LIS 472 Moving Image Archives
This course explores the primary formats, technologies, approaches, and social dimensions of archiving and preserving motion picture film, magnetic video tape, and digital moving images. We study the preservation of moving images from historical, theoretical, and critical perspectives that inform archival practice. Course topics include: the field of moving image archives; histories of moving image technologies; preservation approaches, field-specific standards; ethics; and the presentation of moving images. It is recommended that students wishing to enroll in the course have already taken LIS 439 Preservation Management or LIS 438 Introduction to Archival Methods and Services or LIS 448 Digital Stewardship.