Yes, I agree. Do not dump, dump, dump. What films are these? Who can say? They may be the only prints available in all of the galaxy and beyond, having not been digitally converted!
Lisa Flanzraich Film and Video Librarian Film Researcher Queens College/CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 -----Original Message----- From: Rob Hoffman <archiving...@gmail.com> To: videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>; JTidal <jti...@citytech.cuny.edu> Sent: Fri, Oct 25, 2013 3:25 pm Subject: Re: [Videolib] Disposing of reel to reel films Please: Don't. As a professional archivist whose business involves digitizing and preserving films, that's my simple one word of advice. Film, if stored properly, will outlast all other forms of media. And as an analog material, it is impervious to technological obsolescence. You don't need a computer to view them, just a projector -- or a lamp or the sun, worst comes to worst.' We deal constantly with clients who converted their film years ago to VHS – and threw the films out. Now, they are really sorry they did. If you seriously no longer are interested in them, consider donating them to another collector or even a business that specializes in film storage like preservingtheopast.com. Best, Rob Hoffman Priceless Photo Preservation 122 S. Main Street, Suite 110C Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-219-3916 http://PricelessPhotoPreservation.com http://www.facebook.com/PricelessPhotoPreservation Blog: http://pricelessphotopreservation.wordpress.com Twitter: TriplePTeam On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Junior Tidal <jti...@citytech.cuny.edu> wrote: Hi all, Are there any special considerations to make when discarding reel to reel films? We are weeding several old films, but I am unsure of how to properly dispose of them. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
