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UW Ethnomusicology Archives: Digitizing

The UW Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings, films, and video since 1962.

About Digitization

To preserve and provide access to our collections, the Ethnomusicology Archives maintains a digitization and research lab in Suzzallo-Allen Library. Called the Ethnomusicology Archives Research & Reformatting Lab, or EARR Lab for short, it provides us with the tools and equipment to preserve, restore, and digitize a variety of media formats, including:

1/4" open reel audio tape
analog discs in a variety of sizes, speeds, and material types
micro and compact cassettes
MiniDisc and DAT
VHS (all regions), Hi8, and U-matic
MiniDV and DV

Due to capacity and funding issues, the EARR Lab is restricted to Ethnomusicology Archives use only. That said, Archives and Libraries Preservation staff are happy to share information about media preservation with the general public. Just Ask Us!