Media Breakdown: Tales of Deterioration on Audiovisual Collections and Their Historical Comebacks at MSU Libraries

Type: Presentation

Description:
Legacy audiovisual formats such as motion picture film, magnetic tape, and optical media contain audio and moving image recordings of important events. Over time, the materials on which these instances are stored experience chemical breakdowns such as “sticky shed syndrome” (binder breakdown), mold, and “vinegar syndrome” (acetate decay). The Media Preservation Unit at MSU Libraries will show different examples of deterioration on various audiovisual formats and discuss methods of dealing with deterioration in order to provide greater access of the recorded content to the Spartan community and the public.