Texas Commission on the Arts Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide
This online guide was created by the Texas Commission on the Arts to assist custodians of video materials with the care and preservation of these materials.
Specs Bros.
Includes information on disaster planning for tapes.
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
BAVC’s works with museums, independent artists/ mediamakers and cultural institutions around the world to remaster, transfer, and archive seminal creative and historical works on video and audio tape.
Washington State Film Preservation Manual
Low-cost and no-cost suggestions about how to care for your film. This manual includes information about how to identify what you have and what to do with it.
The National Film Preservation Foundation Film Preservation Guide
Little Film
Information about 8mm, Super-8mm, 9.5mm and 16mm film (the common home movie formats).
The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials
Describes the basics of recording sound and outlines some degradation risks and preservation procedures for various sound formats.
Safeguarding the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy
Independent Media Arts Preservation Online Resource List
Kodak edgecode guide
An Introduction to Optical Media Preservation
AIC: Electronic Media Group
The Electronic Media Group, formed in 1998, is a subsidiary of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), a professional membership organization for conservators.