Resources

Presentations

• Analog AV Formats: Basic Identification and Assessment
• Inspection & Inventory
• Digitization in-house vs out-of-house

Sample Documents

• Download Sample Documents
• Sample Document: Equipment Loan Agreement
• Sample Document: Letter of Agreement
• Sample Letter: Equipment Inquiry
• Sample Letter: Equipment Pickup Confirmation
• Sample Partner Organization Inquiry Letter

Provided Resources for Outreach

Through outreach efforts and the workshop packet disseminated to all attendees, Community Archiving Workshop provides a list of available resources related to the handling and preservation of audiovisual materials. Below is an annotated list of the resources provided as part of the workshop.

General Audiovisual Information

• Community Archiving Workshop Handbook

  Guide to producing your own Community Archiving Workshop. http://communityarchiving.org/ 

• AMIA General Resources
  List of useful links to report, guides, blogs and podcasts, conferences, webinars and other resources compiled by the AMIA Education Committee. https://amianet.org/resources/general-resources/
  
• AMIA Listserv
  Open to the public, this listserv is a lively forum for discussions and questions about topics relating to audio-visual archiving. https://amianet.org/engage/amia-l-listserv/
  
• CAVPP Audiovisual formats guide
  A printable .pdf for the vaults and on-the-go. Includes pictures and definitions for audio, video and film formats, signs of active deterioration and damage, as well as tips for long-term storage. https://calpreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Audiovisual-Formats_draft_webversion-2013oct15.pdf
  
• The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
  http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Electronic_Media

Audio Care and Storage

• Association of Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)
  Founded in 1966, the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded sound. http://www.arsc-audio.org/index.php
  
• Safeguarding the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy
  http://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publications/TC03_English.pdf
• The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials
  Describes the basics of recording sound and outlines some degradation risks and preservation procedures for various sound formats. http://cool.conservation-us.org/byauth/st-laurent/care.html
• Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects
  http://www.iasa-web.org/tc04/audio-preservation

Film Care and Storage

• Film Forever: The Home Film Preservation Guide
  Easy-to-follow guide sponsored by the Association of Moving Image Archivists. http://www.filmforever.org
  
• Kodak edgecode guide
  http://www.filmforever.org/Edgecodes.pdf
• Little Film
  Information about 8mm, Super-8mm, 9.5mm and 16mm film (the common home movie formats). http://www.littlefilm.org/
  
• The National Film Preservation Foundation Film Preservation Guide
  http://www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/the-film-preservation-guide
• Washington State Film Preservation Manual

  Low-cost and no-cost suggestions about how to care for your film. This manual includes information about how to identify what you have and what to do with it. http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/film-preservation-manual/at_download/file
  
• blank print condition report
  http://www.filmpreservation.org/userfiles/image/PDFs/pcr_blank.pdf

Videotape Care and Storage

• AIC: Electronic Media Group
  The Electronic Media Group, formed in 1998, is a subsidiary of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), a professional membership organization for conservators. http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/emg/index.html
  
• Independent Media Arts Preservation Online Resource List
  http://www.imappreserve.org/educ/pdf/IMAPpreservationlinks.pdf
• Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
  BAVC’s works with museums, independent artists/ mediamakers and cultural institutions around the world to remaster, transfer, and archive seminal creative and historical works on video and audio tape. http://www.bavc.org/preservation
  
• Specs Bros.
  Includes information on disaster planning for tapes. http://www.specsbros.com/
  
  
• Texas Commission on the Arts Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide

  This online guide was created by the Texas Commission on the Arts to assist custodians of video materials with the care and preservation of these materials. http://www.arts.texas.gov/video/

• Video History Project
  Research initiative that documents video art and community television as it evolved in rural and urban New York State, and across the U.S.
  http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/history/resources.html
  
  
• BAVC Preservation Glossary
  http://bavc.org/preservation/resources/preservation-glossary
• Digitizing Video for Long-Term Preservation: An RFP Guide and Template
  http://library.nyu.edu/preservation/RFP_20131023.pdf

Optical Media

• An Introduction to Optical Media Preservation
  http://www.avpreserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/OpticalMediaPreservation.pdf
• Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
  http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub121abst.html

Other Helpful Resources

• Kodak edgecode guide
  http://www.filmforever.org/Edgecodes.pdf
• Independent Media Arts Preservation Online Resource List
  http://www.imappreserve.org/educ/pdf/IMAPpreservationlinks.pdf
• Safeguarding the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy
  http://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publications/TC03_English.pdf
• blank print condition report
  http://www.filmpreservation.org/userfiles/image/PDFs/pcr_blank.pdf
• BAVC Preservation Glossary
  http://bavc.org/preservation/resources/preservation-glossary
• Digitizing Video for Long-Term Preservation: An RFP Guide and Template
  http://library.nyu.edu/preservation/RFP_20131023.pdf
• Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects
  http://www.iasa-web.org/tc04/audio-preservation