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questions for a grant application



Hi,
     I've been off the list for a while.  I have a few questions to help in
the process of applying for a grant.  We want to preserve recordings of
music and oral history by transferring them from cassette tape to an
archival medium, from which we will "burn" CDs for normal use.  I understand
that the only currently recognized archival medium is open-reel, half-inch,
analog tape.
     First question: Should they be taped at 15 ips, or is 7 1/2 acceptable?
     Second: What should I say to those who would prefer to transfer the
recordings directly to CDs or some other form of digitization?  (Untested
medium (how long does it take to become an accepted medium?). Analog
recording better because there is always something lost, no matter how high
the sampling rate, especially considering potentially higher future sampling
rates.  What else?)
     Third:  I know the "one last copy" theory of photocopying brittle old
books.  I assume there is a "one last play" equivalent, but is there a
better term for it?
     Thank you for any help improving the proposal.
          Bob


Robert J. Madden                                               Many a man
has dated a new are in his life
Special Collections/Reference Librarian              from the reading of a
book.
Keene State College, Keene, NH 03435-3201       - Henry David Thoreau,
Walden
rmadden@keene.edu

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