A philosophical look at the role of the moving image archivist in the digital era. Prelinger asks, can our roles and collections remain relevant in a world flooded with images and how do we need to evolve to ensure they do? This was the keynote address at the ‘Reimagining the Archive: Remapping and Remixing Traditional Models in the Digital Era’ symposium held by UCLA and INA SUP, 12-14 November 2010.
This personal, inspiring view from an archivist, writer, teacher, lecturer and filmmaker provides a very interesting look at the current landscape the moving image archivist finds him/herself in and presents important considerations practioners in the field must think about in their approach to work.