Heritage Health Index Selected Data
Condition of Collections
- U.S. Institutions Have Taken Responsibility to Preserve 4.8 Billion Collections Items
- Collections Held by U.S. Institutions (by type)
- Collections Held by U.S. Institutions (by size)
- Institutions with a Written, Long-range Plan for the Care of the Collection
- U.S. Collections in Unknown Condition and in Need
U.S. Institutions Have Taken Responsibility to Preserve 4.8 Billion Collections Items
| Books/Bound Volumes |
1.7 billion
|
| Microfilm/Microfiche |
1 billion
|
| Natural Science Specimens |
820.2 million
|
| Photographic Collections |
727.4 million
|
| Archaeological Collections, individually cataloged |
197.8 million
|
| Unbound Sheets, cataloged in items |
95.8 million
|
| Online Files |
54.6 million
|
| Historic Objects |
48.3 million
|
| Recorded Sound |
46.4 million
|
| Unbound Sheets, cataloged in linear feet |
43.6 million
|
| Moving Images |
40.2 million
|
| Art Objects |
21.2 million
|
| Digital Materials |
9 million
|
| Archaeological Collections, cataloged in cubic feet |
2.6 million
|
Collections Held by U.S. Institutions (by type)
Collections Held by U.S. Institutions (by size)
Institutions with a Written, Long-range Plan for the Care of the Collection
U.S. Collections in Unknown Condition and in Need
