A Report on the Current State of American Television and Video Preservation: Volume 1: Report
A report by the Library of Congress published in October of 1997.
Archival Copies of Video Tapes
An article by Erich Kesse of the University of Florida on selecting the right videotape format for preservation.
Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Material
Written by Gilles St-Laurent of the National Library Of Canada in January 1996.
Conservation OnLine
A Resource for Conservation Professionals.
Disaster Recovery Plan: Recovery of Damaged Magnetic Tape and Optical Disk Media
By John Van Bogart of the National Media Lab
Experimental Television Center: Video History Project
Extensive site on issues dealing with videotape preservation.
Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling: A Guide for Libraries and Archives
Written by Dr. John W.C. Van Bogart of the National Media Laboratory in June of 1995.
Preservation of Audio Materials
Resource site by Stanford Universityís Conservation Online program.
Videotape Preservation, Glossary of Terms
Reference guide prepared by Rebecca Bachman of BAVC.
Histories of Audio and Video Technologies
100 years of Film Sizes
A timeline of the various film sizes used over the last 100 years.
A Timeline of Audio-Video Technology
Brief mix of Audio / Video history together.
Ampex Virtual Museum
Everything you need to know about Ampex.
Audio Recording History and Development
Compiled by David Rubenstein, well organized.
Consumer Videotape Formats
A brief history on consumer formats on the market since Betamax.
Dave Sarser
Great stories about genius Dave Sarser and his involvement with Pultec and NY recording written by Jim Reeves
Digital Audio Technology Part I
A unique audio history timeline featuring audio concepts and descriptions as well. Compiled by Robert Thompson, PhD.
The Early Video Project
A history of early video art.
History of Early Color Television
An extensive site on the evolution of color television
History of Record Production
Starting in the 1940s
History of Recorded Sound (Antique Phonograph Books Edison)
Allen Koenigsberg’s article “The Birth of the Recording Industry”.
History of Videotape Formats
Articles on early videotape formats.
The Media History Project
The study of media history.
Museum of Early Video Editing Equipment and Techniques
Extensive information on the history of videotape editing.
Professional Videotape Formats
Brief history of professional videotape formats since 1″ Type C.
Quadruplex Park: Museum of Broadcast Technology
Early video technology.
The Sarnoff Story
A brief biography of David Sarnoff, Co-founder of RCA.
Sony History
Very well researched site on Sony’s contribution to the world of video and audio technology.
Sound Recording History
Directory of Sound Recording resources, especially inventors.
TCMHC Timeline of Computer History
The history of computing from 1945 – 1990.
Videotape Formats
Well-researched site on the history of videotape formats.
Video Recording Formats
Informative site on videotape formats.
