Expanding the circle of care for audiovisual collections in tribal archives [this project continues community archiving workshop?S efforts to preserve and improve access to tribally held collections…

This federal Project Grant award of $349,423.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in expanding its "Circle of Care for Audiovisual Collections in Tribal Archives" initiative. The project aims to train tribal archivists and librarians in assessing, inventorying, digitizing, and managing audiovisual collections. Key activities include onsite workshops that teach participants to identify media formats, establish cataloging standards, and prioritize preservation needs. The project also includes a new online training module on digital file storage and maintenance for AV collections. This work builds on AMIA's prior community archiving workshops and seeks to facilitate networking and knowledge-sharing among tribal archivists, librarians, and community members to enhance the preservation and access of tribally held audiovisual materials. The grant period runs from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026.

Expanding the circle of care for audiovisual collections in tribal archives [this project continues community archiving workshop?S efforts to preserve and improve access to tribally held collections by training tribal archivists and librarians to assess and inventory audiovisual (AV) collections, and learn the essentials of inspection, digitization, and managing digital AV collections. Each workshop involves onsite training in which participants learn to identify different media formats and risk factors, establish controlled vocabulary for description of AV collections, and document and prioritize collections for preservation. Workshops facilitate local networking between archivists, librarians, and community members, encouraging the sharing of resources and knowledge. Participants will participate in a new training module delivered online: AV essentials: digital file storage and maintenance. This will train participants in naming, storing, and caring for digital AV collections and builds on the analog collection skills participants learn during the workshop.]