The Film and Photography Collections are extensively indexed through Russian-language card catalogues with the following directories:
FILM (450,000 cards)
Subjects & Names
Film titles in alphabetical order
Periodic documentary newsreels
Documentary producers in alphabetical order
Cameramen
Film studios
Films and special newsreels in chronological order
PHOTOGRAPHY (850,000 cards)
Subjects & Names
Authors
Photo albums on specific topics
A computerized catalogue is currently under development. Much more than just a text-based service, this searchable catalog will allow researchers to access a full range of text and photos via the internet and other computerized media including CD-ROM.
The Archive has a very progressive preservation plan in place, which was followed until the changes in government in the late 1980s. The vast collection of materials is maintained in a humidity and temperature- controlled environment and preventative treatment and restoration of many materials has been undertaken. The 52,000 films on nitrate stock have been duplicated except for perhaps 1%. Of course there is continuing preservation work to be done in transferring various other types of film currently endangered, but there are not sufficient government funds appropriated.
The Archive Media Project was formed to assist with the task of preserving these images for future generations and opening this collection to the world.
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