Supporting studies that informed the Second Call for Proposals.
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This report offers a first pass at identifying key holdings of research materials valued and used by academic researchers in the fields of film and media studies. It also reflects concerns voiced by those working in the research community.
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This report deals with issues of copyright (and related rights deriving from copyright) within the context of RSLP funded projects in film and broadcast media. It is based upon drawing a clear and important distinction between the ownership of physical objects (film, video, etc) in an archive and owning or controlling the intellectual property rights existing in the material embodied in or transmitted or carried by the physical objects. There have, for example, been several high profile instances of archives being bought for substantial sums only for the buyer to discover that they have bought a collection of physical objects (photographs, film stock) with no rights to do anything with them.
The paper also addresses the issues from two perspectives: that of the researcher making use of archive facilities and that of the archive or library seeking to make its assets and facilities available.
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Covers archives and archival problems, UK Higher Education and the archives, and possible interventions by UK Higher education.
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This report presents the results of a survey on microform holdings in higher education institutions, commissioned by the RSLP. It was conducted within a strict time frame in order to meet the deadline for the late autumn RSLP steering group meeting. The steering group were seeking information on which it could make judgements as to which microform projects might be funded. Due to the limited time frame it was only possible to conduct a broadly based survey of holdings.
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Terms of Reference: The mapping exercise will give a comprehensive view of the current situation. It will discuss the different categories of collections held by educational and cultural institutions, public libraries, museums and commercial organisations and identify their particular subject strengths. It will seek to point out any gaps in British coverage and highlight material which is particularly difficult, or impossible, to access.
It will discuss questions of access and ask how far libraries/institutions have progressed in distributing information/resources electronically.
While the main thrust of the report will deal with the resources applicable to film and media studies, the needs of postgraduate researchers in other higher education disciplines, who may need to use film and broadcast material, will be addressed also.
The aim is to provide the Steering Group with an informed picture of the current scene as a starting point for discussion.
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Content: Gill Davenport
Last updated 29 November 1999