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Preservation Resources

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RCA introduced electronic television to the U.S. at the 1939 World’s Fair

Television and Video Preservation Basics

Film Decay and How to Slow It by James Reilly from the NFPF website

Information Technology: Care and Handling for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs - A Guide for Librarians and Archivists by Fred R. Byers

Magnetic Tape Preservation from Specs Bros.

Magnetic Tape Preservation from Vidipax

Preservation of Processed Film from the Kodak website

Videotape Preservation Fact Sheets from AMIA website

Vignettes Media Tape Restoration Tips


Definitions and Identification

ACVL Handbook: Glossary of Video Terms and Definitions

Video Format Identification Guide from Sarah Stauderman

Video Preservation: Glossary of Terms from the Bay Area Video Coalition


Standards

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [see ANSI IT9-5.23, ISO 18923: Polyester Based Tape--Storage Practices]

Audio Engineering Society (AES)

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Society for Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE) [see SMPTE RP-103: Care, Storage, Operation, Handling and Shipping of Magnetic Tape for Television]

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