John: Some websites and publications that might be helpful …
Library of Congress
2014 Care, Handling, and Storage of Audio Visual Materials.
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/record.html
Jimenez, Mona, Liss Platt
2004 Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide. Texas Commission on the Arts. http://www.arts.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/video.pdf
Library of Congress
2014 Personal Digital Archiving Series: Transferring Video from Tape, DVD or Camera to Your Computer.
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/video-transfer.pdf
