Identity area
Reference code
Title
Reference films
Date(s)
- 1946- (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
About 11,000 works
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These films have not been produced by UNESCO itself but have been given to the organisation by NGOs, foreign film producers or member states. UNESCO has a legal responsibility to maintain these films.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Wide range of subjects and types
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Normally no further accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
On demand at the Audiovisual Section of the Bureau of Public Information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Indexed in an electronic database which is accessible at the Audiovisual Section of the Bureau of Public Information.
Two catalogues have been published for internal use only:
Film reference library catalogues, 1972 and 1973-1980
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original material of the reference films kept by UNESCO might be available in archives of the member State
Existence and location of copies
Copies of the reference films kept by UNESCO might exist