[ARSCLIST] Preservation Reformatting Issue: Cassette Tapes Separating from Reels

[Hendrickson Paige Ctr AEDC/IIA <Paige.Hendrickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings ARSC List:

I am currently working on reformatting a collection of audiotapes that
are approximately 20-30 years old, and they have not been kept in a
climate-controlled environment until recently.  During this process, on
about 30 of these cassettes the tape has separated from the reel.  What
would your recommendation be for the information on the tapes to be
salvaged and then reformatted still?  Can the tape be affixed back on
the reels without too much damage, and how would that be accomplished?

I have consulted several books on preservation and many websites, but
none of them address this particular problem.

Thank you in advance for your assistance, Paige

A. Paige Hendrickson, MSIS
Archivist
AEDC Archives
430 Second Street
Arnold AFB, TN 37389-4200
Phone: 931-454-3632
Fax: 931-454-7161
DSN: 340-3632
paige.hendrickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx