Hi Lisa-- the University of Illinois has developed an Audiovisual Self-Assessment Program (with IMLS funding) for exactly this reason-- to allow small/medium sized libraries, archives and museums to assess and maintain aging audiovisual materials. Here's the link: http://www.library.illinois.edu/prescons/avsap/.
Thanks, Hannah On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:43 PM, <lisa.flanzra...@qc.cuny.edu> wrote: > > We have a small 16 mm film collection of about 800 films--mostly struck in > the 1960s- 1980s--which have been transported to the Main Library from > another part of > > campus. > > I appreciate advice on the proper temperature and/or other guidelines in > order to preserve the collection. > > Thanks to all, > > > Lisa Flanzraich > Media and Reference Librarian > Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library > Queens College > Room 344 > 718-997-3673 > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
