Moving Image Collections Fifth Annual Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium Jane D. Johnson July 31, 2004
The MIC Mission Access Preservation Education
Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
A Window to the World s Moving Images One-stop shopping for Discovery of moving images information about moving images information about preservation of moving images Facilitating collaborative cataloging preservation exhibition digitization
Unique Features Union catalog Archive directory Portals Informational resources Search displays combining title and organizational access information
The MIC Mission Access Preservation Education To immerse moving images in the education mainstream, recognizing that what society uses, it values, and what it values, it preserves.
Union catalog Archive directory Portal structure for customization Resources about moving images and preservation Educating the public about the importance of preservation
The Union Catalog Documenting collections worldwide Accommodating diversity Promoting standards
The Union Catalog: integrating diverse resources Diversity in the field as a whole Collections Institutional types Available resources Missions Standards Users
The Union Catalog: integrating diverse resources Diversity in collections large, high-profile collections small, specialized collections public/private/non-profit television stations/networks/movie studios theatrical features & home movies, fiction & non-fiction, edited & unedited, avantgarde, experimental, etc. multitude of formats
Union Catalog MIC Core Registry Data elements specific to moving image collections
MIC Mappings MARC retrieved via Z39.50 MARC bib bib utilities remote dbs remote dbs DC DC Harvested via OAI NSDL other consortia MPEG7 MPEG7 MIC DV portal archive s own archive s own MIC portals archive core records can export to each archive
Archive Directory Archive descriptions All repositories encouraged to join Includes collections not in catalog Provides means to pre-select Variety of searching modes
Archive Directory Entries Contact information, URL, logo Collection descriptions -forms, subjects, size Activities -preservation, cataloging, exhibition How to obtain materials Administrative information Shibboleth authentication/authorization
Archive Directory Means for user to pre-select archives to search against: role subject areas formats accessibility
Archive Directory Using: text-based searches, browsing domain-at-a-glance pages drop-down menus
Clickable maps Finnish Film Archive, Helsinki National Library of Norway, Sound and Image Archive, Mo Norwegian Film Institute, Oslo Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm National Archives of Estonia, Film Archives, Tallinn Latvia State Archives of Audiovisual Documents, Riga Riga Film Museum, Riga
The Portal Structure Customized data Customized displays Research platforms Both durable & dynamic Developed by AMIA or individual communities
Moving Image Collections AMIA-Library of Congress collaboration grew out of U.S. National Moving Image Preservation Plans NSF-funded (National Science Digital Library: http://nsdl.org)
Library of Congress AMIA Governing Committees Steering Technical Education & Outreach Project Manager Who is MIC?
Who is MIC? Development Team Rutgers University Libraries University of Washington Georgia Institute of Technology MIC Evaluation Team (Rutgers SCILS) Science Educators Advisory Board Voluntary Community participants
Alpha Sites: Science CNN Library of Congress National Geographic Television National Library of Medicine Oregon Health and Science University ResearchChannel (Univ. of Washington) Smithsonian Institution
Alpha Sites: Humanities Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection Northeast Historic Film Pacific Film Archive Prelinger Collection at the Internet Archive Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
For More Information MIC Project Manager: Jane D. Johnson: jjohnson@loc.gov Developers: Grace Agnew: gagnew@rci.rutgers.edu Ed Price: ed.price@imtc.gatech.edu Jim DeRoest: deroest@cac.washington.edu
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Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
Moving Image Collections a window to the world s moving images
Educational Resources
Moving Image Collections
MIC Timeline 1999 2002 2004 NFPB and AMIA hire consultant Grace Agnew to conduct feasibility study NSF awards NSDL grant to Rutgers, Georgia Tech, University of Washington to develop MIC MIC goes live. Technology transfer to Library of Congress
Next Development Steps Cataloging utility Digital video low-level indexing Digital rights management Build union catalog participation Build archive directory participation
Action Steps Propose research use Promote participation Contribute content Enlist students Spread the word Envision the possibilities