You can also look at http://www.archive.org/details/movies which has a
significant collection of Americana that are available to the public for
free and can be re-used in your museums.

Marlita Kahn
Projects Director
Design Media
www.designmedia.com


> Good morning,
>
> You might want to take a look at:
> http://prestospace-sam.ssl.co.uk/
>
> Best,
> Johan Oomen
> Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
> www.beeldengeluid.nl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Mark Janzen
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> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Collecting Moving Images
>
> Hi Noah,
>
> Welcome to the listserve and the museum community.
>
> Moving images of various forms are indeed becoming increasingly popular
> in
> our collections. I have not personally acquired any that are on
> traditional
> media, although I am aware of more than one artist still working with
> film
> or magnetic media recordings. Presumably for the "retro" feel and visual
> effect. I am aware of one that also likes the sound a 16mm projector
> makes
> in conjunction with her work as well as the progressive damage incurred
> by
> the film. Preservation techniques for such materials are generally agreed
> upon and standardized.
>
> All of my acquisitions have been in digital form, on DVD or CD.
> Conditions
> and methodologies for these newer media are still in committee, although
> it
> is becoming increasingly clear that they are not to be considered
> permanent
> storage media, and that their issues should be addressed in our policies.
> I
> am currently gathering information on the topic of digital preservation,
> policy, and access for a presentation, and would be happy to share notes.
> We definitely need industry standards for these media as well.
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collections Manager
> Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
> Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
> Wichita State University
> (316)978-5850
>
>
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> Hello,
> I'm new to this listserv. I'm a grad student at UCLA. Currently I am
> doing some research on museums' approaches towards moving images. It
> seems that increasingly that the art museum world
> is collecting moving images. So I would be interested in, if there
> are any, standards in the collection of film and video. I'm
> interested in curatorial issues surrounding moving imagery but i'm also
> very interested in things like preservation, access, copyright and
> access.
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> Noah
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