Thanks Elena! I've put it on my calendar. Sounds great. Sarah Sent from my iPad
On Apr 10, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Elena Rossi-Snook <elenarossisn...@nypl.org<mailto:elenarossisn...@nypl.org>> wrote: Hello, everyone! This month, the Reserve Film and Video Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will be participating in Preservation Week by highlighting our preservation activities and collection. We encourage you to join us for an afternoon of 16mm film fun! Introduction to Film Preservation with NYPL Reserve Film and Video Collection's David Callahan and Elena Rossi-Snook April 30, 2015, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Library for the Performing Arts, 3rd Floor Film Study Room Please join us for a presentation and screening from the New York Public Library's Reserve Film and Video Collection. This session will explore the history of the collection, highlighting the scope and depth of the holdings, and aims to expand the public's knowledge of the film preservation efforts underway at the New York Public Library. Illustrative examples of "before" and "after" preservation will complement this presentation of 16mm films. With holdings comparable to archives held within major American museums and universities, the Film and Video Reserve Collection is unique among American public libraries. The collection holds over 6,000 16mm films; 5,000 VHS tapes; and 1,800 DVDs, with a primary focus on independently produced works. Particular strengths of the collection are its political, social, and cultural documentaries; experimental films; video art; animation; short fictional works; and films and videos created by and for children and young adults. This presentation and screening is one of a series of public events sponsored by NYPL's Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division as part of the American Library Association's Preservation Week. Cheers, Elena Rossi-Snook Archivist Reserve Film and Video Collection The New York Public Library 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.
