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Extent Type Definitions
Cubic Feet
Megabytes
Gigabytes
Terabytes
Box(es)
Folder(s)
Item(s)
Sheet(s)
Tube(s)
Volume(s)
Cassette(s)
A sealed plastic unit containing a length of audiotape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder or playback device. May be further described in the container summary using the following terms. For additional options, check the A&AT Record. See also: Guidelines for Processing Collections with Audiovisual Material: Chapter 5, Description in ArchivesSpace
Further information about the type of cassette should be provided in the Container Summary Field.
Container Summary Options (incomplete list)
Flash Drive(s)
Flash Drive(s) — Computer storage devices involving no moving parts in which data is stored in non-volatile memory. Information can be written and retrieved to flash drives more quickly than electromechanical hard drives.
Container Summary Options
Memory card
Hard Drive(s)
Hard Drive(s) — Devices that house a fixed (non-removable) hard disk for storage and retrieval of digital computer data.
Magnetic Disk(s)
Magnetic Disk(s) — storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data. For magnetic hard drives use Hard Drive(s)
Container Summary Options
- Floppy disk (Specify in dimensions: 3.5”, 5.25”, 8”, or other non-standard)
- Zip disk
- Jaz disk
Optical Disc(s)
— electronic data storage medium that can be written to and read from using a low-powered laser beam
Container summary:
Bluray
Reel(s)
— a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.
Container summary:
Example: Dimensions: Tape width: ¼”, Reel diameter: 3”, Duration: maximum length of storage media (for instance 90 minutes)
Example: Dimensions: 18mm, Reel diameter: 10.5”
Guides for identifying media
AV and some digital media: https://psap.library.illinois.edu/collection-id-guide/
Digital media: https://lib.utsa.edu/knowyourmedia/