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Technological Obsolescence Recovery Network (TORN) Workshop - Call for Expressions of Interest

Does your organization have collections on videocassette? Have you had tapes not play or struggled to get a VCR to work? Do you want to know more about how to maintain and repair the equipment necessary to access and digitize videocassettes? Join us for a three-day workshop on legacy videocassette hardware!

Workshop Details

What: Technological Obsolescence Recovery Network (TORN) Workshop on Videotape Hardware Maintenance and Repair

When: Late Fall 2024 (Final dates TBA)

Where: University of Toronto, Mississauga – Mississauga, Ontario

 

This hands-on three-day workshop will provide participants with an introduction to the repair and maintenance of videocassette formats and their corresponding playback decks to facilitate the digitization and preservation of works captured on video. Over the course of three days, a maximum of thirty participants will receive hands-on training from some of the few remaining experts in videotape preservation, including Dave Pinney (Owner, Precision Video Service), Kim Tomczak (Former Restoration & Collections Management Director, VTape), and Dave Pascoe (Media Specialist, University of Toronto Media Commons Archive). This workshop is aimed at staff of all levels in libraries, archives, and related organizations as well as students and emerging professionals. No prior knowledge of, or experience with, audiovisual preservation is required to participate. Lunch and necessary equipment will be provided.

Over the course of the workshop, participants can expect to come away with the following learning outcomes:

• Identify conservation issues associated with video cassette formats and understand how to handle them
• Understand what supplies and tools are needed to maintain video decks and how frequently maintenance should be conducted
• Gain hands-on-experience diagnosing video decks and gain the ability to undertake minor repairs

 

Further details about registration and associated costs will be made available after interest has been gauged. Those interested in participating are invited to fill out the Expression of Interest Form before May 1, 2024.

 

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Magnus Berg, MA, MLIS (they/he)

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