Audio and Video Magnetic Tapes

Handling

• Handle only by the housing supports.
• Never touch tape surfaces.
• Assure proper threading and mounting on playback equipment.
• Rewind with even tension.
• Minimize tape handling at all times.
• Take care not to drop tapes or cassettes.
• Avoid contamination of the tape by dirt, dust, food, cigarette smoke, and airborne pollutants.

Processing Tasks

• Rewind tapes completely .
• Store in labeled, protective, inert plastic containers.

For a bibilography of links about video preservation resources click here.

For a bibliography of links about audio preservation resources, click here.

To learn more about Microfilm and Microfiche from NEDCC, click here.

See also Kodak publication D-31, Storage and Preservation of Microfilms (Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 14650)