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Video: Learn About Digital Preservation Work at Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpepper, VA

April 26, 2013 by Gary Price

Here’s a new 7 minute video where you’ll learn about some of the digital preservation working going on at LC’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpepper, VA.
The facility is built into the side of Mt. Pony. Learn more about the campus here.
LC’s Packard Campus was once home to radiation hardened underground facility used by the Federal Reserve.

Filed under: Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Preservation

About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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