----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Dear Colleagues, The CCA is surveying its audiovisual materials, digital holdings and playback equipment with a view to long-term preservation. We will determine what media and equipment are represented throughout the institution, the extent of the holdings, the efficacy of present storage conditions, the materials most immediately at risk, and the cost implications of any necessary reformatting. If your institution has already done this, I would appreciate any tips you can offer regarding procedures, helpful forms to be filled out, pitfalls, unexpected results, etc. Although I have ploughed through a mountain of current material on the subject, there is nothing quite like first-hand information from colleagues who have =22been there=22. You could reply off-list if you like=3B I will summarize and post the = results if they appear to be of general interest. Thank you and all best, Rosemary. Rosemary Haddad Biblioth=E9caire associ=E9e / Associate Librarian Centre Canadien d'Architecture / Canadian Centre for Architecture 1920, rue Baile Montr=E9al, QC H3H 2S6 CANADA Tel. (514) 939-7000 ext.1374 Fax (514) 939-7020 Email: rhaddad=40cca.qc.ca URL: http://cca.qc.ca __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]