If you want to preserve correctly your analogue supports, you can find many advices on handling and storage :

• Archives and Records Association: Audio Tape Duration Conversions Charts (inches to minutes duration)
• British Industry Standard: PD 5454:2012 Guide for the storage and exhibition of archival materials
• Audio Engineering Society (US): AES22-1997 (2003): AES recommended practice for audio preservation and restoration |Storage and handling |Storage of polyester-base magnetic tape
• International Association of Sound & Audiovisual Archives: IASA-TC 05 (2014) Handling and Storage of Audio and Video Carriers & IASA-TC 03 (2018 revision) The Safeguarding of the Audiovisual Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy
• Indiana University (US): FACET – the Field Audio Evaluation Collection Tool: format characteristics and preservation problems
• Library of Congress (US): Care, Handling and Storage of Audio Visual Materials
• Audio Engineering Society (US): AES-11id (2006): AES Information document for Preservation of audio recordings -Extended term storage environment for multiple media archives
• Audio Engineering Society (US) AES49-2005 (r2010): AES standard for audio preservation and restoration |Magnetic tape | Care and handling practices for extended usage
• National Library Of Canada: The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials (more detailed advice)

Here are some links about restoration work :

• British Library: Manual of Analogue Audio Restoration Techniques
• Syracuse University Library: Disaster Recovery Manual (pages 18-21)

 

Is there something we’ve missed? Please let Amy know on a.mcdonald@nls.uk – we’re keen to keep updating this list.