Audiovisual Survey
Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
This questionnaire has been produced by TFPL Ltd for the Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (YMLAC.) It will be used to create an inventory of audiovisual collections in Yorkshire and Humberside and is intended as the first stage in the creation of a strategy by YMLAC for the long term preservation and development of such collections in the region. If you have any questions regarding the survey please contact either
Guy Johnson
of TFPL or
Claire Dyson
of YMLAC.
Organisation name*:
Organisation address*:
* = compulsory field
1. Sector
1.1 Which sector does your organisation belong to?
Public - archive/library
Commercial (excluding media/broadcasting)
Media/broadcasting
Public - museum
Voluntary
Other (please specify):
Public education
2. The Collection
2.1 Moving Image Recordings
(whether silent or with sound)
Please indicate the types of material in the collection.
2.1.1
Non digital
carriers:
Film
Other (please specify):
Video
2.1.2 Roughly how many moving image recordings (reels, video tapes etc) do you have? Please indicate the
approximate number of items:
1-49
5099
100-499
500-999
1000+
2.1.3 Is any part of the collection stored digitally (e.g. DVD, CD, hard drive, tape drive, WORM drive)?
Yes
No
If yes, roughly how many hours of material is there?
hours
Roughly what proportion of this represents copies of your non-digital recordings?
%
2.2 Sound Recordings
Please indicate the types of material in the collection.
2.2.1
Non digital
carriers:
Cylinders
Grooved Discs (e.g. 78s, LPs)
Tape (open reel or cassette)
Other (please specify):
2.2.2 Roughly how many sound recordings (cylinders, discs, reels, cassettes etc) do you have? Please indicate the
approximate number of items:
1-49
5099
100-499
500-999
1000+
2.2.3 Is any part of the collection stored digitally (e.g. DVD, CD, hard drive, tape drive, WORM drive)?
Yes
No
If yes, roughly how many hours of material is there?
hours
Roughly what proportion of this represents copies of your non-digital recordings?
%
2.3 Approximately what proportion of the entire collection comprises?
Original recordings made by/for your organisation:
%
Unique or rare recordings (other than original recordings mentioned above):
%
3. Resources
3.1 What is the main way your organisation is funded?
Recurring public funding
Voluntary contributions
Private endowment
Commercial activities
Grant based funding
Unfunded
3.2 Please give details if the above options do not adequately reflect your funding arrangements:
3.3 How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff do you employ? (e.g. 2 people working half weeks = 1 FTE)
None
1-4
5-9
10-14
15+
4. Collaboration
4.1 Does your organisation work in partnership with any other organisations to deliver its services/activities? If so, please
specify:
5. Access
5.1 Is the collection catalogued?
Yes
No
In Part
5.2 If there is a catalogue, what form is it?
Manual
Electronic
Mixed
5.3 Is the collection open to the public or designated groups (e.g. students)?
Yes
No
6. The Future
6.1 Would you be interested in receiving further information about YMLACs activities to support audiovisual collections
in the region?
Yes
No
If Yes, who should YMLAC contact?
Contact name:
Address/email:
7. Other Comments
7.1 Please add any other comments you feel are relevant:
Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Audiovisual Survey