The Fundamentals of AV Preservation course was developed by AVPreserve and NEDCC and is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The course includes a free online textbook with an instructor-led option once a year. The course covers core topics in caring for and reformatting audiovisual collections that prepare participants to be effective collections stewards for audiovisual materials. The textbook can be used as a free self-paced course at any time.
The online course includes these topics:
Session 1: Introduction to AV Preservation Challenges
Session 2: Care and Handling of Physical Carriers
Session 3: Collection Inventory and Assessment
Session 4: Reformatting
Session 5: Managing Digital AV Collections
Session 6: Disaster Recovery for AV Collections
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This course gives participants the foundation needed to be effective collections stewards for audiovisual materials. Over 6 sessions, this course covers risks to audiovisual materials; care and handling; inventory and assessment; planning, preparing, and implementing reformatting projects; managing digital audiovisual collections; and disaster preparedness and response. Fundamentals of Audiovisual Preservation provides participants with information they need to create inventories of audiovisual holdings, to develop a reformatting timeline for priority materials, and to outline a Statement of Work.
Online Instructor-Led Course Option
During the online instructor-led course option, the instructor provides feedback on tasks throughout the course and helps guide participants in the creation of an audiovisual collection inventory, a salvage plan for audiovisual materials, and a Statement of Work for audiovisual collection reformatting. While these three final assignments are optional, completion of these assignments is required for those who wish to receive a Certificate of Completion and for eligible Certified Archivists who wish to earn Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs).
Details
- 6 live webinars led by an NEDCC Preservation Specialist
- Introduce concepts and practices of preserving audiovisual materials
- Provide practical experience identifying, prioritizing, and planning for specific audiovisual formats
- Opportunity to share experiences and concerns with other participants through online discussions
- Dozens of supplementary resources to help guide your audiovisual preservation planning
- Certificate of Completion (for participants who turn in the three final assignments)
- Participants who are eligible Certified Archivists and who complete the final assignments earn 25 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) through the Academy of Certified Archivists.
Who should attend?
- Staff and volunteers at cultural heritage institutions who are responsible for preservation and access for audiovisual collections
- Corporate archivists and records managers responsible for audiovisual collections
- Students or graduates of library and information science
Cost: $375 Regular rate
$280 Student rate (limited space available; copy of current student ID is required)
Registration Policies
- Early registration is strongly recommended due to limited capacity
- Registration will close on the deadline date or earlier if the class becomes fully enrolled.
- Your registration will be confirmed after your credit card is processed, so please do not consider yourself registered until you receive a confirmation from NEDCC.
- If you need to cancel your registration, the registration fee will be refunded minus a $25 processing fee when cancellation is made at least 48 hours before the start of the program.
- Webinars are recorded and are available for participants to view for a period of six months following the live session.
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