American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). "Caring for your home videotape " This short page serves as a primer on videotape, covering such issues as composition, storage and handling, restoration, and playback devices. While very useful, it does not go into any great detail on any one topic.
Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). Videotape Preservation Fact Sheets Written by a pioneer in the development of videotape, the AMIA Fact Sheets provide useful tips on how to extend the life of videotape.
Conservation OnLine (CoOl). Preservation of Motion Picture Film A Web page available through CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries to provide a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
Film Forever: The Home Film Preservation Guide Simple guidelines for preserving motion picture film materials outside of specialized archives, with a focus on storage at home.
Image Permanence Institute (IPI). IPI storage guide for acetate film by James M. Reilly Four-part publication that explains the effect of temperature and humidity on the rate of film base degradation.
Kodak. Film Storage and Handling A detailed guide to proper film storage and handling.
Library of Congress. Care, Handling, and Storage of Motion Picture Film Brief overview of handling and storage of nitrate, safety, color, and black & white film.
Library Preservation at Harvard "Care and Handling of Videotape" Basic bibliography on handling videotape.
Littlefilm.org: "Home Movies: A Basic Primer on Care, Handling, Storage" by Toni Treadway Tips on the care and conservation of small gauge film.
ScreenSound Australia. How to Care for Your Audio. Extremely useful preservation guide, providing excellent technical information understandable to the general public.
ScreenSound Australia. How to Care for Your Film. Extremely useful preservation guide, providing excellent technical information understandable to the general public.
ScreenSound Australia. How to Care for Your Video. Extremely useful preservation guide, providing excellent technical information understandable to the general public.
Video Aids to Film Preservation Videos offering instruction and demonstrations of basic film handling and preservation procedures.
Video History Project "Preservation Resources" Basic articles on the preservation of videotape.