Digitization Work Order and Contract Template
Download and update the Digitization Work Order and Contract Template for your project.
Working With a Digitization Vendor — A Primer
Working with a Digitization Vendor – A Primer is a step-by-step guide though the process. It includes:
Welcome Packets
Below are links to the template and resources to help create informative Welcome Packets (or Volunteer Packets). As mentioned in the Handbook, Welcome Packets should be sent in advance of the workshop and provide logistical details, schedule for the day,…
Inventory & Inspection Templates
Creating a basic inventory of your audiovisual (AV) collections is the foundation to audiovisual preservation and the primary goal for every workshop. The inventory templates walk you through inspecting many types of AV formats and facilitates collecting consistent data throughout…
All the Kits: Guides, Videos, & Equipment Lists
Below are links to information about all the kits that CAW has assembled. The resources include: Film Inspection Kit Watch the Video: Guide: Equipment & Supply List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gBOMAIC1vbr096YYxYXttSCVc1-yJaqRAG9K-0fphOI/edit?usp=drivesdk&disco=AAAAtJELfoU Audio Digitization Kit Watch the Video: Guide: Equipment…
Subscribe to the CAW Newsletter!
The CAW Newsletter is the place for periodic updates on CAWs around the world and in your community, spotlights on community organizations making audiovisual (av) preservation happen together, opportunities to get involved in community av projects, and links to…
California Training of Trainers, 2019 – Full Curriculum
About the Project The Community Archiving Workshop Training of Trainers (TOT) – California is the west region of the Regional Training of Trainers Project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This regional TOT will focus its work on the audiovisual…
Recommendations Template
CAW Recommendations Template is a simple document that provides collection materials recommendations based on standard preservation practices. CAW organizers prepares the document after the workshop based on the types of collection materials processed during the workshop as well as any…
Disaster Preparedness
This is the fifth webinar in the nine-part series created for the Southwest Cohort. Link to the video is available below. In this session, participants learn the elements of disaster planning including assessing and mitigating risks (natural and man-made), setting…
Digitization in-house vs out-of-house
This is the fourth webinar in the nine-part series created for the Southwest Cohort. Link to the video is available below. In this session, participants learn about planning for digitization, with an emphasis on the differences between in and out…
CA TOT Curriculum Table of Contents
CA_TOT_Table_Contents The Table of Contents for the curriculum for Community Archiving Workshop California Training of Trainers, 2019. See also CA_TOT_CUR_2019.pdf. [Note: The CA TOT curriculum is undergoing copy-editing; small changes and a few missing links will be incorporated soon. 2022-02-26]
Sample CAW Follow-up Meeting Agenda
A sample agenda of topics to be covered during a meeting with a partner after a CAW. The purpose of the follow-up meeting goes back to the overall goal of a CAW: to help an organization jump-start their preservation efforts.…