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Besser (Howard) Papers and Audiovisual Materials
BANC MSS 2023/106
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Howard Besser papers and audiovisual materials
source:
Besser, Howard
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2023/106
Physical Description:
7.5 linear feet
(6 cartons, 1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1990-2014
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research with the exception of audiovisual materials and digital materials. Audiovisual materials
in Cartons 5-6 and Box 1 are restricted due to the fragility of the original media. Analog audiovisual materials must be reformatted
before use. Digital materials are in process.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Howard Besser, 2022.
Collection is arranged loosely in chronological order.
Howard Besser is Professor Emeritus of Cinema Studies and Founding Director of the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
masters degree program (MIAP) at New York University.
Besser grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and received his B.A. (media; 1976), his M.L.S. (1977), and his Ph.D. (Library
and Information Studies; 1988) all from the University of California, Berkeley. Besser also served on the faculties of the
UC Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems, the University of Michigan's School of Information (where he headed
a committee developing a curriculum in multimedia and digital publishing). and the School of Library and Information Science
at the University of California, Los Angeles (1996-2004). besser also had a long-term affiliation with the UC Berkeley Multimedia
Research Center, and was on the Advisory Board for the UCB Art Technology, and Culture lecture series. His scholarly interests
include, among other topics, digital preservation, digital libraries, and the preservation of film and video.
Howard A. Besser papers and audiovisual materials, BANC MSS 2023/106, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Order of collection is as received from donor. Materials were refoldered and original folder titles were retained.
Collection consists of papers and audiovisual materials. Among the papers are project files relating to Besser's work as well
as course materials from Besser's teaching on various topics in information and library technology and overhead materials
from Besser's talks. Also included are two cartons and one box of audiovisual materials (see container listing for details).
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Besser, Howard
University of California, Berkeley. School of Information
University of California, Berkeley. Library
University of California, Los Angeles. Graduate School of Library and Information Science -- Faculty
Tisch School of the Arts. Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts. Martin Scorcese Department of Cinema Studies
-- Faculty
University of California, Los Angeles. Graduate School of Library and Information Science -- Faculty
Art Museum Image Consortium
Coalition for Networked Information
SIGGRAPH
University of California, Berkeley. Library
Multimedia systems
Information science
Imaging systems
Databases
Information retrieval
Anarchism