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Launch of Screen Archive South East and the new online resource - Screen Search
South East Film & Video Archive presents its new identity - Screen Archive
South East and is delighted to announce the launch of its new online
catalogue - Screen Search.
The Screen Archive South East was established at the University of Brighton
in 1992 and the name change signifies a new beginning for the collection.
The archive's function is to locate, collect, preserve, provide access to
and promote research and use of screen material related to the South East of
England. The name change captures a wider collection interest for the
archive - now focusing not only on film and video but also on the magic
lantern and on the new digital media of the 21st Century.
The Screen Archive South East's new website is available at:
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive
The launch of a new e-resource, Screen Search, also means that for first
time the archive's unique collection is searchable online. The resource can
be found at:
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screensearch
Funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, Screen Search aims to be a
key resource for learning, teaching and research in the South East region.
It contains an enhanced catalogue of selected films from the Screen Archive
South East, plus over 100 film clips and over 250 stills. The resource,
which is being added to every week, combines extensive contextual
information on the films, with links to reference resources around the
region and the UK.
Users can search the collection and find films ranging from temperance
protests in Brighton in the early 1900s to 21st century surfers on the South
coast. Films from around the South East of England including Sussex, Surrey,
Kent, Brighton & Hove and Medway are represented in the archive. Users of
the site can also browse the collection, looking at themes such as 'family
life' in the region or 'the seaside' on film.
Dr Frank Gray, Director of Screen Archive South East said: "Films connect
with living memory and this archive brings the past to life in an exciting
and innovative way. This collection represents a unique social, cultural
and historical record of the region on film and we are contributing to
people's knowledge as well as plugging into the new digital world".
Contact:
Screen Archive South East
University of Brighton
Grande Parade
Brighton BN2 0JY, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643213
Email: [log in to unmask]
Screen Archive South East's partners
The archive's key partners are The University of Brighton and West Sussex
Record Office (West Sussex County Council), the Brighton & Hove Museum
Service, East Sussex Record Office (East Sussex County Council), the Kent
Archive Service (Kent County Council) and the Surrey History Centre (Surrey
County Council). The Screen Archive receives annual revenue funding from
Screen South, the regional screen agency.
About the AHRC:
The development of the Screen Search web site was supported by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council (AHRC). "The AHRC funds postgraduate training
and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English
literature to design and dance. The quality and range of research supported
not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the
economic success of the UK".
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