Preservation Planning Survey – Film-Based and Electronic Media Collections
1. Provide a general description of what is included in your film-based and electronic media collections for each category of
material. Include specific formats to the extent that you are able to identify them (e.g., 16mm film, reel-to-reel tapes, CD-R,
VHS videotape).
Photographic Negatives and Transparencies:
Motion Picture Film::
Microforms:
Sound Recordings:
Videotapes:
Magnetic disks, CDs, and DVDs:
2. Within each category, what portions of your film-based and electronic media do you feel are
most deteriorated, and what
types of deterioration are the most common? ?
Photographic Negatives and Transparencies:
Motion Picture Film::
Microforms:
Sound Recordings:
Videotapes:
Magnetic disks, CDs, and DVDs:
3. Are there portions of your film-based and electronic media collections that may require a more detailed collection condition
survey (e.g., photographic negatives, reel-to-reel tapes)? If so, which?
4. Thinking back to the discussion in Session 1 about those collections that are most important to your institution, which at-risk
collections do you feel might be your highest priority for preservation?
© 2006 Northeast Document Conservation Center. All rights reserved.