A Race Against Time: Preserving AV Media (Video Series)

A Race Against Time: Preserving AV Media (Video Series)
Source: Conservation Center of Art and Historic Artifacts

Many of the machine-dependent audiovisual collections held by our cultural institutions are in peril. Therefore, it is crucial to have knowledge about the life expectancy and unique needs of our legacy media in order to make good preservation decisions. From wax cylinders, 78s, motion picture film, magnetic wire, and magnetic audiotapes, to LPs & 45s, audiocassettes, videotapes, and videocassettes, each format has a critical point at which information will begin to be lost. A series of seven videos.