Instructors: Howard Besser & Ann Harris
 
 

Assignments due before class:

• Prepare for in-class presentation of Case Study of Production History assignment.

• Read:
  • Position Paper On Conservation & Preservation In Collecting Institutions
  • Whitson, Helene and Gerry Yeager, "Arrangement and Description" in Steven Davidson and Gregory Lukow, The Administration of Television Newsfilm and Videotape Collections: A Curatorial Manual, Los Angeles: American Film Institute (1997), p. 127 - 148.
  • Annette Melville, ed., "Film Handling", The Film Preservation Guide, San Francisco: The Film Preservation Foundation, 2004, pp 19-33.
  • Newborg, Gerald G., "A Case Study: Newsfilm Preservation Project at The State Historical Society of North Dakota" in Steven Davidson and Gregory Lukow, The Administration of Television Newsfilm and Videotape Collections: A Curatorial Manual, Los Angeles: American Film Institute (1997), p. 59 - 68.
• Further Readings
  • Moving Image Collections (MIC) Cataloging and Metadata Resources

Agenda

• Guest: Linda Tadic, ArtSTOR Director of Operations, Instructor for our Collections Management class, and Chair of AMIA's Digital Initiatives Committee
  
• Introduction to Collection Management
• Appraisal, selection, description, sorting, organizing
• Intro to cataloging and value of description (EAD, MARC, DBs, ...)
• What is the impact of appraisal and selection (or the lack thereof) on what gets preserved?
• What are practices for tracking information about moving images?
• What are other typical tasks in collection management of archival collections?
• How might they differ for moving image/sound materials and other materials such as paper or photographs?

• Introduction to Risk Assessment for Film/Video/New Media
• Fact Sheet 9: Tape Inspection, Videotape Preservation Fact Sheets, AMIA, 2003
• Assessing a Collection for Preservation in Looking Back/Looking Forward: A Symposium on Electronic Media Preservation, Video History Project, 2002
• Videotape Identification and Assessment GuideTexas Commission on the Arts, Laura M. Wiegand, Mona Jimenez and Liss Platt, 2005.
• Film Condition ReportScreensound Australia, Film Preservation Handbook

• Film Inspection, Introduction to film repair tools, and Introduction to storage of moving images collections
• Take a look at:
• The IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film by James M. Reilly, published by the Image Permanence Institute
• The Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials by James M. Reilly, published by the University of the State of New York, New York State Education Department, New York State Library, the New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials
• IPI Media Storage Quick Reference by Peter Z. Adelstein, published by Image Permanence Institute
• User Guide for A-D Strips: Film Base Deteriorization Monitors
• The Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center Museum of Modern Art in Hamlin, Pennsylvania



• Projection basics
• Projection Best Practices, MIC: Moving Image Collections, Programming for Exhibition Portal, 2005.
• Film-Tech, Projection Picture Warehouse
• Film-Tech, Equipment Manual Warehouse

• Current Events
• HD DVD support a last minute switch, Microsoft says, Scott M. Fulton, III, Tom's Hardware Guide, September 27, 2005
• New DVDs: Panic in Year Zero!, Last Man on Earth, NY Times, Sept 27, 2005
• Going Deep for Digital; A Bet on 3-D Movies to Push Theaters Beyond Celluloid, NY Times, Sept 26, 2005
• Search & Rescue, by Tim O'Reilly, NY Times, Sept 27, 2005
• When the Ad Turns Into the Story Line: On Television, Brands Go From Props to Stars, NY Times, Oct 2, 2005
• Wrapped in an Enigma, Hidden in a Film Archive, NY Times, Oct 2, 2005
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For Next Week

• Prepare for in-class presentation of Case Study of Production History assignment during October 11th class. The written version of the report is also due on the 11th.