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Fundamental AcousticsLaboratories / Est. 1958

FAL-AR-23-002

Preservation standard for the institute archive

The internal standard governing how FAL media is handled, digitized, checked, and separated into preservation and access copies.

Public abstract

Sets handling, digitization, retention, and replay standards for magnetic tape, paper chart recordings, instrument drawings, and born-digital field data held at Calder Ridge.

Citation

Helen Vaught; Ingrid Solvberg. "Preservation standard for the institute archive." FAL-AR-23-002. Archive Standard. Fundamental Acoustics Laboratories, 2023. Docket ARCH-PRES-2023.

Cite the report ID and docket in correspondence. Do not infer that restricted appendices are public unless the access state says so.

Holding
Holding ID
FAL-HOLD-AR23002-2023
Extent
32 pages, public record card
Format
reading-room holding with public abstract
Language
English
Rights
Copyright Fundamental Acoustics Laboratories. Public abstracts may be cited with report ID and docket.
Request path
Reading-room appointment through Library and Records

Contents

  • Media-condition grading and quarantine
  • Digitization chain and checksum policy
  • Access-copy and preservation-copy separation
  • Embargo, third-party agreement, and public abstract rules
Public packet
  • public abstract
  • reading-room index
  • citation card
  • appointment instructions
Release boundary
  • material is reviewed in the Calder Ridge reading room
  • rare or fragile holdings do not circulate
  • photography, copying, and export may be limited by records staff
Revision history
2023-04-03

Standard issued

Handling, checksum, and access-copy policies were consolidated for the archive.

2026-02-09

Recovered media note

Reference added for distributed reanalysis of archival tape access copies.

Access note

Reading room
Consultation requires a records appointment; rare holdings do not circulate.
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