Audio-Visual Materials

Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film
Library of Congress

Caring for CDs and DVDs (PDF, 205KB, link to parent page)
National Preservation Office, The British Library

Cylinder, Disc, and Tape Care in a Nutshell
Library of Congress

Film Preservation Guide
National Film Preservation Foundation

GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program
GRAMMY Foundation

How to Care for Video Tapes
Canadian Conservation Institute

Identifying and Handling Nitrate Film (PDF, 134KB, link to parent page)
Association of Moving Image Archivists

IPI’s Media Storage Quick Reference (PDF, 1.01 MB, link to parent page)
Image Permanence Institute

Preservation Recording, Copying, and Storage Guidelines for Audio Tape Collections
Lyrasis

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

Reformatting Microfilm and Microfiche
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Section 108 Spinner Regarding Reproductions by Libraries or Archives for their Users, for Replacement, or for Preservation
American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology

Storage Guide for Acetate Film (PDF, 1.8MB, link to parent page)
Image Permanence Institute

The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials
National Library of Canada

Video Preservation Handbook (PDF, 764KB, link to parent page)
Association of Moving Image Archivists

Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide
Texas Commission on the Arts

Videotape Preservation Factsheets (PDF, 331KB, link to parent page)
Association of Moving Image Archivists

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