keywords : DOCAM Project

• Conduct multidisciplinary research into the science, techniques and practices needed to resolve the problems of preserving the works and heritage associated with technological and electronic art in the domains of the visual and performing arts (theatre, dance and performance) and architecture;

• Promote a transfer of knowledge and discussion among academic researchers, students, and practitioners in the targeted fields, while focusing on the new domain of preserving works with technological, electronic and digital elements;

• Develop a series of new tools essential to documenting and preserving works of art with technological components, such as a bilingual thesaurus, a typology and historical listing of technologies, a catalogue structure adapted to works with technological components, and a “best practices” guide for key stakeholders;

• Contribute to the training of the next generation of historians, curators, conservators, technologists and engineers, and professionals responsible for preserving electronic works of art, and in doing so, respond to the growing need of institutions for personnel trained in these new challenges;

• The ultimate objective of the Alliance following five years of research activities is to produce tangible, lasting results, such as the implementation of new university programs, the adoption by the targeted community of tools developed by the Alliance, and the development of cultural policies adapted to the new reality of works of art that feature technological components. These research efforts and results will propel Canada to the forefront of electronic arts preservation and documentation and will allow Canadian organisations to excel in this field and export their expertise abroad.