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PRESERVATION
STANDARDS AND
​RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

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STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IN PRINT

           1. International Standards Organization (ISO) – Standards and Recommended Practices.  (Available at www.iso.org )   
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ISO11799:2003.  Information and documentation -- Document storage requirements for archive and library materials.

ISO 18911:2000. Imaging Materials - Processed Safety Photographic Films - Storage.

ISO 18923:2000.  Imaging materials – Polyester base magnetic tape – Storage practices.

ISO 18925:2002.  Imaging Materials – Optical disc media – Storage practices.

​ISO 18933:2005.  Imaging Materials – Magnetic Tape – Imaging Materials – Care and Handling Practices for Extended Usage.


​         2. Audio Engineering Society (AES) – Standards and  Recommended Practices (Single copy downloads available free at www.aes.org/standards)

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AES22-1997 (r2003).  AES recommended practice for audio preservation and restoration -- Storage and handling -- Storage of polyester-base magnetic tape (Audio version of ISO 18923).

AES49-2004: AES standard for audio preservation and restoration -- Magnetic Tape -- Imaging Materials -- Care and Handling Practices for Extended Usage (Audio version of ISO 18933).

          3.Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) – Recommended Practices (available at www.smpte.org)
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SMPTE RP-103-1995.  Care, Storage, Operation, Handling and Shipping of Magnetic Recording Tape.
SMPTE RP 190-1996.  Care and Preservation of Audio Magnetic Recordings.


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  • About Us
    • About Us History
    • About Us Clients
    • About Us Client Comments
  • Archival Transfer
    • Archival Transfer Basics
    • Archival Transfer Getting Started
    • Archival Transfer Commercial Services
    • Archival Transfer Consumer Services
  • Disaster Recovery
    • Disaster Recovery Services
    • Disaster Recovery Emergency Response
    • Disaster Recovery Magnetic Tapes Can Survive Flood Exposure
    • Disaster Recovery Institutional Disaster Response For Magnetic Tape Materials
    • Disaster Recovery Images of Flood Damaged Tapes
  • White Papers
    • White Paper: Basic Material Identification of Legacy Tapes In An Archive
    • White Paper: Basic Inspection Techniques To Sample The Condition of Magnetic Tape
    • White Paper: Dangers of Inadequate Restoration
    • White Paper: The Benefits of Tape Cleaning
    • White Paper: Common Signs of ​Problem 3/4" and Beta Videocassettes
  • Preservation
    • Preservation Basics
    • Preservation Tape Endangerment Issues
    • Preservation Minimum Tape Handling Standards
    • Preservation Effects of Moisture On Tape
    • Preservation Effects of Temperature On Tape
    • Preservation Legacy Tape Timeline
    • Preservation Video Tape Proliferation Until 2000
    • Preservation History of Tape Obsolescence
    • Preservation Standards and Recommended Practices in Print
    • Preservation FAQs
  • Contact Us