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Österreichische Mediathek

Österreichische Mediathek is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Österreichische Mediathek rather than just read about it. In short: The Österreichische Mediathek ("Austrian Mediatheque") is the Austrian archive for sound recordings and videos on cultural and contemporary history. It was founded in 1960 as Österreichische Phonothek (Austrian Phonothek) by the Ministry of Education and has been a branch of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Technical Museum) since 2001.

Key takeaways

Österreichische Mediathek belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Österreichische Mediathek to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Österreichische Mediathek from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Österreichische Mediathek ("Austrian Mediatheque") is the Austrian archive for sound recordings and videos on cultural and contemporary history. It was founded in 1960 as Österreichische Phonothek (Austrian Phonothek) by the Ministry of Education and has been a branch of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Technical Museum) since 2001. As video and sound archive, the Österreichische Mediathek is responsible for the preservation of the Austrian audio-visual cultural heritage (with the exception of film on photographic carrier material and photography).

Duties and responsibilities The Österreichische Mediathek collects audio-visual media published or produced in Austria, as well as international recordings relating to Austria. Further responsibilities include the selective recording of TV and radio programmes received in Austria. In order to preserve its collections, the Österreichische Mediathek specializes in digitisation and digital long-term archiving of audio and video material. Scientific projects review the archival stock with regard to content.

Collections The collections of the Österreichische Mediathek mainly cover the subject areas music, literature, history, politics and science. The documents span the period from the 19th century to the present and include sound carriers such as instantaneous discs, shellac records, vinyl records, audio tapes, DAT cassettes, compact cassettes, CDs, DVDs, different video formats as well as various file formats. The collections include (among others):

the collection of the Austrian Institute for Scientific Film (ÖWF; Österreichisches Bundesinstitut für den wissenschaftlichen Film); live recordings of the National Assembly sessions of the Austrian Parliament; live audio recordings of Burgtheater premiers from 1955 on; the collection Rot-Weiß-Rot (Red-White-Red) with radio recordings from the post-war period; the collection Günther Schifter with shellacs from the inter-war period; recordings of selected radio and TV broadcasts; oral history interviews as well as Austrian artists’ and scientists’ estates...

Online archive The Österreichische Mediathek is a reference archive. Parts of the stock are also available online. Virtual exhibitions and online media databases are dedicated to various central subject areas: an acoustic chronicle illustrates Austrian history from 1900 to 2008, the web platform journale.at provides the radio station [Ö1]’s sound radio journals from 1967 to 1999 in full length and the online archive “Österreich am Wort” offers over 9000 sound recordings and videos on Austrian cultural history, also accessible online.

See also IASA International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives

References

External links Website Österreichische Mediathek (in German) Search Mediatheks Online Archive (in German) Short description on Europeana Sounds

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Österreichische Mediathek

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Österreichische Mediathek claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Österreichische Mediathek before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Österreichische Mediathek ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Österreichische Mediathek

In research: Österreichische Mediathek appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Österreichische Mediathek in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Österreichische Mediathek is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Archives in Austria, Government agencies established in 1960, Sound archives, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Österreichische Mediathek outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Österreichische Mediathek in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Österreichische Mediathek in simple terms?

Why does Österreichische Mediathek matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Österreichische Mediathek?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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