On behalf of the Society for Cinema Studies, I am pleased to announce a project that will be of interest to list subscribers. *Cinema Journal*, the scholarly quarterly published by SCS, is adding a regular column to present archival news of interest to academics. (This column will join two other regular features of *Cinema Journal*, information on various professional activities such as conferences, and a listing of new books in the field, together with articles published in non-film journals.) New collections, acquisitions, restorations, and film festivals, would all be potential topics. In addition to actual film and video holdings, written documentation, such as the papers of corporations and individuals, is of equal interest. The goal is to publicize the activities of archives within a framework indicating their possible use in academic endeavors. In this way, scholars may gain a greater ongoing familiarity with the resources held by archives, and the types of materials available to assist them in their research and writing. The emphasis in the column will be on information covering new acquisitions made during the last few years, since basic surveys of the core collections of certain archives already exist. However, details on old collections made accessible for the first time will also be welcome. I will be editing this column (which is unrelated to my position at the Library of Congress), and looking for information from all archives who regard academics as one of their clients. Of course such an endeavor is dependent on the information I hope many archives will be willing to share on behalf of *Cinema Journal*. I hope to hear from you in this fresh effort to win added recognition for the work of moving image archivists, and to bring the worlds of archives and academia closer together. For more information, contact: Brian Taves 110 D Street, S.E. #515 Washington, D.C. 20003-1815 [log in to unmask] 202-707-9930 (w) 202-675-4525 (h) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]