In this session, participants learn basic metadata categories and determine how best to categorize and record information specific to audiovisual media, as well as how this information is utilized for future preservation planning. Participants learn to use inventory data to advocate for their collections and to best understand the depth and breadth of what they have.

Resources:
The Inventorying Process (road map)
Dublin Core example (docx)
Dublin Core example (pdf)
Indigitization: Tools for Digitizing and Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge