Hi Tara,
Would you be willing to share your cheat sheet with the list or other
individuals once it is complete? I'd love to get a copy if possible.
Jonathan
Jonathan Wise
Audiovisual Archives
Canadian Museum of Civilization
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Steve-
Thanks so much for the information! Actually, that transcript was sent
to
me by George Blood, so I already have that great source of information.
:)
I will add your recommendations to my cheat sheet.
Thank you so much!!
Best,
Tara
At 08:42 PM 5/31/2006, you wrote:
>There may still be on the net the disaster recovery plan I wrote for
the
>Boston Public Library after its flood in 2000. I think I addressed
some
>of these.
>
>Edisons are lamenated, often with fine wood powder inside which absorb
>moiture easily. My recommendation, discard them.
>
>Water should not affect the belts. Fire will.
>
>Wire. It should be stainless steel (but is not always.) This is
pretty
>robust in storage but may be subject to possible tangling if suddenly
>heated and cooled. Also, of course, the magnetic signal may be
affected
>by intense heat. Not much you can do about the last issue.
>
>One thing I recommend is a scanner and/or xerox machine to save the
>documentation. It requires someone adept at numbering to tie the
artifact
>to the affiliated debris or its picture. During the recovery process,
>there's a whole lot of triage going on to avoid poising the rescuers.
>
>Steve Smolian
>
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>
>
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>Subject: [ARSCLIST] disaster recovery information for less common audio
>materials
>
>
>>hello all-
>>
>>george blood suggested i poll this listserv for the answer(s) to this
>>question:
>>
>>i am currently creating a "cheat sheet" for wet disaster recovery of
>>audio materials for a presentation at ALA. the categories are: media
>>type, action time, handling precautions, prep/cleaning (more like
>>rinsing) materials, and drying materials.
>>
>>there is a good deal of information on recovery of magnetic tape,
vinyl
>>and acetate/shellac discs, but almost nothing on more obscure media
such
>>as the following:
>>
>>wax media (cylinders, disc masters)
>>phenol discs (edison diamond discs)
>>vulcanite (berliner) discs
>>wire recordings
>>magnetic belt recordings (dictation)
>>grooved belt recordings (dictation)
>>any and all playback equipment
>>
>>does anyone have any guidance as to what i can advise people on doing
to
>>recovery these materials if they get wet? i have some information, and
>>some of it seems obvious in terms of materials science, but i would
>>prefer to hear from people who have had direct experience with
recovering
>>these materials. you will (of course) be properly credited for your
efforts.
>>
>>i appreciate any and all insight you all can provide me!
>>
>>thank you so much,
>>sincerely,
>>tara kennedy
>>
>>
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>>Tara D. Kennedy
>>Preservation Field Services Librarian
>>Yale University Libraries
>>130 Wall Street
>>New Haven, CT 06511
>>(203) 432-4335
>>tara.d.kennedy@xxxxxxxx
>>"let me help you help your library"
>>
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Tara D. Kennedy
Preservation Field Services Librarian
Yale University Libraries
130 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 432-4335
tara.d.kennedy@xxxxxxxx
"let me help you help your library"