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Introduction

Introduction

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PACKED: Could you tell us how you both started working on computer based-art preservation?

PACKED: What is your background? How did you start CTL Electronics?

Chi Tien Lui: Since I was a young kid, I've been an electronic hobbyist. It started in Taiwan while I was at a junior high school for electronics. With one of my schoolmates I used to build batteries and burn my clothes with the oxide. Today we're still working together.

PACKED: What is your professional background, and what did you do before coming to VectraCom?

Bruno Burtre: In 1990, I started my career with Sony as a support technician. For fifteen years I was in charge of customer support for magnetic tapes, and for professional formats in particular. I was also in charge of the packaging engineering, where we worked on the design and personalisation of cassettes whenever a customer made a specific request.

Part One: Archiving and Digitisation.

PACKED: Could you tell us about your career and your training, and how you came to managing the archives of the Library and Archives Canada?

René Paquet: First of all, I obtained a diploma in electronics, and then I graduated in Information Technology at the University of Quebec in Hull. Then I worked for Radio Canada Company and at the National Archives of Canada, which later on became the Library and Archives Canada.

PACKED: What is your background? How did you become a media art conservator?