RegionalAudiovisual

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Siobhan Hagan University of Baltimore Langsdale Library

AMIA RAVA Committee

AV Preservation Problems• Mold• Film degradation• Nitrate phobia• Sticky Shed Syndrome• “Degralescence”

RAVA Preservation Problems• Lack of resources!

STATEof theSTATESEvaluating US Regional AV

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Survey• AMIA• SAA• ALA• Email

Official RAVAsRegions• Northeast Historic Film• Appalshop• Chicago Film ArchiveStates• Florida Moving Image Archives• Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association• Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound• Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Most represented1. Louisiana, New York and Pennsylvania2. Maryland3. Illinois4. New Jersey, Texas, USA: national5. California, Georgia6. Alaska, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, West

Virginia7. Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa,

Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northeast, Oklahoma, Oregon, Southwest, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin

Types of organizations1. Universities2. Historical societies3. RAVAs4. State/city archives

Types of AV(Mix of formats: film, magnetic tape, born-digital)

1. Local television2. Home movies3. Documentaries4. Publicity movies

Needs1. Environmental storage2. Digital storage3. Digitization4. Staff

Next steps for AMIA RAVA1. Update database2. Publish in AMIA Deep Focus Directory3. Outreach/Awareness

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Further steps for AMIA RAVA1. In-depth survey2. Collaboration• Resources • Grant funding

3. You tell me!

ThankYou!

@AV_DiscoTech shagan@ubalt.edu