Whether minutes, photos, or member rosters, club records are excellent archival material. ASL-P87-0945

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Church Records are archival.ASL-P243-1-060

ARC Survey

ARC relies on people like you throughout the state of Alaska. By informing us of the kind of material you house, the methods you use to keep them, and the overall condition of your collection, you help us to tailor our future services.

Would you prefer to fill out a paper form? Download a copy of our survey in Word, fill it out, and mail it to us. Thanks!

Organization Information

Organization Name

Contact Name

Address

City State Zip

Phone

Are you interested in becoming an ARC volunteer?
YES
NO

State of Your Collection

Where are your archives kept? Examples: stacks, vaults, humidity controlled room, boxes

What condition are they in?

List any archival training the collection manager/caretaker has

Who do you consult when you have an archival question?

Management of Your Collection

The answers to these questions may not be a simple yes or no. For example, you may have part of your collection inventoried or be in the process of digitizing. Give your best answer and use the questions/comments box for the details.

Do you have a collection management policy?
YES
NO

Do you keep a collection inventory?
YES
NO

Is your collection digitized?
YES
NO

Do you have digital rights to make it accessible?
YES
NO

What kind of metadata are you using?

What can ARC help you with?
training
housing environment
quality archival storage
other
Explain other

Questions or Comments?

Archive materials

Select any that appear in your collection

Books and Bound Volumes
monographs
serials
newspapers
scrapbooks
albums
pamphlets
other

Unbound Sheets
archival records
manuscripts
maps
oversized items
ephemera or broadsides
philatelic (stamps)
other

Photographic Collections
microfilm
microfiche
photographic prints
negatives
slides
transparencies
daguerreotypes, ambrotypes
tintypes
glass plate negatives
lantern slides
other

Moving Image Collections
motion picture film
video tape
laser disc
CD
DVD
minidisk
other

Recorded Sound Collections
cylinder
cassette
open reel tape
vinyl record
DAT
CD
DVD
MP3
other

Digital Material Collections
floppy disc
CD-R
DVD-R
data type
online collections
other

Please list any material types you have in your collection that isn't listed above

Last updated September 5, 2008

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