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From espionage to home recording, the colorful life of the longest-used audio medium.
Very theoretical; some discussion of ethics.
Sam Brylawski, Maya Lerman, Robin Pike, Kathlin Smith, editors May 2015. 240 pp. $30 (print version) ISBN 978-1-932326-50-5 CLIR pub 164 PDF Download of Report >> Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. Copublished by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, the Council on Library and Information Resources, Read More
Every day we lose more frames from beloved old films. Preservationists are rushing to save them before a crucial part of cultural history is lost.
A story of digitalization, Britpop, naughty ads, and, ultimately, better beer.
Archivists on the Issues is a forum for archivists to discuss the issues we are facing today. Below is a post from Dr. Josh Shepperd about the Pacifica Radio Archives. If you have an issue you woul…
Critical Work: Archivists as Maintainers - hillelarnold.com
This week, the Japanese company Funai Electric announced that it would cease production of VCRs. Since it was reportedly the last company to make the...
Yes, there was a company still manufacturing VCRs. It has decided it’s time to stop.
Goodbye, old friend.
VHS was a hugely successful video format from the late 1970s to early 2000s. It was adopted widely in domestic and professional contexts. Due to its familiarity and apparent ubiquity you might imagine…
This Issue Brief has been adapted from Deanna Marcum’s keynote address at the CRL Collections Forum held in Chicago on April 14, 2016. For as long as
How I Learned (Almost) Everything I Know About ½” Video […]
A first of its kind Library of Congress project aims to identify, catalogue, and preserve America’s rapidly deteriorating broadcast history.