The Descriptive Notes editorial team is pleased to announce the publication of the first post in our newly launched Audiovisual Description series.
In "Videotape Identification for Audiovisual Description and Preservation," Libby Hopfauf of Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS) and Seattle Municipal Archives provide step-by-step guidance to identifying videotape formats - and describing them.
Read it here: https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/videotape-identification-for-audiovisual-description-and-preservation/
Descriptive Notes is the blog of SAA's Description Section, featuring articles related to all aspects of archival description. The editorial team is currently soliciting posts for this bran new Audiovisual Description series, focusing on the workflows for describing and providing access to audiovisual materials in archives and libraries. Read our submission guidelines here (https://saadescription.wordpress.com/guidelines/) or email us at saadescription@gmail.com.
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Betts Coup
Acting Lead Editor
Descriptive Notes
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