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Course Description
Preserving the investment of your audiovisual collections presents a unique challenge to libraries, archives and museums. The wide variety of A/V formats - videotapes, audiotapes, motion picture films, filmstrips, LPs CDs, and DVDs - require special attention to avoid deterioration from everything from daily use to storage problems.
This workshop covers:
- Identification of different A/V formats
- Causes of damage and deterioration
- How to minimize damage
- Proper storage, care and handling
- Repair and Reformatting options
- Security of A/V media
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the audiovisual materials in their collections
- Describe the basic mechanisms of deterioration in audiovisual materials
- Design improved storage solutions for audiovisual materials
- Design improved care and handling procedures for audiovisual materials
Target Audience
This class is designed for people with little experience with audiovisual materials.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be one assignment due one week after the final class.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
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Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
| Instructor: Amigos Staff - [ E-Mail ]
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| Contact Hrs:
4.00 |
CEUs: 0.40 |
| Amigos Member Early Bird Fee: $ 270.00 | Non-member Early Bird Fee: $ 345.00 |
| Amigos Member Fee:
$ 295.00 |
Amigos Non-member Fee:
$ 370.00 |
| Available On Request |
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