Caring for Cultural Material 1
Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay
Managing Collections
Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display
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– Acknowledgments
Electronic Information Media
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– Considerations for preserving information in electronic format
– Magnetic recording—a brief history
– Magnetic recording technology
– How long will audio and video recordings last?
– Preserving audio and video recordings on tape
– Copying
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
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Electronic Information Media

Answers to self-evaluation quiz

Question 1.

Answer: e).

Question 2.

Answer: a), b) and d) are true. c) is not true. In extreme humidity the lifespan of recordings is reduced significantly-deterioration can occur in a few years.

Question 3.

Answer: b), c) and d) are correct. a) is wrong. You should use the highest—quality recording media that you can afford.

Question 4.

Answer: b) is false The recommended storage conditions for video tapes are temperature in the range 18–24ºC and relative humidity constant and in the range 35–45%RH.

 
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