1. Institute of Jazz Studies Rutgers University Newark, NJ Archive Case Study Presented by William R. Vanden Dries

2. The world's foremost jazz archive and research facility.1 Founded - 1952 in NYC by Marshall Stearns A place where people interested in jazz could carry out research Moved to Rutgers Univ. in 1966 Affiliated with Dana Cotton Library in 1984 Moved into new facility in 1994 when library expanded Integral part in Rutgers Jazz Studies and instruction programs Sheldon Harris and Marshall Stearns at IJS, late 1950's Vincent Pelote during 1994 IJS move Current IJS Facility 1. "Institute of Jazz Studies - Mission." Institute of Jazz Studies - Mission. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2012. .

3. Collections Over 300 collections Personal papers Record companies archives Archives of jazz-related institutions and organizations (1920-present) Sound recordings (commercial and noncommercial) Cassettes, open reel tapes, lacquer discs, 16-inch, 12-inch, and 10-inch transcription discs, LPs, 78s and 45s Collections Specialist John Clement in IJS stacks, 1989

4. Digitization Projects (in-house) Oral History Collection Partially completed in-house before 24-bit/96 kHz was widely accepted Reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes Playback machine(?) --> Owl pre-amp --> Alesis Masterlink Hard Disc Recorder Recordable CDs (16-bit/44.1 kHz)

5. Digitization Projects (outsourced) Completion of oral history collection Benny Goodman collection of unique recordings Benny Carter collection of unique recordings 10" and 12" lacquer discs, reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes Duke Markos Audio Tascam 122 mkII for cassette playback Otari MX-5050-B-Mk2 / Technics RS- 1520 for reels playback Metric Halo ULN-2 2d i/o converter Sonic Studio Soundblade DAW 24-bit/96 kHz files, plus CD service copies at 16-bit/44.1 kHz Seth B Winner Sound Studios Tascam 122 mkIII for cassette playback Otari MX-5050 B3 for reels playback Technics SP 15 turntable for lacquer discs w/ multiple styli Marantz Audio Consolette pre-amp Lucid a/d converter SADiE DAW 24-bit/96 kHz files, gold CDs at 16- bit/44.1 kHz for archive copies, silver CDs at 16-bit/44.1 kHz for service copies

6. Preservation Challenges Cassettes recorded with Dolby? Warped cassette cases, dessicated lubrication pads, disintegrated pressure pads, broken leader tape Mixture of acetate and mylar-backed tape on reels, sometimes spliced together Tape hydrolysis Hub replacement Splices repaired Stored in a poor environment for a long time (heavy nicotine smell) Appropriate styli for discs Cleaned with a Keith Monks cleaning machine

7. Access / Future Projects Used by students and researchers, but open to public as well Currently only available at IJS facility Plans exist to increase online accessibility Will need to apply for more grant funding for future projects Will decide if it is more beneficial to upgrade IJS equipment or contract outside again

8. Resources http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/IJS/index1.html https://plus.google.com/106981778776222178390/about?gl=us&hl=en http://dm-audio.com/Duke_Markos_Audio/contact.html http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplayers/605