Methods and practice for documenting mixed works, with a view to their preservation and distribution
Documentation, distribution, and preservation are three concepts that are intimately related in the context of creating of mixed works. The project described in this article articulates these notions based on state-of-the-art empirical research. Starting with the expertise of various creative artists and shaped by data and metadata on preservation standards, the project aims to express a methodical framework that is transferable to different creative contexts. In this article, we enumerate the various stages and challenges required to establish this framework, in order to provide preservation professionals with strategies that minimize the intrusiveness of the documentation process and allow them to establish a virtuous circle that contributes to the dissemination of the mixed-work repertoire.