Library storage facilities redesign & refurbishment at BFI National Archive Conservation Centre

本提案旨在通过更新和升级现有的图书馆设施，为英国电影学院（BFI）的创造性研究能力（CResCa）的发展申请资金。我们建议对位于赫特福德郡伯克汉姆斯特德的J Paul Getty Jnr保护中心的多功能收藏库进行翻新和增强，该申请属于Strand宣传的资金之一，“更换和升级设备”。英国电影学院的动态影像和纸质收藏对全球，特别是英国学术界具有重要意义，使电影和电影制作的各个方面都能进行创造性的研究。近年来，我们看到电影从业者群体的兴趣日益浓厚，这导致了一些令人兴奋的以实践为主导的研究项目，包括新兴电影制作人创造性地将档案材料重新用于非商业用途。然而，在过去十年中，随着现代收藏实践和内部优先事项的发展，这些藏品的存储空间面临着严重的挑战，可能危及它们未来的物理安全。该提案旨在确保现有BFI图书馆馆藏的安全存储，并为未来的增长增加容量。为了巩固BFI作为创造性研究的促进者和推动者在英国学术界和实践者社区中发挥的重要作用，我们还需要提供更好的访问这些藏品的途径。在项目期间安装的新书架将通过提供更多的存储空间以及使BFI工作人员能够在现场进行研究和减少图书馆用户的等待时间来实现这两个目标。该项目的产出将包括增加351线性米的新货架和安装20个多功能货架单元（用于并排存储不同类型的材料并进行现场研究）。在进行翻新之前，所有现有的图书馆资料都将从当前的存储库中取出，用板条箱固定并重新安置到场外存储库，然后在项目完成后重新安装。通过强大的BFI采购实践，我们将指定两家承包商在项目上合作，确保收集的安全始终是他们最关心的问题。该项目将由一个内部指导小组定期监测，该小组的目的是确保及时交付和高质量的结果。该项目的成功完成将加强英国电影协会作为英国电影、电视和运动影像保护和推广的领导机构的地位。我们独特的收藏将被适当地储存和保存，以供后代的研究，包括参与实践主导的研究的电影制作人，无论是在教育环境还是在社区。

This proposal concerns an application for funding to develop the British Film Institute's (BFI) creative research capability (CResCa) through renewal and upgrade of our existing library facilities. We are proposing the refurbishment and enhancement of the multi-purpose collection vault at the J Paul Getty Jnr Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire and this application falls under Strand one of the advertised funding, "replacement and upgrade of equipment". The BFI's moving image and paper based collections are of significant importance to the global, and especially UK, academic community, enabling creative research into all aspects of film and filmmaking. In recent years we have seen the increased interest from the community of film practitioners, which has led to some exciting practice-led research projects, including creative reuse of archive material for non-commercial use by emerging filmmakers. However, development of the collections in the last ten years, in line with modern collecting practices and internal priorities, has led to serious storage space challenges that can endanger their future physical safety. This proposal aims to ensure the safe storage of the existing BFI's library collections as well as to increase capacity for future growth. To cement the vital role the BFI plays in the UK academic and practitioners communities as a facilitator and driver of creative research, we also need to provide better access to the collections. The new shelving that will be installed during the project will fulfil both these objectives, by providing more storage space as well as enabling the BFI staff to carry out research in situ and reducing waiting times for the Library users.The project's outputs will include adding 351 linear metres of new shelving and the installation of 20 multifunctional shelving units (for storing different types of material side by side and enabling in-situ research). All existing library material will be removed from the current storage, secured in crates and relocated to offsite storage ahead of the refurbishment taking place, then reinstalled once the project is completed. Through robust BFI procurement practices we will appoint two contractors to work collaboratively on the project, ensuring the safety of the collection is their paramount concern at all times. The project will be regularly monitored by an internal steering group created for the purpose of ensuring timely delivery and high quality results. The successful completion of this project will strengthen the BFI's position as the leading body in the preservation and promotion of film, television and the moving image in the UK. Our unique collections will be appropriately stored and preserved for future generations of researches, including filmmakers involved in practice-led research, both in the educational setting and in the community.