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 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).