Could anyone shed some light on the problem I seem to be having with our
video collection?  We recently began to implement a preservation plan for
our library and in my research of preservation methods for videocassettes I
discovered that most conservation sources recommend making and storing
multiple copies.  Then the original would never be circulated and more
copies could be made later.

Talking with our media librarian, however, this seems to violate copyright
law and our licensing contracts.  Has anyone else dealt with this problem?
If we cannot make multiple copies, what can we do to keep our tapes from
wearing out?

Thanks,
Katrina Klingaman
Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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