Passing along a message from J. Fred MacDonald & Associates ... Seeking a new home for its American Indian Film Gallery
-- deg farrelly, Full Librarian Mail Code 1006 Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: [email protected] ------ Forwarded Message After two years of careful development, it is now time to find a nurturing, new home for the AMERICAN INDIAN FILM GALLERY. To that end, I am seeking an interested educational institution or faculty member to assume ownership and direction of this singular website. This is to be an educational donation by MacDonald & Associates, and the hosting fees for the site (which are minimal) are fully paid until 2018. Presently, the AIFG has placed 445 documentaries online. All these films concern the Native American peoples ranging from the Arctic Circle to Cape Horn. You can find the website at: www.aifilmgallery.com <http://www.aifilmgallery.com/> My purpose in creating the website was to present to students, faculty, and the general public an array of overlooked historical records of the peoples who populated North and South America long before Europeans arrived. Because my intent was to deepen historical understanding and stimulate research on a neglected part of the American past, all films on the AIFG are free to view and download. If your professional interest is American Indian culture or history, here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a university, university department, or faculty member to assume control of the site. Native American Studies, History, Anthropology, Sociology, Film Studies: there are many academic homes into which the AIFG could fit. Perhaps, too, an educational journal or association or museum would find purpose in this venture. This is an important offer. Maintaining and expanding this educational resource would establish a discipline-wide reputation for the hosting institution. It would attract new students, improve undergrad and graduate education, and open countless avenues for faculty research and publication. It would also enhance interdisciplinary networking. In short, this is a career-boosting opportunity. If you are interested in this exciting offer and would like further information, please contact me directly via e-mail at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . J. Fred MacDonald, Ph.D. MacDonald & Associates Chicago [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.aifilmgallery.com <http://www.aifilmgallery.com/> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
