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Preservation Education Curriculum Image Library

Images have been provided to assist you in illustrating most of the lessons. This collection should not be considered the definitive source for preservation images. Rather, use it to enhance your presentations and perhaps update some of your existing images. NEDCC is grateful to the many vendors and institutions—libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies—that were willing to share their photographs for this project.

These photographs are available as 72 dpi JPEG files, which can be downloaded for multimedia presentations in the classroom. You can view the caption and copyright notice for each photograph when you view the enlarged image. These images are to be used for educational purposes only and should not be published without permission from the copyright holder.

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Cross-section of magnetic tape. Cross-section of acetate magnetic tape. Acetate tape after exposure to moisture. Acetate tape tends to break easily, while polyester tape stretches. When reels are held up to light, acetate tape is translucent while polyester tape is opaque. A common mistake in handling tape leads to damage. Good and bad examples of tape winding. A poorly wound reel of audio tape shows popped strands. Proper storage of cassette tapes: upright and supported to prevent sliding and tipping in the drawer. Graph showing the recommended storage conditions for magnetic media. This audio tape reel has developed mold on the edges of the tape due to high relative humidity. Videotape damage caused by equipment malfunction. Reserve video playback equipment for digitizing project.