NYU TV and Media Services Video Recordings
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Abstract
This collection contains videotapes from the NYU TV and Media Services department, part of the Division of Libraries. The videotapes come from NYU-TV and the Television Center (TVCenter), two of the three departments within NYU TV and Media Services, and include both NYU-produced and commercially produced television shows, educational programming, and recordings of NYU events from 1993 to 2017.
Historical Note
NYU TV and Media Services, part of the Division of Libraries, was founded in the early 1990s to provide cable and video production services to the university. Since its inception, it has grown to include three separate departments: NYU-TV, the Television Center, and Campus Cable. NYU-TV comprises the university's closed-circuit channels used for information, education, and entertainment purposes and is broadcast in campus buildings and residence halls. The TV Center is home to NYU-TV and serves as the NYU community's resource for video production. Campus Cable is the multi-channel television system serving the NYU residence halls and is made up of traditional cable as well as NYU-TV channels.
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NYU-TV and Media Services. "About Us." NYU TV and Media Services. http://www.nyu.edu/tv.media/about.us/.
Arrangement
The items in this collection are organized into one series of general videotapes from NYU TV and another series of Commencement and Founder's Day.
Scope and Contents
The material within this collection comes from the NYU-TV and TVCenter departments. The NYU-TV material includes both professionally and NYU-produced television shows covering a range of television genres, including sketch comedy, soap operas, science fiction, cooking and travel, as well as educational and informational documentaries. The TVCenter material predominantly covers various Founder's Day and Commencement ceremonies.
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Conditions Governing Access
Access to the commercially produced recordings is restricted. NYU-produced recordings are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by NYU-TV is maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); NYU TV and Media Services Videotapes; RG 38.16.01; box number; New York University Archives.
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Custodial History
The videotapes within this collection came to the University Archives in multiple accessions from the Division of Libraries. In April 2018 an accretion of one born-digital video recording was transferred to the Archives; the accession number associated with this transfer is 2018.012.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Access to some audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.
Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact university-archives@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.
Separated Materials
There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
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Processing Information
Decisions concerning the arrangement, description, and physical interventions taken on this collection prior to 2018 have not yet been recorded. In April 2018 an accretion consisting of one born-digital video recording was incorporated into the collection as part of Series I in accordance with the collection's arrangement structure. In August 2018 an accretion of 20 digital betacam recordings and five dvds were incorporated into the collection's "Unprocessed Materials" series.
New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.