Department of Audiovisual Media
The Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images, in Swedish Statens ljud- och bildarkiv, SLBA, was founded in 1979 (originally having the name Arkivet för ljud och bild, ALB) with the aim of collecting and preserving all film and recorded sound produced in Sweden, including radio and television programs. The archive is an independent institution under the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (utbildnings - och kulturdepartementet). It is located in Stockholm and employs 65 people. The director general is Sven Allerstrand.
A national deposit law requires publishers to submit a copy of all new titles to the archive. The older collections are gradually built from donations and acquisitions, but suffer from the institution's youth. Other major sound and film archives in Sweden exist among private collectors and the national public broadcasting company Sveriges Radio.
In April 2008, the Swedish government asked the National Library of Sweden to investigate and prepare for a merger between SLBA and the library by January 1, 2009.
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