Guiding Questions for the Public

Specific considerations that members of the no-specialist public should consider include issues of media accessibility (especially regarding institutional permissions and access to AV materials and collections) as well as how sensitive materials are framed and available for use. Ethical, political, and legal implications change depending on where AV sources originate such as from YouTube or the Internet Archive.

• Are you represented in this collection? Were you asked to participate in its curation? Is there harmful content?
• How are lines of contact created between communities and public collections? Do you have a means to communicate with the collecting institution or person? Have resources about community engaged projects, informed consent, qualitative research ethics, etc. been made available? What are some avenues of consent? Who would you contact?
• How will the public engage with the project?
  Are you able to engage with the project? How? – How can you sustain this collection?