The Los Angeles Preservation Network (LAPNet) Presents
Preservation of Audiovisual Materials
A One-Day Seminar at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Friday, June 3, 2005
Presented by Amigos Library Services' Imaging and Preservation Service. 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
Description:
This full-day course covers the diverse group of materials and formats collectively known as audiovisual media: videotapes, audiotapes, motion picture films and film strips, LPs, CDs, and CD-ROMs. Participants are taught the various causes of damage and deterioration to audiovisual materials, and ways to minimize damage through proper storage, care, and handling. Identification of different formats, repair and reformatting options, and security of audiovisual media are also addressed.
A registration fee of $50 includes a boxed lunch and parking.
To register for this workshop, please contact Linda Harris Mehr:
E-mail: lmehr@oscars.org Phone: (310) 247-3033
Directions:
The program will be held at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on the second floor in the Education Classroom. See the following website for directions to the Natural History Museum: http://www.nhm.org/information/directions.htm Please park in the West Parking Lot (marked "Museum Parking" on the map) off of Menlo Ave.
Program:
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:15 Traditional Sound Recordings [Wax Cylinders, Shellac, Vinyl, and other LPs]
10:00 Motion Pictures & Microfilm [Nitrate, Acetate, and Polyester]
10:40 Break
11:00 Magnetic Media [Reel-to-Reel, Audiocassettes, Videotapes, and Computer
Diskettes]
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Optical Media [CD, DVD, Laserdiscs, etc.]
2:15 Reformatting Issues
3:00 Break
3:15 Disaster Recovery
4:00 End
PLEASE RESPOND BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005
Please check a lunch option:
Smoked Turkey with Swiss Cheese Sandwich
Albacore Tuna Salad Sandwich