I did have to transfer some 3/4" to 1/2" several years ago. They were not
Nova programs but they were put out by WGBH. After going through various
levels of the station I finally got a person to tell me that they really
did not care what we did with tapes that were that old. I documented whom
I had spoken to and when and then I made my transfer. I would definitely
like to here about other librarians attempts and resolving their transfer
problems.
>As a newcomer to the list, I hope I'm not raising a question
>that's been gone over again and again, but here goes:
>
>I have a set of 3/4" Nova programs in our collection that was
>purchased commercially from Time-Life video in the early to
>mid-80s. With our campus on the verge of phasing out all
>3/4" classroom showings, I'm trying to get VHS copies of the
>programs that are still being requested (two in particular are
>_Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome_ and _To Live Until You Die_).
>I've contacted everyone I can think of, including WGBH, and no
>one seems to sell them anymore, nor can anyone tell me who holds
>the rights now. I'd be happy to simply buy the duplication rights
>so we could make 1/2" copies here if we just knew who to talk to.
>In the meantime, I've got professors requesting the use of the
>tapes, the media equipment people ready to kill me for making them
>set up old equipment to run tapes that are shedding oxide and
>jamming the machines, and I'm stuck in the middle.
>
>Any suggestions? Anyone out there dealt with these issues (the Nova
>tapes in particular or the 3/4"-to-1/2" replacement) before and have
>any advice?
>
>Thanks in advance --
>
>Jay Rozgonyi
>Multi-Media Services Librarian
>Ithaca College
>Ithaca, NY
>JROZGONYI@LIBER.ITHACA.EDU
>
>
>
Scott Allen
Media Librarian
Midwestern State University