I am currently engaged in reviewing the stock of our resources centre and
would welcome your comments/advice on the following:
The official advice on the shelflife of magnetic tape suggests that it
starts to perish after a period of twenty-thirty years. I have looked at
some of our videotapes which were recorded in the early 1980s and cannot
detect any deterioration in their quality. Has anyone else experienced
problems with older tapes?
We are considering deleting some of our older stock. Does anyone know of
an archive or register of video/audio tapes which might like to be
notified?
Many thanks
Sarah Taylor
Assistant Librarian
Library and Information Service
The School of Education
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 2BX
01223 369631
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