# Research on Magnetic Media Deterioration Before and After 1995

Since John van Bogart's seminal work "Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling" published by the Commission on Preservation and Access (now CLIR) in 1995, a variety of tools and techniques have been developed by the collections management community to identify magnetic media collections that are at risk and conduct conservation activities. One important tool is the videotape identification guide, www.video-id.com/, which was prepared by the speaker. This talk will review current research needs for the preservation of magnetic tape and film. The lecture is featured as part of the Library Preservation Directorate's "Topics in Preservation Science" series.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2005
- By: Library Of Congress
- Genres: Education, Science
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687930/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021687930?play=1)