Saving Recorded History: A Needs Assessment Survey of Native Audiovisual Collections
In the Spring of 2020, ATALM surveyed its membership to determine the needs of tribally held audiovisual collections. Of the 42 respondents:- Majority were from Museums (21%), Cultural Centers (19%), and Libraries (15%).
- Also significant response from Non-tribal organizations holding Native AV collections (12%).
- 31% reported holding less than 100 AV assets, 34% reported holding more than 1,000 AV assets.
- 79% respondents said their AV collections are still growing.
- 58% report that they have playback equipment.
- 69% report that they are currently in the process of preserving their collections and 28% report that they are not, but plan to.
- 56% Controlled environmental conditions
- 78% Controlled access
- 19% Repair
- 69% Digitization
- 3% Photochemical preservation
- 50% Financial resources
- 47% Staffing support
- 48% Training
- 45% Equipment
- 45% Archival supplies
- 40% Hands on preservation and conservation techniques
- 47% Processing AV collections
- 48% Fundraising for preservation
- 48% Copyright and permissions issues
- 43% Preventative care for AV collections
- 40% Digital preservation
- 39% In-house digitization