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Is It Really Necessary to Create a Particular Longtime Storage Type of Sound Carrier for Archival Purposes?

In choosing an appropriate sound carrier for long term archival purposes the longevity of the carrier itself is not of paramount importance. Due to various factors of a managerial nature it is necessary to decide, after a careful examination of additional parameters like space requirement, carrier costs, transfer modalities, etc.

Author: Cavaglieri, Stefano S.
Affiliation: Fonoteca Nazionale Svizzera, Lugano, Switzerland
AES Convention:92 (March 1992) Paper Number:3238 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Audio History, Preservation, and Restoration

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