The Preservation of Moving Images

The management of public records and archives in the member countries of ESARBICA

“….' 67 In that regard, access to moving images in particular, and audiovisual materials in general, in the long term is not guaranteed in many parts of the world.…”

Up from the Depths: Return of the 16 mm Film, or How to Weed Your Film Collection

“…For a variety of reasons, from space constraints to the cost of maintaining the equipment needed to play back different media formats, to lack of knowledge about how to manage a film collection or its importance as a medium, libraries are faced with the possibility of needing to withdraw their 16 mm film holdings (Gracy and Cloonan 2004). Limited resources for preservation and reformatting and lack of sufficient description are also contributing factors to the "unfortunate state of moving image preservation" (Gracy and Cloonan 2004, p. 49).…”

“…libraries continue to provide minimal bibliographic access" (p. 86). Likewise, Gracy and Cloonan (2004) found that there was "an absence of sufficient description" (p. 49) other than titles being listed in the library catalog. Finding films in other ways besides title, such as by director, screenwriter, and other descriptive information about a film, is important to faculty and students (Brancolini and Teach 1994).…”

“…Film is considered an important format, if not the best, for long-term preservation of moving images if handled and stored properly (Poole 1999;Gracy and Cloonan 2004;Coffey and Walters 2014). Appropriate controls of temperature, humidity, and lighting, as well as proper handling, are just some of the factors that affect the preservation and longevity of film (Brancolini and Teach 1994;Poole 1999;National Film Preservation Foundation 2004;Coffey and Walters 2014).…”