Introduction to Moving Image Archiving
& Preservation H72.1800
Oct 21 Access to Moving Image Collections
see entire
syllabu
Assignments due before class
:
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Read:
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Besser, Howard (1998). The Shape of
the 21st Century Library, in Milton Wolf et. al. (eds.), Information
Imagineering: Meeting at the Interface , Chicago: American Library
Association, pages 133-146
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Moving Image Collections (MIC) General
Information
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Schiller, Daniel. (1988) "How to think
about information." In. V. Mosco and J. Wasko (eds.), The Political Economy
of Information (pp. 27-43). Madison, WI : University of Wisonsin Press.
1988
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Lievrouw, L.A. (1994) "Information Resources
and Democracy: Understanding the Paradox." Journal of the American Society
for Information Science, 45(6), July, pp. 350-357
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AMIA Compendium of Moving Image Cataloging Practice, edited
by Abigail Leab Martin and compiled by Jane D. Johnson, Linda Tadic, Linda
Elkins, Christine Lee, and Amy Wood. Society of American Archivists &
AMIA, 2001. ca. 275 pp.
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Archival Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual (AMIM2)
. 2nd ed. revised by the AMIM Revision Committee, Motion Picture, Broadcasting,
and Recorded Sound Division.Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging
Distribution Service, 2000. 1 v. ISBN 0-8444-1008-X
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Harrison, Harriet W. (comp. and ed.), for the Cataloging
Commission of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
The
FIAF Cataloging Rules for Film Archives. Film-Television-Sound Archive
Series: Volume 1. München; London; New York; Paris: K.G. Saur,
1991
Planned Topics to cover:
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Obtaining moving image materials:
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How does one find moving image collections? (Moving Image
Gateway Project)
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What are sources for clips? For ancillary materials?
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What do you need to do research? General reference and
resources (Pam Bloom?)
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Types of resources (biographical, film indexes, union
catalogs, almanacs, periodical indexes, trades, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
review compilations)
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What are issues for historical research and reconstruction?
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How are moving images and sound part of the larger visual
culture and ways of looking and seeing? How does our understanding of visual
culture impact our role in moving image archiving and preservation?
Agenda
NOTE: From 8:00-9:30 we will meet in the Electronic
Resource Center, B level. Bobst Library (obviously some people will need
to leave at 9PM)
Guest: Pamela Bloom, NYU Reference Librarian
for Moving Image Material
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Follow-up on discussion of media description
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Overview of collection management tasks
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Basic Librarianship/Reference
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Current Events
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Copyright
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Can
Cable Fast-Forward Past TiVo? NY Times, Oct 20, 2003
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Europe's
Antipiracy Proposal Draws Criticism, NY Times, Oct 20, 2003
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Audible
Service Could Teach Music Industry a Lesson, NY Times, Oct 20, 2003
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Record
Industry Warns 204 Before Suing on Swapping, NY Times, Oct 18, 2003
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In the News:
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Upcoming events
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Tues Nov 11, Craig Baldwin at the Robert Beck
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Review of previous readings (if time)
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Assignments for next week