Today, with development of computerized data banks, there is an increased quantity of stored information that has relevance to problems far beyond the scope of the original study for which the data were developed. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the major data available and their sources. It is hoped that by describing some of…

This survey of data bases emphasizes reference data bases only and is intended to be indicative of the variety and number of magneti" tape files in existence of a type which might be utilized in an information service center in an university library. It reflects both projects undertaken on a large national scale and those which serve the needs of…

In response to a request by the National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT), a study was conducted to see what types of film and video archives presently exist. Archives can be classified into three types: (1) production archives used as resources in the making of other films and tapes, (2) film studio archives used to store prints for future…