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Audio Preservation in the United States: A Report on the ARSC/AAA Planning Study

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Abstract

This article summarizes the current state of audio preservation in the United States as detailed in the final report of a two-year study conducted by a consortium of major sound archives. The study's conclusions illustrate the fledgling state of preservation knowledge, effort, and funding in the sound archives community. The study has inspired new cooperative and standards-setting efforts among the sound archives community, but the larger archival community must still be alerted to the precarious condition and uncertain future of our aural heritage.

How to Cite:

Sawka, B., (1991) “Audio Preservation in the United States: A Report on the ARSC/AAA Planning Study”, Archival Issues 16(1), 5-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10589