INDEPENDENT TELEVISION COMMISSION LIBRARY (BFI LIBRARY)

Description: NB Since the closure of the ITC and its absorption within OFCOM, the ITC library hass become part of the collection of the BFI National Library (qv). The strength of the Library is in the special television industry collections, such as the archives, audience reports collection, ITV/Channel 4 programme and company publicity, as well as the more traditional stock of books, journals, official publications, annual reports and press cuttings. The ITC archive collections are important and increasingly well used. The ITC operates the 30-year rule for public records. Some records may be made available earlier, depending on the nature of the records and purpose of research. Note: This Library is now under review (February 2001).
Website: http://www.bfi.org.uk/nationallibrary/index.html
Keywords: Media studies; Independent television franchises; Television industries, regulation; Television franchises
Access: Reading Room Hours: Monday (10.30am - 5.30pm), Tuesday (10.30am - 8.00pm), Wednesday (1.00pm - 8.00pm), Thursday (10.30am - 8.00pm), Friday (10.30am - 5.30pm)
Access for outsiders: Library open to the public.
Facilities: No audiovisual materials held.
Charges: No charge for the use of the Library, except for photocopying.
Copyright: Copyright of ITC publications.

Books: Book collection on all aspects of non-technical television, UK and World.
Datasets: International Film Archive CD-ROM (FIAF)
Ephemera: Television programme publicity, 1955 - .
Journals: Journals on most non-technical aspects of television, UK and World.
Manuscripts: Archive collections are available through the Library:ITA/IBA/ITC archives, 1954 - ; Cable Authority archives, 1984-90; Associated-Rediffusion archives, 1955-68.
Newspapers: Press cuttings collection for television and radio, UK and World, 1954 - .
Still Images: Television programme stills
Theses: A few unpublished academic theses on broadcasting topics.

Online catalogue: No.
Printed catalogue: Not of book collection, but ITC Library list of periodical holdings.
Card catalogue: No longer.
Digitised catalogue: No. No plans at present.

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