Taking care of taped materials

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Taking care of taped materials

• Audio cassette tapes, video tapes, films, and
  photographic negatives

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There are many different kinds of tapes.
Some of which you are probably very familiar.
Video cassettes

• Audio cassettes

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And some types that you may never have seen.
These are older 18 mm movie films. We do have
some in our archives.
This is the type of projector needed to show the
18 mm movie films. We do not have any of these
projectors.
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This is a reel-to-reel tape and tape
recorder/player. It is the forerunner of our
audio cassettes. We do not have any of these,
nor do we have a player.
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You probably have seen negatives from which
photographs are made, but they are rapidly being
replaced by digital cameras.
Grandma, what are they?
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This is 35 mm microfilm. We have many rolls of
this.
These are sheets of microfiche. We have many
drawers of this.
This is our microfilm/fiche reader/printer. You
will need to learn to operate it, but please do
not change the lens or the document carriers.
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All tape should be handled as little as possible.
Try to touch only on the very top of the
microfiche and at the very beginning of the
microfilm. Oils and dirt from your hands will
damage the film.
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Tapes should be stored upright, not stacked
sideways.
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Keep all tapes and photographs out of the hot sun.
If it is too hot for you to sit in your car, it
is too hot for tapes!
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But too cold is not good either!
Tapes are best kept in a room between 45 and 70
degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of
40.
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Do not use tattle tape with CDs, DVDs, or
videos. Do not sensitize, nor desensitize these
items.
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Tapes should be kept away from magnetic fields.
Magnets exist in places that may surprise you.
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Hand held metal detectors may have a strong
magnetic field and damage film.
Airport baggage x-ray machines will probably not
damage your films.
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When materials are returned and BEFORE they are
checked back in, they should be inspected for any
damage.
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Give all damaged materials to the librarian in
charge of book repair. As of September 18, 2002
this was Ms. Brannan.
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Question
You know where in the library we keep our tapes,
but at home where should you store your tapes?
C. In an air-conditioned room that is not overhea
ted, and is protected from dirt and dust.
A. In the freezer.
B. On top of the fireplace.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Library of Congress, Preservation,
http//www.loc.gov/preserv. The Commission on
Preservation and Access, Magnetic Tape
Storage and Handling, by
John W. C. Van Bogart, June 1995. Council on
Library and Information Resources.
http//www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54/index.html.

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PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS 2. Quantegy. http//www.qu
antegy.com/ProductGroups/Audio/472.htm.
Fray Café, Global Storytelling Event.
http//www.fray.org/5/archive/00000095.shtml.
3. BBC Online Treasure Hunt, Formats.
http//www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/format
s/index.shtml. Howard Community College, Cumber
land Maryland, http//www.howardcc.edu/learningc
enter/av/additional20Equip_left.htm.
4. BBC Online Treasure Hunt, Formats.
http//www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/formats/in
dex.shtml. Bing Crosby Internet Museum, John (J
ack) T. Mullin Recalls the American Development
of the Tape Recorder, http//www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/
pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/mullin.htm.
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5. Reliable Photo, Inc. http//www.reliablephoto
.com/contact.html. The New Homemaker,
Coming Full Circle, by Stepheni Leto.
http//www.newhomemaker.com/family/elders/fullcirc
le.html. University of West Alabama Library. http
//library.uwa.edu/Tour/tour14.htm.
Digital Storage
Solutions, http//www.micronetwork.com/Microfilm.h
tm. Highland Community College, Government
Documents, Libr 155, Distance Education,
DesMoines, WA, http//www.evergreen.edu/library/go
vdocs/lib155class/photogallery.html.
Indiana University Southeast, Employee Homepage,
http//homepages.ius.edu/NTOTTEN/beginners_tour/ph
otocopiers.htm. Wilbraham Public Access Televisio
n, Wilbraham, MA. http//www.ci.wilbraham.ma.us/wp
a/Default.htm.
Sea World, Educational Materials.
http//www.seaworld.org/publications/videos/index.
htm. 9. Webshots, http//www.webshots.com/g
/60/307-sh/10938.html. John Robinson Photograph
y, Eastern States Exposition, New England
Carnival, http//www.robisonphoto.com/projects/
portfolio/pages/138620burning20stunt20car.htm.

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10. Mansfield Lost Card Collection,
http//www.virtualmansfield.com/vintage/misc
/snow-on-main.jpg. St. Charles Public Library,
St. Charles, Illinois, http//www.st-charles.li
b.il.us/low/chillout.htm. 11. Gaylord http//w
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http//www.thorvie.com. 12. Les Echos, http//w
ww.lesechos.fr/mobiles/vocal.htm.
Maps2Anywhere, http//www.maps2anywhere.com/Trave
l_Accessories/travel_accessories.htm.
Exclusive Educational Products,
http//www.exclusiveeducational.ca/bbooks.html.
Safety Alerts, http//www.safetyalerts.com/reca
ll/p/02/p00008.htm.
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Control Screening, http//www.controlscree
ning.com/HandWand-hand-held-metal-
detector.html.
United States Department of Transportation,

http//www.dot.gov/bib/tsa.html.
14. VIP Duplication and Media Services, http/
/www.vipdubs.com/quality.htm.
15. Zimwatt Cyberlibrary, Nimbin, Australia,
http//www.nimbinaustralia.com/zenwatt/frontde
sk.html. 16. JAMSTEC, Japan Marine Science and
Technology Center,
http//www.jamstec.go.jp/mirai/photo/0001_05.html.
Fearington Village Newsletter,
http//www.fearringtonvillage.com/pottingshednewsl
etters/Newsletter-Sep2001.html. Small Business
Association, Portland, Oregon, http//www.sba.gov/
or/orbrcpics.html.