Title: Magnetic tape storage and handling :
Authors: Van Bogart, John W. C.; Commission on Preservation and Access; National Media Laboratory
Date: 1995
Publisher: Commission on Preservation and Access and National Media Laboratory,
Physical description: i, 34 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Z
Contents: 1: Introduction -- Magnetic media compared to paper and film -- The scope of the report -- 2: What can wrong with magnetic media? -- Binder degradation -- Magnetic particle instabilities -- Substrate deformation -- Format issues -- Magnetic tape recorders -- 3: Preventing information loss: multiple tape copies -- Life expectancy: how long will magnetic media last? -- Tape costs and longevity -- Practical life expectancies -- 5: How can you prevent magnetic tape from degrading prematurely? -- Care and handling -- Storage conditions and standards -- Refreshing of tapes.
Notes: "June 1995."
Subject headings (LCSH): Libraries--Special collections--Nonbook materials.; Library materials--Conservation and restoration; Magnetic tapes--Conservation and restoration.; Magnetic tapes--Preservation.; Magnetic tapes--Storage.