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Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
How do we preserve open reel audio tapes? How quickly are they breaking down? Recently published work from a collaborative study between scientists at the Library and colleagues at FUJIFILM shows that many of these historic tapes are likely sticking around for a while.
Posted in: Music, Preservation, Sound Recordings, Tangible Media
Posted by: Amelia Parks
Preservation administration is much like other types of management and administration, except that our bottom line isn’t financial profit. Instead, the goal comes in two parts: maximize the usability of collections in the present tense, and do that in ways that improve their odds of usability in the future. Read on to see how see how the Preservation Directorate is changing approaches to functional organization and budget planning to achieve these goals at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation
Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky
This is a guest post written by Amanda May, Digital Projects Specialist in the Preservation Services Division. Her work includes managing digital files for the division, recovering data from removable media in Library collections, and providing consultation and services for born-digital collections data. Born-digital preservation work most often begins with a physical object – a …
Posted in: Born Digital, Collections Management, Preservation, Reformatting, Tangible Media, Uncategorized
Posted by: Chloe Genter
The de-installation of gallery objects is often a process not typically seen by the public. This post offers insight into what is involved in order to successfully carry out such a large undertaking.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation