[78-L] 48-Hour Extension for Sound Recording Collections Survey

Wed Nov 13 22:23:04 PST 2013

Hi Kristjan,

Thanks for asking about the Audio Preservation Fund.  It is a non-profit
organization that works in the shared space between individuals,
institutions, and other organizations with sound recording collections.  We
accept donations of recordings from all of the above communities, and then
try to place as many of the recordings as possible into the permanent
collections of libraries, archives, and museums.  We place the recordings
in these permanent collections through donation.

In full disclosure, we typically do not try to keep collections that are
donated to us together.  There are exceptions to this (which we haven't
experienced yet), but we usually allow the institutions to select which
individual recordings they would like to add to their collections.  The
first exception would be if we received a unique, archival collection.  In
this case, we would do all we could to find an institution willing to
acquisition the entire collection of archival materials.  The second
exception would be a collection of commercial releases, or a combination of
commercial and non-commercial releases, that, as a whole, offered more
educational or research value than if it were separated.  This would
ultimately be decided by the institutions to which we offer the collection,
so we could not make any guarantees that the collection would be kept
intact.  We would, however, do all we could to keep the materials together
as they find a new home.

We have accepted between 25 and 30 collections over the past four years.
 We are currently working through several recently donated collections,
trying to process them and donate recordings as quickly as possible so we
can accept new donations.  Even though we are not accepting donations at
this time, we encourage people to reach out to us if there is anything we
can do to help them plan for a future donation to us or an institution with
which we are in contact.

Running the Audio Preservation Fund is certainly one of the reasons I am
interested in the creation of a directory for sound recording collections
and their owners.  I am hopeful that such a resource will not only help us
make donations to institutions, and therefore increase the number of
collections we can accept, but also increase the potential for individuals,
institutions, and other organizations to work directly with one another.

I'm more than happy to field general questions about the Audio Preservation
Fund on the list.  If anyone would like to discuss a particular collection,
I would encourage them to email me at the organization's email address:
audiopreservationfund at gmail.com.

William R. Vanden Dries

MSIS Candidate, University of Texas at Austin School of Information
Chairman, Audio Preservation Fund
Graduate Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratories
Student Technician, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:

> Hi, William,
> I think it's an important job you're doing in a time when archives are
> being shut down, disbanded or facing reduced personnel, budgets etc.
> But why don't you tell us more about the practical part of your
> interest: the Audio Preservation Fund? I guess many US collectors on
> this list would welcome future assistance...
> Kristjan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2013-11-12 04:38, William Vanden Dries wrote:
> > My sincere apologies for any inconvenience my post(s) caused.  I didn't
> > intend to add clutter to the list, nor did I intend to post in the spirit
> > of self-promotion.  For both the collections directory project on which
> I'm
> > working and my graduate degree program, I am very interested in the ways
> > members of this group organize, develop, and work with their collections
> of
> > 78-rpm records.  I admit that a post about surveys is not very
> interesting
> > to follow, but I hope I was not wrong about its applicability considering
> > the surveys' subject matter.
> >
> > My original announcement about the surveys on 78-L, as well as several
> > other email discussion lists, was two weeks ago.  I know how easy it is
> add
> > a survey to a to-do list and then let two weeks go by before it's too
> late.
> >   My post today was just a reminder, so anyone with the intention to take
> > the surveys knew the deadline was quickly approaching.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > William R. Vanden Dries
> >
> > MSIS Candidate, University of Texas at Austin School of Information
> > Chairman, Audio Preservation Fund
> > Graduate Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratories
> > Student Technician, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Howard Hoffmaster <hhoffmast at att.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I'm sorry, but even as a born Texan, I have to ask where all of these
> >> strange off-edge messages are coming from? O.K., Amazon is giving a lot
> of
> >> information away, and the list seems to have become  a home to some
> >> hard-core self-promoters, but has this been on this list before? O.K.,
> >> William, I accept the apology for cross-posting. Hmm, perhaps too much
> >> apricot brandy before din-din.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: William Vanden Dries
> >> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 5:07 PM
> >> To: 78-List
> >> Subject: [78-L] 48-Hour Extension for Sound Recording Collections Survey
> >>
> >> (apologies again for cross-posting)
> >>
> >> Thank you very much to everyone who has completed the sound recording
> >> collection surveys!
> >>
> >> The surveys were originally closing tonight, but will be open for an
> >> additional 48 hours.  They will now close on Wednesday, November 13th,
> at
> >> midnight PST (UTC -8 hours).
> >>
> >> The surveys are applicable to any collection of sound recordings,
> >> regardless of the sound recordings' origin, format, subject matter,
> storage
> >> method or location, audience, etc.  There are also no restrictions on
> where
> >> respondents are located.  Responses from any geographical location are
> very
> >> welcome.
> >>
> >> If you or your institution/organization do not group recordings into
> >> distinct collections, we encourage you to take the survey as well.
>  There
> >> are applicable answer choices, and your responses will be very helpful.
> >>
> >> If you have created or acquired recordings for a purpose other than
> >> collecting, such as for commerce, genealogy, scientific research, or
> other
> >> research, your responses are also very welcome.
> >>
> >> For those that completed or started the surveys: If you have questions
> or
> >> comments about the survey, or would like to discuss your response in
> more
> >> detail, please feel free to contact me directly by email (
> >> wrvandendries at gmail.com).
> >>
> >> For quick reference, the links to the two surveys are directly below:
> >>
> >> Survey link for individuals:
> >> https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bwlWlsL4TuSoLMF
> >>
> >> Survey link for institutions/organizations:
> >> https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eqyGBN6nFMMBh9r
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> William R. Vanden Dries
> >>
> >> MSIS Candidate, University of Texas at Austin School of Information
> >> Chairman, Audio Preservation Fund
> >> Graduate Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratories
> >> Student Technician, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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