies of all records in this fonds are available at the Dornogobi Museum and at the Yeroo Sum Local Studies Office, as well as online at http://mn-uzca.org/. Additional copies may be obtained through the Mongolian Ethnographic Society.
Publication note: Records from this fonds are used in scholarly publications by Eric Thrift and others. See AC/ResearchPublications for details.
Note: Eric Thrift's contribution to this project was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (http://sshrc.ca/), the Government of Manitoba (http://gov.mb.ca/), and the University of Manitoba (http://www.umanitoba.ca/).
Archivist's note: Descriptions prepared by Eric Thrift in 2011-2012. Mongolian translations prepared by X. Narangarav.
Rules or Conventions: Fonds, series, and file level descritions based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description.
Date(s) of descriptions: See revision info

Series

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.
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 (http://creativecommons.org/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 UZCA/AC/AV/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: See revision info

Sub-series

Reference code: MN UZCA/AC/AV/YE
Title: Pastoralism in Yero'o sum, Selenge aimag
Level of description: Sub-series
Extent and medium: xxx audiovisual files and associated annotations in xxx files
Date(s) of descriptions: See revision info

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If this is a confidential record, we need to reproduce an expurgated version of the catalogue entry in a public file.

Title: Video recording of X. Dolgorsu'ren producing AARUUL.
Date: 2011-07-13 (recording)
Level of description: File
Extent and medium: Video recording (09:22) in 640x480:30 @ 1300KbS and 640x480:30 @ 700 KbS, ogg theora (OGV) format. Annotative subtitles in SRT format.
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Language/scripts of material: Mongolian (video recording) and English (annotative subtitles)
Name of creator(s): Eric David Thrift (1977- ); Anianxany Xu'ren-Alagiin Dolgorsu'ren (1952- ); Anianxany Xangaisaixany Narangarav (1981- ).
Administrative / Biographical history: See EricThrift, XuDolgorsu'ren, XaNarangarav.
Scope and content: X. Dolgorsu'ren prepares AARUUL, discussing the differences between XORXOI AARUUL and XURUUD.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: Appraised for permanent storage.
Conditions governing access: Closed access to audiovisual records. Authorized researchers may access these records. A publicly-accessible, partial transcript with personally-identifiable information removed is available at MonArc/AdaptiveCapacity/FieldRecords/SelengeYeroo/068843209p.
Conditions governing reproduction: Material may be quoted anonymously. Use is authorized for non-profit, scholarly purposes only.
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