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A Modest Movie Migration: Digitizing And Providing Institutional Repository Access To A Small Archive Of Motion Picture Films At A Liberal Arts College, Benjamin A. R. Tucker Nov 2013

A Modest Movie Migration: Digitizing And Providing Institutional Repository Access To A Small Archive Of Motion Picture Films At A Liberal Arts College, Benjamin A. R. Tucker

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What does a liberal arts college library do with its small archive of aging motion picture films without access to expensive digitization equipment or staff with specialized expertise? The same thing libraries always do: the best job possible for library users with the resources available. This column chronicles some aspects of working with a small film archive at a liberal arts college library, including reference materials, nitrate and acetate film, vendor digitization, and access via digital institutional repository.