Overview
Written by an archivist with forty years of experience in England, the United States, and Canada, Appraising Moving Images is a practical guide to archival and monetary appraisal of moving images for anyone who has responsibility for moving image collections.
Full Product Details
Author: Sam Kula ,
, Association of Moving Image Archives
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780810843684
ISBN 10: 0810843684
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...a groundbreaking work in many ways....Both moving image and non-moving image archivists should heed this piece of wisdom, and for those who make irrevocable decisions about what moving images will be saved for posterity, keep this little book very close at hand and consult it regularly. * Archivaria * [Kula] provides for beleaguered archivists some valuable perspective...[he] presents various schools of thought, important considerations, and examples of appraisals that illustrate the challenge...Recommended to archivists struggling with large collections. * Catholic Library World * ...a groundbreaking work in many ways...Both moving image and non-moving image archivists should heed this piece of wisdom, and for those who make irrevocable decisions about what moving images will be saved for posterity, keep this little book very close at hand and consult it regularly. Archivaria [Kula] provides for beleaguered archivists some valuable perspective...[he] presents various schools of thought, important considerations, and examples of appraisals that illustrate the challenge...Recommended to archivists struggling with large collections. Catholic Library World
...a groundbreaking work in many ways...Both moving image and non-moving image archivists should heed this piece of wisdom, and for those who make irrevocable decisions about what moving images will be saved for posterity, keep this little book very close at hand and consult it regularly. Archivaria [Kula] provides for beleaguered archivists some valuable perspective...[he] presents various schools of thought, important considerations, and examples of appraisals that illustrate the challenge...Recommended to archivists struggling with large collections. Catholic Library World
Author Information
Sam Kula is President of the Association of Moving Image Archivists. He is also a Special Advisor to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. His book The Archival Appraisal of Moving Images: A Ramp Study with Guidelines was published by UNESCO in 1983.
