{"id":454,"date":"2025-10-24T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/media-preservation\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:28:26","slug":"film-preservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/media-preservation\/services\/film-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"services_1\">Services<\/h2>\n<p>Media Preservation provides conservation, rehousing, reformatting services for various film formats. Media Preservation staff are available for collection condition assessments and consultations on best practices and strategies for film preservation.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of supported formats include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>35mm<\/li>\n<li>16mm<\/li>\n<li>8mm<\/li>\n<li>Super 8mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/media-preservation\/staff\/\">contact<\/a>\u00a0Media Preservation for formats not listed here.<\/p>\n<h3>Consultation and Assessment<\/h3>\n<p>A sample of services include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format identification\n<ul>\n<li>Self-identification is available using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psap.library.illinois.edu\/collection-id-guide\/film\">UIUC\u2019S Preservation Self-Assessment Program (PSAP)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Project development<\/li>\n<li>Workflow development<\/li>\n<li>Preservation strategies<\/li>\n<li>Prioritization<\/li>\n<li>Budget development<\/li>\n<li>Long term physical and digital storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conservation and Preservation Treatment<\/h3>\n<p>A sample of services include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condition assessment and inspection<\/li>\n<li>Damage repair<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning using various treatments<\/li>\n<li>Mold remediation<\/li>\n<li>Rehousing in preservation quality enclosures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Services<\/h3>\n<p>In-house previewing requests are available by appointment, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/media-preservation\/staff\/\">contact<\/a>\u00a0Media Preservation for more information.<\/p>\n<h4>Digitization<\/h4>\n<p>Digitization of film formats are outsourced to trusted vendors.\u00a0 Film digitization projects, in consultation with University staff, involve customized project workflows and specifications including but not limited to documentation, photography, metadata creation, and film master and derivative file sets.<\/p>\n<p>Film digitization projects are assessed for quality control and delivered to University staff and\/or patrons. In coordination with Digital Preservation, ingest into Medusa, the Library\u2019s long-term digital preservation repository, is conducted.<\/p>\n<p>For patron film digitization requests please consult\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/media-preservation\/patron-digitization-requests\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/media-preservation\/staff\/\">Contact us<\/a> for further inquiries on film preservation projects.<\/p>\n<p>To transfer film collections to Preservation Services, deliver materials to room 425 in Main Library. If unsure how to transport items, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/media-preservation\/staff\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0for assistance. If necessary pick-up or campus shipping delivery may be arranged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Services Media Preservation provides conservation, rehousing, reformatting services for various film formats. Media Preservation staff are available for collection condition assessments and consultations on best practices and strategies for film preservation. A selection of supported formats include: 35mm 16mm 8mm Super 8mm Please\u00a0contact\u00a0Media Preservation for formats not listed here. 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