Recuperación y catalogación del patrimonio audiovisual de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja en el periodo 1980 - 1990

Abstract

Several Latin American countries are taking important measures for the preservation of their audiovisual heritage, files containing relevant information and events that are part of its history. In Ecuador, the Cinemateca Nacional ecuatoriana has recovered audiovisual documents that make up the audiovisual heritage of the country, dating from 1906. La Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, is an institution of high academic prestige, located in the southern region, account with an audiovisual heritage dating back to the 80s; the main objective of this project is to recover, catalog and disseminate it. Importantly, this audiovisual material contains information that constitutes the historical memory of the University, the city and the country, and is of a critical conservation, preservation and dissemination. "Raising awareness about the importance of audiovisual documents as part of national identity and draw attention to the urgent need to protect" (UNESCO)