Time in our hands : report of the National Film and Sound Archive Advisory Committee
- Bib ID:
- 1831552
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- National Film and Sound Archive (Australia). Advisory Committee
- Description:
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- Canberra : [The Committee], 1985
- 136 p. : ill., (some col.), plans, ports. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0642097526
- Summary:
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Terms of reference: 1. To report to the Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment within twelve months on the development of the National Film and Sound Archive, including functions and responsibilities; legislation required; resources and facilities required, with a program of construction and costs; staffing; policies for acquisition of material, cataloguing, conservation, reproduction and access arrangements; relationship and co-ordination with the industry and trade; regional representation ; appropriate charges for services ; preservation program and timetables; deposit requirements. 2. To advise the Minister and the Department during this interim period on the management of the Archive. Recommendations by the National Film and Sound Archive Advisory Committee are made in respect of resources and facilities, legislation, interim arrangements, policy and organisation.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword
- Welcome to the Archive
- Preface
- Terms of reference
- How the Committee operated
- Acknowledgements
- Summary of recommendations
- Chapter 1. The vanishing heritage
- Why it is vanishing
- Problems of selection and acquisition
- Problems of preservation
- Problems of management
- How will the future view us?
- Chapter 2. Charter for a new institution
- Introduction
- The Charter
- Chapter 3. Realising a vision : the development plan
- Introduction
- The physical archive
- Resources
- Interim arrangements
- Chapter 4. Birth and growth
- Introduction
- The film archive concept
- The nature of sound archives
- Combined media archives
- Beginnings in Australia
- The Film Division
- The National Film Archive
- The Sound Recordings Collection
- The road to autonomy
- Chapter 5. Functions of the Archive
- Introduction
- Selection and acquisition
- Preservation
- Cataloguing
- Access
- General functions
- Presentational activities
- Special functions
- Chapter 6. Structure and management
- Introduction
- Corporate structure
- Functional structure
- Towards a corporate plan
- Staffing
- External relations
- Geographic matters
- Public profile
- Matters of enterprise
- Conclusion
- Appendixes.
- Notes:
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- At head of title: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment.
- Ill. on inside covers.
- Australian Government Publishing Service cat. no. 8564738.
- Bibliography: p. 135-136.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australia. Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
- Terms of Use:
- Commonwealth of Australia 1985.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2035 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1985
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