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Recorded Image and Sound Preservation Committee

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Charge:

Officially charged in 2004 as the Film Preservation Committee, the Recorded Image and Sound Preservation Committee is a university-wide group that meets quarterly to:

Image from Gazette article on film preservation

Identify the various moving picture film & magnetic video and sound media collections throughout the university
Assist in educating the research community to the existence of these collections
Educate curators and staff on the preservation issues associated with film, video and sound collections
Provide for curators and staff training to conduct condition reviews and recognize the forms of deterioration and damage
Assist with condition reviews and preservation grant applications
Recommend both short-term and long-term preservation strategies

Membership:

Our members represent their respective institutions. Their job duties involve working with the care, use, creation, preservation, description of, and/or access to motion picture film, video, and sound recordings. Participation is voluntary, but each member and institution have recognized the mutual benefits of coordinating our efforts and sharing information, knowledge and (whenever possible) resources. At the time the committee was charged, it was specified that The Sheridan Libraries' Preservation Department would provide the Chair.

Robert Klingenberger, Preservation, Sheridan Libraries, (Chair)	rkkling@jhu.edu
Jay Corey, Creative Services, University Administration	jcorey@jhu.edu
Phoebe Letocha, The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives	pletocha@jhmi.edu
Dale Levitz, Johns Hopkins Medical Video	dlevitz1@jhmi.edu

Tracey Melhuish, Friedheim Library, Peabody Conservatory	melhuish@peabody.jhu.edu
Sue McLaughlin, Development Communications Coordinator	mclaughlin@jhuadig.admin.jhu.edu
John E. O’Brien, Applied Physics Laboratory	john.e.obrien@jhuapl.edu
Jim Stimpert, University Archives, Sheridan Libraries	james.stimpert@jhu.edu
Tim Wisniewski, The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives	twisniewski@jhmi.edu
Exec. Committee Liaison: Winston Tabb, Dean of University Libraries	wtabb@jhu.edu

Preservation Goals for 2007-08

Identify a collection for preservation grant funding
Continue to expand and analyze the inventory of film/video collections at JHU
Proceed with discussions regarding cold storage facility
Proceed with discussions regarding a digital repository of film, video and sound collections in order to improve access and use of collections
Improve the Recorded Image and Sound Preservation Committee webpage

Useful Links

National Film Preservation Foundation

Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)

AMIA index of web resources

Folkstreams Guide to Best Practices in Film Digitization

The National Television and Video Preservation Foundation

Internet Resources for Nonprint Media Preservation from Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

Survey Instrument for Audio and Moving Image Collections from Columbia University Libraries