Unplanned Obsolescence
October 2023 / Peterborough

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PRODUCTS & RESOURCES

Links to slides, products and services mentioned during the workshop...

Presentation Slides

• Annual Meeting — Business meeting (PDF)
• Toben Traver — NH Newspaper Project (Google docs)
• Panel Presentation — Case Studies & Solutions (PDF)​

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Conversion Services

Goodheart Media — "Goodheart Media Services is a leading provider of video production, media transfers, editing and disc duplication in northern New England and beyond. Located in Raymond, New Hampshire, we are conveniently located along Route 101 and a quick drive from both Manchester and Portsmouth and about an hour north of Boston. We serve a wide variety of clients both locally, throughout the region, and nationwide. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the many services we offer."

EverPresent — "Digitizing is necessary. We must rescue memories from degrading formats.  And once your items are safely digital – the sky’s the limit for what you decide to do next for your family – from online digital archives – to storytelling via photo books and video montages. EverPresent is a 30-year family-run business here to help with all of it.  We’d be honored to work with you on this important project!"

Backstage Library Works -- "Backstage Library Works partners with libraries, museums, and archives like yours to help you serve your communities. We’re dedicated to providing you the best experience possible so you can focus on doing the same for your patrons."

Hardware & Software

Audacity — "Audacity is the world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio. So if you’re producing music, a podcast, or just playing around with audio, Audacity is for you. It is available to download as a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux."

Philco Digital Cassette Recorder — "Introducing the PHILCO Digital Cassette Recorder, a versatile and portable cassette player that brings the joy of cassette tapes back to life. This all-in-one device is designed for recording conversations on tape or USB and converting your cassette tapes to digital formats."

ClearClick Video to Digital Converter — "Convert your old video sources (video tapes, camcorder tapes) and audio sources (cassette tapes, vinyl records) to digital format with the touch of a button (Audio recording format: WAV or MP3. Video recording format: MP4 720x480 or 640x480 pixels. Not intended for HD video.)"

ST ViewScan Microfilm Scanner — "Prior to the digital age, microfilm was the standard for document preservation. Now, thanks to ST Imaging's ViewScan 4, historians, students, researchers and businesses can bring these documents to life as easily as making a copy."