118:, DOCAM's Technological Timeline is intended to present an interactive view of the history of media arts technology, including links to external resources. The timeline provides context for the case studies chosen by members of the DOCAM initiative by placing these case studies within a larger framework of technology and media arts. As a reflection of DOCAM's educational purpose, the timeline's audience includes students and teachers of visual art history in addition to museum and other information professionals.
65:. Committees were formed around the focus areas of conservation and preservation, documentation and archival management, technological timeline, cataloguing structure, and terminology. The output of committee activities, including case studies, educational materials, guides, models, and seminar proceedings, are available to the public on DOCAM's
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