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Anne Trenholme
Last Updated Aug 14, 2025
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Conservation
Care, Handling, and Storage of Audio Visual Materials
The basics, plus links to more technical material.
Digitization
Guidelines for the creation of digital collections: Digitization best practices for audio
Issues described concern sample rates, bit-depths, file formats, and equipment for the analog-to-digital conversion of audio materials. Background information on digital audio and a bibliography of selected additional readings are also provided.
A Guide to Playing 78 rpm Records