Hello, I've been lurking on this list for a while and have found all of your discussions to be incredibly helpful. I now have a question of my own I hope you can answer! I hope this hasn't been answered recently, and if it has, please let me know.
We have a collection of VHS tapes that are getting to the point where they will qualify for digitization under section 108. They are definitely not available for purchase, we are a library that provides free access, the copies will be used here, and they are slowly becoming at greater physical risk, so we want to be prepared. My question is, what equipment and software are libraries using to do this kind of preservation digitization? My colleagues here at UW are Mac users and I am hoping to get some PC solutions. Can anyone give me some PC software/hardware suggestions? Also, we currently offer faculty a limited streaming Reserves service (short clips only) if Faculty do the digitization of the clips themselves (so the service is in very low use), but some day we'd like to be able to staff that service. So, I'd be particularly interested to hear if anyone has their preservation digitization and streaming digitization integrated into one PC workstation. Thank you! Chelle Batchelor Access Services / Reference Librarian Campus Library Serving UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College 425-352-5251 [email protected]
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