Shalom, AJL is an affiliate of the American Institute for Conservation who send out the following request. I am the liaison between AIC and AJL. I would really like several members of AJL to show what a conscientious organization we are by participating in the following survey. It doesn't take too long.
Have a great summer, Jackie Dear Colleagues, The *FY2018* *Preservation Statistics Survey* is now open! LINK to Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JXXMFVB The Preservation Statistics Survey is an effort coordinated by the Preservation Standards and Practices Committee (PS&P) under the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). Preservation data from our most recent survey FY2017, as well as past surveys, can be downloaded from the Preservation Statistics <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_alcts_resources_preservation_presstats&d=DwMGaQ&c=ODFT-G5SujMiGrKuoJJjVg&r=2yTgWYguRhuGCRFcuQUGlPAaw9FAHIggqIsNNcE4fP8&m=m_c5Z-A4xZ3-Z1nFZPw396RnEfh4NjCCWqRIPH17t7A&s=X8oR1UnvBfvuGM3zpsyLwRCND9s0V4AFYn4iXalgUJM&e=> webpage. Who should participate? Any library or archives in the United States conducting preservation activities may complete this survey. We recommend that you first download the Pres Stats worksheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12eZdc8AQ7AtENby24eBaxFAFNQTcKFQH4gjb1NS0osU/edit?usp=sharing> to have your data on hand as you fill out the survey. General Criteria and Instructions are included, but for a more extensive look on criteria for answering the survey questions and for our FAQs list, check out our Instructions and Definitions document. <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nmI_AbU96E9btp0zWrUyYj06ENKXvWjcLhULKoJ7LzY/edit?usp=sharing> What are we counting? Questions focus on *production-based* preservation activities for *fiscal year 2018*, documenting your institution's conservation treatment, general preservation activities, preservation reformatting and digitization, and digital preservation and digital asset management activities. "FY2018" is whatever period of time your institution defines as a fiscal year: if that is from October to September, July to June, or by calendar year (January to December), that is fine. You are reporting a year's worth of activities. Why are we counting it? The goal of the Preservation Statistics Survey is to document the state of preservation activities in this digital era via quantitative data that facilitates peer comparison and tracking changes in the preservation and conservation fields over time. For more information about this project, please refer to the Preservation Statistics Survey website <http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/preservation/presstats>. **NEW* Based on last years feedback and an open forum held fall 2018, we are piloting a new section on Preservation Unit Staffing & Budget. We may collect this data every-other year, depending on this years feedback by respondents. Deadline to participate in the Preservation Survey FY2018 is August 16, 2019 *.* Sincerely, Preservation Standards & Practices committee (PS&P) ALCTS/PARS, American Library Association (ALA) -- Jackie Ben-Efraim *"Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." **Micha Yosef Berdichevsky 1865-1921* Special Collections Librarian Ostrow Library American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Drive Bel Air, CA 90077
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