AUDIO AND VIDEO REPRODUCTION SERVICES

The Manuscripts Department holds a significant number of sound and moving image recordings. For preservation purposes, listening or viewing copies rather than original recordings are made available to patrons. For research use confined within the reading room, the Department will make listening or viewing copies free of charge. The creation of a listening or viewing copy can take several weeks depending upon the number of copy requests in the queue prior to your request. Listening or viewing copies are retained by the Department.

Should your research require the personal acquisition of a sound or moving image recording, the Department will duplicate audio recordings onto CD-R or audio cassette and moving image recordings onto DVR, VHS, or BETACAM SP. The cost for making personal copies is quite variable and depends on a number of factors that may include the existence of a listening or viewing copy, the recording format, and the original recording's material condition. If a listening or viewing copy exists, the cost for an exact duplicate copy (e.g., cassette to cassette, CD-R to CD-R, etc.) of the recording may cost as little as $5.00. In the absence of a listening or viewing copy, the cost incurred is a function of the studio time and materials required to make a reproduction.

Creation of personal copies is governed by the following terms and conditions:

• The Department will not make copies of recordings that are commercially available.
• Researchers will complete and sign an "Audio Visual Duplication Agreement" listing each item that has been selected for duplication.
• Items selected for duplication must be identified by Call or Item Number and Title or Description.
• Your duplication request will be placed in a queue and completed in the order that it was received. Upon completion of the recording process an invoice will be sent to you, and the recording will be delivered once payment has been received.
• Reproduction of materials will be governed by any and all of the restrictions that govern the research use of a specific collection. We are unable to make copies of any recordings contained within the:


• Taylor Branch Collection
• Florentine Films Archives
• Andy Griffith Papers
• Charles Kuralt Collection


• Recordings will be used only for personal reference and research purposes.
• Recordings will not be published or broadcast in any media, exhibited, or displayed online without the express written permission of the Manuscripts Department.
• Recordings will not be added to the holdings of another library or archival repository.
• The Department reserves the right to refuse or to limit a duplication request.