Interview with Anthony Boutard, Ayers Creek Farm, 2007 (audio)

Interview of Anthony Boutard by Magda Gaytan at Ayers Creek Farm on August 10th, 2007. The interview index is available for download

Preservation strategies for mixed music : the long tail and the short tail

I have recently argued (Boutard 201 9)that preservation of digital technologyin mixed music should build upon thework done for the past ten years indigital preservation in relation tocultural heritage institutions, namelylibraries, archives and museums(LAMs). From this premise, I havediscussed several hypotheticaldirections based on a broad and wide-ly discussed distinction between threelevels of preservation: bit-level preser-vation; logical-level preservation; andconceptual-level preservation. Thegoal of such a paper was to emphasizethe similarities in the management ofdigital objects among various culturalheritage institutions at each one ofthese levels, whether these institu-tions manage complex objects (e.g.museums), research data (e.g. aca-demic libraries), or more generic dig-ital artefacts (e.g. archives).The promotion of Findability, Acces-sibility, Interoperability, and Reusabil-ity (FAIR) as well as Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainabil-ity and Technology (TRUST) is now afairly widespread theme in researchdata management and digital archiv-ing (Wilkinson et al. 201 6; Lin et al.2020). These notions provide an over-arching frame for best practices ineach domain.Discussing these notions may entailshifting the discussion from similar-ities to differences between thepreservation of mixed music and thepreservation of digital collections,archives and new media art pieces. Inthis paper, I would like to point atthese differences and to continue thediscussion about the conceptual levelof preservation in relation to docu-mentation methods

Alter-value in data reuse : non-designated communities and creative processes

This paper builds on the investigation of data reuse in creative processes to discuss ‘epistemic pluralism’ and data ‘alter-value’ in research data management. Focussing on a specific non-designated community, we conducted semi-structured interviews with five artists in relation to five works. Data reuse is a critical component of all these works. The qualitative content analysis brings to light agonistic-antagonistic practices in data reuse and shows multiple deconstructions of the notion of data value as it is portrayed in the data reuse literature. Finally, the paper brings to light the benefits of including such practices in the conceptualization of data curation

Is there a digital archivist in the room? : the preservation of musique mixte

Over the past decade, the field of musique mixte/mixed music preservation grew separate from the digital preservation research (and practice) community. This paper presents potential preservation directions for this repertoire, based on current preservation frameworks, in relation to collaboration at the bit-level, logical-level, and conceptual-level of preservation. It emphasizes the link to practice in a postdigital (i.e. after the ‘digital revolution’) preservation and curation perspective, institutional policies, the implication and redefinition of all stakeholders, and the use of documentation as mediation

Documenting acousmatic music interpretation : a developmental framework based on cross self-confrontations

The investigation of acousmatic music interpretation as a distinct activity from composition calls for the investigation of appropriate documentation frameworks. This paper investigates the relevance of cross self-confrontations to capture all dimensions of interpretation of acousmatic music from a dialogical and developmental perspective. This study is the second phase of the project Interpretation Spatiale des Musiques Electroacoustiques (ISME), following a theoretical investigation of acousmatic music interpretation. It is based on the automated re-enactment of several performances conducted during an acousmatic interpretation workshop and masterclass at LaBRISCRIME in 2015. The analysis presents the practical and theoretical relevance of the framework in relation to the dimensions of acousmatic interpretations conceptualized during the first phase of the project based on semi-structured interviews

QUALITE ET CONTROLE DANS LE SECTEUR DES SERVICES : LE CAS DE L'ACCOMPAGNEMENT A LA CREATION D'ENTREPRISES

Cette communication s'intéresse à la performance des organisations oeuvrant dans le secteur des services. Elle consiste en un propos d'étape d'une recherche qui a pour objectif de répondre à la question suivante : est-il possible de déterminer des indicateurs de qualité de la relation de service susceptibles d'être utilisés comme indicateurs de performance pour le contrôle de telles organisations ? Elle s'appuie sur le cas des organisations accompagnant la création d'entreprise. L'analyse des entretiens conduits auprès de 20 créateurs d'entreprise a fait émerger trois familles de critères de qualité de la relation de service susceptibles de conduire à des indicateurs de performance. Certains critères relèvent du résultat de l'acte de service, c'est-à-dire de ce que le client reçoit durant la rencontre de service, d'autres sont liés aux perceptions des interactions qui ont lieu durant le service, d'autres enfin sont relatifs au sentiment de justice sociale.CONTROLE ; QUALITE ; INDICATEURS DE PERFORMANCE ; SERVICES

Documenting acousmatic music interpretation : profiles of discourse across multiple dimensions

Purpose : Extending documentation and analysis frameworks for acousmatic music to performance/interpretation, from an information science point of view, will benefit the transmission and preservation of a repertoire with an idiosyncratic relation to performance and technology. This paper presents the outcome of a qualitative research aiming at providing a conceptual model theorizing the intricate relationships between the multiple dimensions of acousmatic music interpretation. • Design/methodology/approach : The methodology relies on grounded theory. 12 Interviews were conducted over a period of 3 years in France, Québec and Belgium, grounded in theoretical sampling. • Findings : The analysis outcome describes eight dimensions in acousmatic performance, namely: musical; technical; anthropological; psychological; social; cultural; linguistic; and ontological. Discourse profiles are provided in relation to each participant. Theory development led to the distinction between documentation of interpretation as an expertise and as a profession. • Research limitations/implications : Data collection is limited to French-speaking experts, for historical and methodological reasons. • Practical implications : The model stemming from the analysis provides a framework for documentation which will benefit practitioners and organizations dedicated to the dissemination of acousmatic music. The model also provides this community with a tool for characterizing expert discourses about acousmatic performance and identifying content areas to further investigate. From a research point of view, the theorization leads to the specification of new directions and the identification of relevant epistemological frameworks. • Originality/value : This research brings a new vision of acousmatic interpretation, extending the literature on this repertoire’s performance with a more holistic perspective

UNE APPROCHE COGNITIVE DE LA PERFORMANCE D'UN RESEAU : LE CAS D'UN PLAN LOCAL D'INSERTION PAR L'ECONOMIQUE

Dans un réseau inter-institutions, la question de la performance est multidimensionnelle et problématique. L'étude des représentations des acteurs d'un réseau, le Plan Local d'Insertion par l'Economique, montre que les acteurs n'ont pas besoin de s'accorder sur les buts pour agir, la convergence sur les moyens suffit. Les divergences sur les objectifs lues comme facteur de performance remettent en cause l'idée d'une vision commune des buts comme condition nécessaire à l'action organisée.Performance ; réseau ; cartographie cognitive ; cohésion

Les normes entre simplifications et complexification : le cas des entrées dans les musées et des sorties du dispositif RMI

Cette communication illustre les rapports entre simplification et complexification dans le choix de normes pour le contrôle, en se fondant sur les cas des musées et du RMI. Elle conclut, paradoxalement, que plus des organisations sont complexes, plus leur système de contrôle est simple.Contrôle; norme; complexité; musées; RMI