UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER AT COLERAINE, THE FILM AND SOUND RESOURCE UNIT

Description: The collection was established in 1970 to locate and collect local archive films and film relating to course teaching, primarily in the Faculty of Humanities. Attention has increasingly focused on the acquisition of audio-visual material relating to the history of the last 30 years in Northern Ireland. Amateur, documentary, feature film, news and current affairs material is included. There is also over 85 hours of programme material from Ulster Television reflecting its range of output from 1959. In addition there are sound broadcasting tapes on history and current affairs. The University is one of the 6 public sites in Northern Ireland to house a PC based digital film archive containing over 50 hours of Northern Ireland’s archive film (see Northern Ireland Digital Film Archive description under entry for Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.)
Website: http://www.ulst.ac.uk/library/craine/special.htm
Keywords: Newsfilm; Ireland; Northern Ireland; Amateur films
Access: Opening hours; Weekdays, 0915-1645. Disabled access.
Access for outsiders: Access is mainly for staff and students for teaching and research purposes. However, all enquiries are welcome and educational and leisure use encouraged.
Facilities: On premises.
Charges: None
Copyright: Not held.

Datasets: British Newsreels: Pathe news scripts.
Journals: Sight & Sound/ Monthly Film Bulletin, 1934 to present (on microfilm); "Little Cinema" magazines - (early cinema magazine collection on microfilm) Various other journals.
Masters: None
Newspapers: Irish News 1919-1939 (some references).
Sound: 400 sound tape hours; 1/4" tape.
Video/Film: Video: 2,800 VHS cassettes. 5,000 hours.
Film: 90 black and white 16mm positive film prints. 10 colour 16mm positive film prints.

Computerised database: Yes. Filemaker Pro software.
Related website: http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/media/tvprogs.htm. Searchable database of programmes about the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’.
Printed catalogue: Yes. Indexed.
Card catalogue: Yes.
Digitised catalogue: No plans.

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