Organizations
ALA ALCTS. ALA Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
The ALA Division responsible for acquisition, identification, cataloging, classification, and preservation of library materials; the development and coordination of the country's library resources; and those areas of selection and evaluation involved in the acquisition of library materials and pertinent to the development of library resources.
AMIA Digital Initiatives Committee
Association of Cinema and Video Laboratories (ACVL)
An organization of moving image laboratories, “the ACVL provides its members the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in connection with the technical, administrative and managerial problems, as well as opportunities, associated with the operation of a film and/or video laboratory. The Association is concerned with improvements in technical practices and procedures, public and industry relations, product specifications to vendors, the impact of current and impending governmental regulations, and any and all other areas of interest to the laboratory industry.”
Association of Moving Image Archivists
AMIA is a leading international association for archivists and related professionals in the field of moving image preservation.
AV Trust. AV Preservation Trust
Dedicated to increasing Canadians’ awareness of their rich and distinctive heritage in moving images and sound.
British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society (BKSTS)
Professional association which aims to “encourage, sustain, educate, train and represent all those who, creatively or technologically, are involved – creatively or technologically - in the business of providing moving images and associated crafts in any form and through any media.”
Grants and fundraising resources for nonprofit organizations and schools.
Supplies a limited number of grants in support of archival and cataloging projects are available for libraries and other institutions that preserve historic Los Angeles materials.
Image Permanence Institute (IPI)
“The Image Permanence Institute is a university-based, non-profit research laboratory devoted to scientific research in the preservation of visual and other forms of recorded information. IPI is the world’s largest independent laboratory with this specific scope. IPI was founded in 1985 through the combined efforts and sponsorship of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T).”
Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP)
Organized in 1999, IMAP is a nonprofit service, education, and advocacy consortium to ensure the preservation of independent electronic media for cultural and educational use by future generations. IMAP works with collections found in museums, arts centers, artists' spaces, dance and theater companies, libraries, university departments, non-profit distributors, public television stations, and with individual artists or producers. The site includes: "Preservation 101", an introduction to the issues surrounding media preservation; a healthy listing of resources at other sites; as well as information on the workshops they offer.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
"The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities."
Margaret Herrick Library Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences
Extensive and comprehensive research collection on the subject of motion pictures. The library holds more than 27,000 books; 1,800 periodical titles; 60,000 screenplays; 200,000 clipping files; 25,000 posters; lobby cards, pressbooks and other advertising ephemera; over 7 million photographs; over 300 manuscript and other special collections relating to prominent industry individuals, studios and organizations; sheet music, music scores and sound recordings; production and costume sketches; artifacts; and oral histories.
New York State membership organization which strives to make resources available to promote production, exhibition, and preservation in the media arts.
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
A factsheet about the Library of Congress' state-of-the-art facility.
National Endowment for the Arts, Film/Video/Radio Resource Center
Listing of a variety of funding sources for arts and preservation projects. Includes a listing of organizations involved in film, video, and radio preservation and education.
National Endowment for the Humanities
“NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.”
National Film Preservation Board
The National Film Preservation Board is a Congressionally-created advisory body to the Librarian of Congress. Its main duties are twofold: 1) to advise the Librarian on national film preservation planning policy, and 2) the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry. The Preservation Research page http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/filmpres.html includes photos of “what we aim to prevent” as well as links to the seminal documents listed below and transcripts of Congressional hearings concerning film preservation in the U.S.
National Film Preservation Foundation
The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is the nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage. The NFPF supports activities nationwide that preserve American films and improve film access for study, education, and exhibition. Its top priority is “orphan” films, which would not survive without public support.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
The NHPRC, the granting agency affiliated with the U.S. National Archives, “supports a wide range of activities to identify, preserve, publish, and increase public access to non-Federal sources that document the history of the United States.”
National Park Service, Heritage Preservation Service, Save America's Treasures Federal Grants
"Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art."
National Television & Video Preservation Foundation
An independent non-profit organization which supports the work of nonprofit and public archives to save America's television and video heritage by awarding grants of preservation services donated by commercial video and audio facilities, storage companies, consultants, and film laboratories.
New York Women in Film & Television
Organization which looks to provide recognition and support for women filmmakers. Also grants funds for preservation of works by women.
Solinet: Funding Resources for Preservation
Summary of agencies and sources for preservation grants. Includes resources for both Moving Image and more general collections.
The Film Foundation is a nonprofit organization made up of artists concerned with the preservation of film, who through education programs and public campaign work to raise awareness and fund film preservation projects.
"Founded in 1956, the Center is the [US]'s leading authority on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public." Offers a great deal of resources, including an online directory of funders and information on training opportunities in such areas as proposal writing.
"The GRAMMY Foundation’s archiving and preservation initiatives are designed to raise public awareness of the urgent need to preserve our nation’s recorded sound legacy. This is achieved through the development of archiving and documentation projects that promote preservation of our nation’s vast recorded sound heritage."