At least we're spared the ethical dilemmas faced by our museum
colleagues - given the undoubted antiquity and historical significance
of the 'One Ring' is it really responsible of Gandalf to chuck into a
fire so he can read it better (surely he could conjure up some UV from
his staff, even if he didn't have a Phial of Galadriel?), and then
demand it be destroyed in a volcanic eruption?
The again this wasn't in a museum context so that's all right then.
Any fictional or non-fictional instances of archives being destroyed
because of alleged evil corrupting powers associated with them? Or
archivists being corrupted by such records in their custody?
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From: Steven Davies <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 1:25 PM
Subject: RM in cinema - Lord of the Rings
Dear All
Just to throw this a little wider - a good clip to use for both
RM and Archives is found in "The Fellowship of the Ring"
In a clip lasting only a few seconds, Gandalf is shown into an
archive where just about everything that can be done wrong in an
archive, happens...
* He is led there by a servant who carries a burning brand
* He is left alone in a strongroom without supervision
* He is allowed to smoke (a lot)
* He is provided with a big cup of water that he slurps
while poring over documents
* Documents are stored in piles all over the place, no
boxes in sight
* He is allowed as many documents as he wants at the same
time
* Archives are covered in dust and cobwebs, that produce
great clouds when he blows on them
And of course...the archives are at the bottom of a winding
stair, in some dungeon!
The vital document is in there somewhere, and he eventually
finds it, and without the information contained within it the good guys
would have lost, it would have been the end of the world etc...very
valuable archives then, strange how they were not being cared for
properly!
Seriously, though, I think it would make a good clip for a
training video ("spot the mistakes...") if anyone wants to negotiate the
use of it with New Line Cinema, particularly given the popularity of the
film
Steven Davies
Archivist
Flintshire Record Office
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RM in cinema.
Again, apologies for cross-posting.
Further to my recent enquiry on this list about records
management training videos, I am trying now to think of films or
television programmes that portray the practice or effects of record
keeping (good or bad). I have seen a number of espionage/political
thriller films like this, but can't remember any of the titles.
I've seen this topic discussed on this list before, so I
apologise for returning to the subject again.
Can anyone recommend to me, perhaps off list, any films that
might illustrate records management fundamentals?
Thanks in advance,
James Lowry.
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