Understanding what you have is the first step toward preserving it. Learning to identify formats and recognize preservation needs will help you make informed decisions about your collection. In this workshop, archivists from Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound will provide hands-on experience identifying common audiovisual formats and evaluating their condition. Participants will learn how to identify the different audio and videotape formats in their collections, recognize signs of deterioration, and gather the metadata needed to plan for preservation and digitization.