Resources

 

Handouts

    16mm format history
    Storage of 16mm film
    16mm film genres
    Kodak film edge codes (courtesy of www.filmforever.org)

Web resources

Here are some of our favorite resources on the Internet, arranged by topic. Click on the topic to open the links. If you have other suggestions, or encounter a problem with any of the links, please let us know. 

        Associations & organizations
     Conservation & preservation
     Copyright
     Equipment, supplies & labs
     General & miscellaneous resources
     Grant sources
     Processing & cataloging aids
     Repositories, guides & sources

Books & articles

     The Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and
     Museums. San Francisco, CA: National Film Preservation Foundation, 2004.
     www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/the-film-preservation-guide
 
     Film Preservation Handbook. Canberra, Australia: National Film & Sound Archive of Australia,
     undated.
     www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/handbook

     Eisloeffel, Paul. "Ephemeral Films," MAC Newsletter 37:2 (October 2009). Chicago, IL: Midwest
     Archives Conference, 2009.

     Prelinger, Rick. The Field Guide to Sponsored Films. San Francisco, CA: National Film
     Preservation Foundation, 2006.
     www.filmpreservation.org/dvds-and-books/the-field-guide-to-sponsored-film

     Slide, Anthony. Before Video: A History of the Non-Theatrical Film. Westport, CT: Greenwood
     Press, 1992.

     Eisloeffel, Paul. "Home Movies, Part 1: Understanding the Genre," MAC Newsletter 36:1 (July
     2008). Chicago, IL: Midwest Archives Conference, 2008.

     Eisloeffel, Paul. "Home Movies, Part 2: The Archival Challenge," MAC Newsletter 36:2 (October
     2008). Chicago, IL: Midwest Archives Conference, 2008.

     Zimmermann, Patricia R. Reel Families: A Social History of Amateur Film. Bloomington, IN:
     Indiana University Press, 1995.

     Katelle, Alan. Home Movies: A History of the American Industry, 1897-1979. Nashua, NH:
     Transition Publishing, 2000. 
 
     Eisloeffel, Paul. "Vintage Films and Media Literacy," MAC Newsletter 40:1 (July 2012). Chicago,
     IL: Midwest Archives Conference, 2012.

     Balkansky, Arlene, et al. Archival Moving Images Materials: A Cataloging Manual, 2nd edition.
     Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 2000.

     Leab Martin, Abigail, et al. AMIA Compendium of Moving Image Cataloging Practice. Beverly
     Hills, CA: Association of Moving Image Archivists; Chicago, IL: Society of American Archivists,
     2001. 

     Byers, Fred R. Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists.
     Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2003.
     www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/papers/CDandDVDCareandHandlingGuide.pdf