Cornell University Media Services records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Audio visual materials produced by Media Services and the Technology Services Group. Film prints (sole surviving copies of very old films) and film printing materials (for which there is no film print or video copy) including movie films on topics in agriculture, home economics, and general Cornell topics. Also, audio recordings, slide sets, videotapes,and inventories. videotapes, audiotapes, CDs, DVDs, etc. produced by the Media Services and Technology Group. Projects include videos about the Cornell Chimes/McGraw Tower restoration, Cornell's 9/11 "Day of Remembrance, September 14, 2001. Cornell Honors the Victims of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on America" (V-1451) and the university's annual Commencement, all distributed worldwide. Collection also contains digital files created by the Cornell Information Technologies Integrated Audio and Video Engineering group.
Dates
- [ca. 1950-2016].
Creator
- Cornell University. Media Services (Organization)
- Cornell Information Technologies. Distributed Learning Services (Organization)
- Cornell University. Media Services. Distribution Center (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Use
Audio visual media that has been digitized: V-979, V-2336, V-2398 to V-2401, V-4437, V-6884 to V-6907, V-6909 to V-6912, V-11120, V-11198, V-11202 to V-11205, V-11214, V-11216, V-11218, V-11223, V-11230 to V-11236, V-11244 to V-11252, V-11255, V-11256.
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the nature of electronic records, use of all born digital content on physical media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, zip disks, and external hard drives is limited to digital copies.
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on our Reproductions and Permissions page.
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
In 2003, the Educational Television Center from Media and Technology Services joined CIT. The Educational Television Center provides video production services ranging from basic professional recordings to public television documentary and entertainment programs. It also houses Cornell's satellite television services. Its studio facility has been the point of origin for numerous live national satellite video conferences and the venue for Cornell faculty and area experts appearing on network television. The Cornell Information Technologies Integrated Audio and Video Engineering group, which formed from Classroom Technologies and Video Collaborative Services, inherited some of the tape archive as well as the functions of the Media Services Group, though they technically do not organizationally descend from Media Services.
Extent
111.1 cubic feet.
3800 videocassettes.
71 DVDs.
77 CDs.
26 audiocassettes.
10.2 terabytes.
Abstract
Film prints (sole surviving copies of very old films) and film printing materials (for which there is no film print or video copy) including films on topics in agriculture, home economics, and general Cornell topics. Also, audio recordings, slide sets and inventories and other items produced by Media Services and Technology Group.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Films Contains some DVD copies of filmsBoxes 1-7, 9, 12, 18-24, 26-27, 29-30
Series II. Audiotapes Boxes 8, 10-14
Series III. Slides Boxes 16-17, 25
Series IV. Videotapes Contains some DVD copies of videotapesBoxes 16-17, 25, 31-33
Subseries IVa. Videotapes transferred from Distributed Learning Services These items form Boxes 1-78 of sub collection #35-14-3773
Series V. Audiovisual Catalogs Box 36
Physical Description
Films, sound recordings, slide sets, videotapes, CDs, DVDs and inventories.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- K.J. Hillgren, G. Bacon, C. Hill, J. Parker, E. Pleitez, A. Shah
- Date completed:
- November 2003, April 2010
- EAD encoding:
- December 2003Evan Earle, June 2010, September 2016
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, July 2018
General
Several of the films in this collection have been digitized and are available on Cornell's Media Space website. See also links for individual films within the body of this finding aid.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by K.J. Hillgren, G. Bacon, C. Hill, J. Parker, E. Pleitez, A. Shah
- Date
- December 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 79 (unprocessed) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 80 (unprocessed) (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Container: electronic records (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 81 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 82 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 83 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 84 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 85 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 86 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 87 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
- Box: 88 (unprocessed) (Computer Disks)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu