ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Conservation/Preservation Organizations and Services
Dance Heritage Coalition, Washington, DC
Web site contains numerous articles related to preservation management
of dance archives. See especially Cataloging Moving Image Materials,
Learning Applications to Document Dance (LADD) Project; and Magnetic
Tape Storage and Handling: A Guide for Libraries and Archives, by John
W.C. Van Bogart.
http://www.danceheritage.org
Telephone: 202-530-3209 or 202-530-3211
Association of Moving Image Archivists, Hollywood, CA.
Non-profit professional association fostering cooperation between
individuals and organizations concerned with collection, description,
preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials. E-mail
discussion group, cataloging guidelines, resource list, and lots of helpful
information available on web site.
http://www.amianet.org
Telephone: 323-463-1500
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works,
Washington, DC
National membership organization of conservation professionals to
advance the practice and promote the importance of preserving cultural
property. Electronic Media Group of particular interest.
http://aic.stanford.edu
Telephone: 202-452-9545
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), San Francisco, CA
Non-profit media arts center offers training, rentals, editing services, and
laboratory for video copying and reformatting, especially of obsolete
formats. Distributes educational materials relating to preservation of
videotape recordings. Interactive training DVD entitled Playback:
Preserving Analog Video available for $35.00.;
http://www.bavc.org
Telephone: 415-861-3282
CoOL (Conservation Online)
Informative web site sponsored by the Preservation Department of
Stanford University Libraries. Wide range of conservation information on
such topics as video preservation, choosing a conservator, and pest
management. Good resource lists, discussion groups, and links to related
sites.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
Experimental Television Center, Video History Project, Binghamton, NY
Ongoing research initiative which documents video art and community
television.
http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org
Telephone: 607-687-4341
Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester,
NY
University-based non-profit research laboratory dedicated to the
preservation of recorded information (primarily film); consulting,
collection surveys, and education.
http://www.rit.edu/~661www1
Telephone: 585-475-5199
IMAP (Independent Media Arts Preservation), New York, NY
Service, education, and advocacy consortium to ensure the preservation of
electronic media for cultural and educational use by future generations.
Helpful guidelines for cataloging video collection.
http://www.imappreserve.org
Telephone: 212-560-7259
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Web site contains articles relating to the preservation of cylinders, discs,
and tapes.
Preservation Directorate: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/;
Telephone: 202-
707-5213; to ask questions about preservation of library and archives
materials, use online form: Ask a Librarian.
SPECS Brothers, Ridgefield Park, NJ
Videotape and magnetic tape laboratory service specializing in tape
cleaning, physical restoration, and disaster recovery. Informative web site
relating to videotape deterioration.
http://www.specsbros.com
Telephone: 800-852-7732
Vidipax, New York, NY
Primarily a sound and video laboratory offering restoration and copying
services for a variety of obsolete formats; conservation consulting and
assessments also available. Web site contains detailed video format guide
and extensive information relating to media preservation and restoration.
http://www.vidipax.com
Telephone: 212-563-1999
Publications
Besser, Howard. Digital Preservation of Moving Image Material?
Available
online at http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/~howard/Papers/amia-longevity.html.
Boyle, Deirdre. Video Preservation: Securing the Future of the Past. New York:
Media Alliance, 1993.
Jiminez, Mona and Platt, Liss, eds., Magnetic Media Preservation Sourcebook.
New York: Media Alliance, 1998. Order online at
http://www.mediaalliance.org/publications.html.
Murphy, William T. Television and Video Preservation 1997: A Report on the
Current State of American Television and Video Preservation.
Washington,
DC: Library of Congress, 1997. Available online at
http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/tvstudy.html.
National Archives and Records Administration. Managing Audiovisual
Records, Second Edition.
College Park, MD: National Archives and
Records Administration, 1996. Available online at
http://www.archives.gov.
Suppliers
Art Preservation Services, New York, NY
Humidity monitoring and control devices.
http://www.apsnyc.com
Telephone: 212-722-6300
Conservation Resources. Springfield, VA
Online only: http://www.conservationresources.com
Gaylord Bros., Syracuse, NY
Full range of conservation/preservation equipment and supplies, including
video storage boxes, shelving, and temperature and humidity monitors.
http://www.gaylord.com
Telephone: 1-800-634-6307
University Products, Holyoke, MA
Full range of conservation/preservation equipment and supplies, including
video storage, boxes, shelving, and temperature and humidity monitors.
http://www.universityproducts.com
Telephone: 800-628-1912
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