Television and Video Preservation 1997. A Report on the Current State of AmericanTelevision and Video Preservation. Volume 1. Report of the Librarian of Congress

摘要

The scope of the report includes television and video materials in all theirmajor dimensions: entertainment, nonfiction, news and public affairs, public television, local television news, video art, and independent video. Motion picture film made for television is included because film along with videotape has played a fundamental role in television production since its earliest days. Just as the Library of Congress spearheaded the initiative to assess the general state of American film preservation in 1993, it is appropriate that the Library, the home of the Congressionally-authorized American Television and Radio Archive (ATRA), assume a similar leadership role in assessing the state of American television and video preservation. Two key objectives of the report are to lay down a factual foundation for understanding the issues confronting the preservation of American television and video, and to recommend a national plan of action based upon a broad consensus of the archival community.