Preservation assessment of the american craft council audiovisual archives collection [the preservation assessment of the american craft council audiovisual collection will be used determine content…

Preservation assessment of the american craft council audiovisual archives collection [the preservation assessment of the american craft council audiovisual collection will be used determine content at high risk of loss due to degredation, and to create a priorities plan for digitizing the content in the audiovisual collection within the archives. A report produced as a result of the condition and preservation assessment can be used to support future grant applications the american craft council will submit to various organizations to fund digitization efforts. Digitizing the collection will serve to both preserve content valuable to craft history research contained in formats that are susceptible to degradation, and to provide accessibility to the content currently held in outdated formats in a repository lacking appropriate playback equipment. A preservation assessment funded by the preservation assistance grant will be an important step to preserve the analog materials, and the first step toward embarking on digitization of the audiovisual collection.]