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July 19, 2013 by Gary Price

IMLS and Heritage Preservation Will Conduct Second Heritage Health Index, First Survey Conducted a Decade Ago

July 19, 2013 by Gary Price

From the Institute of Museum and Library Services:

Heritage Preservation, working in cooperation with IMLS, will conduct a second Heritage Health Index.
The original survey, conducted nearly 10 years ago, was the first comprehensive study to assess the condition of U.S. collections. It examined the state of preservation across the entire spectrum of collecting institutions, large and small, from internationally renowned art museums and research libraries to local historical societies and specialized archives. The results were published in the groundbreaking A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections and reported that 4.8 billion artifacts held in public trust were at risk and that 190 million were in need of immediate care.
Heritage Preservation and IMLS have entered into a $338,554 cooperative agreement to complete the study in 2015. The project will receive an additional $100,000 of support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The new Heritage Health Index, HHI II, will use a similar instrument and methodology to the 2004 study to see what changes have taken place in collections care in the U.S. during the last ten years. HHI II will examine the extent and effectiveness of preservation activities and initiatives during that time and will recommend actions to improve the care of collections and ensure that they will be available for public access now and in the future.
Since the Heritage Health Index was first conducted, there has been a significant increase in museums and libraries collecting digital material or digitizing collections. HHI II will address this by including questions asking how institutions are caring for digital artifacts. It will also determine how creating digital surrogates may be improving access to paper, photograph, audiovisual, and other collections, while protecting them from damage due to handling.
“IMLS takes a leadership role in caring for collections held in public trust in thousands of libraries, museums, archives and historical societies throughout the U.S.,” said IMLS Director Susan H. Hildreth. “I am delighted that we will once again support the Heritage Health Index. The findings of this important national survey will help us continue to make wise investments in conservation so that future generations can learn from the past and make new discoveries that will enrich the educational, cultural, and civic life of our nation.”
“Cultural heritage collections contain our history and identity and are the building blocks for research, education, and public programs in the humanities,” said NEH Acting Chairman Carole Watson. “New knowledge of the conservation needs and achievements of collecting institutions, gained from a second survey, will provide essential information to the nation’s institutions and also inform NEH’s own work.”
Heritage Preservation’s President Lawrence Reger said, “IMLS and NEH continue to provide critical leadership for improving the care of collections. Heritage Preservation is pleased to partner with them to provide solid information that is used consistently by the field to measure achievement and guide future planning.”

 

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Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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