id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15724 Taft, Michael The Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and Museums. San Francisco: National Film Preservation Foundation, 2004. 121p. alk. paper, $8 (ISBN 0974709905). [Also available online at http://www.filmpreservation.org]. LC 2003-24032 2005-03-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1175 53 48 Compared to print publica- tions, manuscripts, and even photographs and sound recordings, film seems par- ticularly complex in terms of its format, specifications, and conservation or pres- ervation needs. Those who know only a litt le about film have visions of rusty cans of nitrate-based fi lm spontaneously combusting or the multiple reels of mix- and-match elements that mysteriously combine to make a complete item. cache/crl-15724.pdf txt/crl-15724.txt