Results of survey on preservation statistics

We are pleased to announce the release of the FY2014 Preservation
Statistics Survey Report:

    <URL:http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/resources/preserv/presstats/FY2014/FY2014PreservationStatistics.pdf>

Eighty-seven institutions responded to the FY2014 Preservation
Statistics Survey, facilitating the analysis of preservation
activities for fiscal year 2014 (as defined by the respondent's
institution) and the evaluation of trends in conservation,
collection assessment and digitization / exhibit prep, general
preservation activities, reformatting / digitization, and digital
preservation activities.  This year we focus on trends in
digitization, particularly in the area of audiovisual materials
reformatting and preservation.  The FY2014 Survey data set is also
available for download, and--new this year--we are releasing the
Total Library Expenditure (TLE) scaled data for 2012-2014, helpful
for tracking trends over time while accounting for the varying
respondent pool.

The Preservation Statistics Survey is a project to document and
analyze the preservation activities of cultural heritage
institutions in the United States.  The Preservation Statistics
Survey is an effort coordinated by the Preservation and Reformatting
Section (PARS) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the
Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS).
For more information, visit the Preservation Statistics website:

    <URL:http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/preservation/presstats>

Let us know how you are using the Preservation Statistics reports
and data.  The Preservation Statistics website will host ongoing
efforts to document how the field uses preservation metrics,
including materials from the recent ALA Annual 2015 PARS Forum on
Preservation Metrics.  We are collecting stories about how this
program and the long legacy of the ARL Preservation Statistics data
is helpful in program planning, budget requests, other advocacy and
research.

Contact us: preservationstatistics<-at->gmail<.>com

Thanks to everyone who participated in the FY2014 Survey.  The
FY2015 Preservation Statistics Survey will be released in January
2016.  Until then, count what you do and show preservation counts.

Preservation Statistics Survey Coordinators and Report Authors:

    Annie Peterson
    Preservation Librarian
    Tulane University

    Holly Robertson
    Preservation Consultant
    Washington D.C.

    Nick Szydlowski
    Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian
    Boston College Law Library

Holly Robertson
Library/Archives Preservation Consultant
Coordinator, Preservation Statistics Survey
Washington D.C.
202-374-1181


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