Community Archiving Workshop: Audiovisual Collections Care for Tribal Archives
Friday, September 20, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Hosted by the Rappahannock Tribe
Richmond, VA
An item-level inventory is the necessary first step towards preservation of any cultural heritage collection. In a 2020 survey, only 9% of responding tribal archives, libraries and museums reported having a preservation plan in place for their audiovisual (film, video, audio) collections. This full-day workshop in audiovisual collections care is being hosted by the Rappahannock Tribe in conjunction with the Sovereign Nations of Virginia Conference. Workshop participants are invited to bring a portion of their audiovisual collection to be inspected and inventoried during the workshop. Participants will learn:
- How to identify different media formats and their risk factors.
- How to establish a controlled vocabulary for the description of audiovisual collections.
- How to document and prioritize audiovisual collections for preservation.
- There will also be demonstrations of film inspection, and video and audio digitization.
- There will be a follow-up webinar on digital file storage and maintenance.
This workshop is part of the Expanding the Circle of Care for Audiovisual Collections in Tribal Archives project, which builds off of CAW’s Audiovisual Collections Care in Tribal Archives project. Funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Preservation and Access Education and Training, with support from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM) and the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA).
- Team Leaders: Marie Lascu & Moriah Ulinskas
- Team Members: Grace Lile, Kaitlyn Palone, Kelli Hix
For more information on this workshop contact: communityarchivingworkshop@gmail.com
