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Television Newsfilm Curatorial Manual



There have been some recent questions about moving image materials and there
is a publication which might be useful  for those with television newsfilm
and video or other types of moving image collections.  The publication is:
 "The Administration of Television Newsfilm and Videotape Collections:
A Curatorial Manual."
This 250-page book provides detailed information and over 200 illustrative
photographs covering all aspects of TV news archival practice. The first
publication of its kind, the manual addresses the needs of one of the largest
constituencies in the moving image preservation community, with a special
emphasis on issues facing the many television archives operating at local and
regional levels. At the same time, the book contains general information on
the preservation, storage, cataloging and use of film and videotape materials
that is of interest to archivists responsible for other kinds of collections
as well.   The manual  was edited by Steven Davidson of the Wolfson Center
and Gregory Lukow (formerly of the AFI National Center, now at the Library of
Congress).

The manual contains 14 chapters, including: "TV As History: The Importance of
Television Preservation" ; "A History of Television Newsgathering Formats" ;
"Appraisal of Collections" ; "Station-Archive Relations" ;Videotape Issues
and Concerns"; "The Preservation of News and Documentary Film" ;"Arrangement
and Description" ; "Cataloging" ; "Research and Reference Services" ;
"Licensing Footage: A Researcher's Perspective" ; "Television Archives and
the Academic" ; and "Outreach" .


The cost of the publication In North America, is  $41, (which includes
shipping and handling).  For orders outside North America, the total cost is
$47 in U.S. funds.

For an order form, contact the Wolfson Center at:
phone:   305-375-1505
fax:       305-375-4436.
e-mail:   wolfsoncenter@yahoo.com

(Or  simply print this form along with appropriate shipping information  and
payment
and )

Send checks or money orders to:
Louis Wolfson II Media History Center
Miami-Dade Public Library
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

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