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Within the finding aid each individual audiotape (or other media) receives a unique file unit number (e.g., T-249.1, T-249.2, etc.) Also, in most cases, all tapes in a collection will have the same "T-" or "CD-" number and then a separate reel/item number so that all tapes from the same collection can be shelved together. Instructions for how to list and tag A/V material in the finding aid are in the How to create an EAD finding aid (in XMetal) section of this manual.
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- T-64.1. "Why to Vote for Adlai Stevenson" speech given by Bancroft during his presidential campaign / "Between Two Worlds," brief summary of lecture prepared for conference of lecture buyers, 1954, 1956. Audiocassette. 30 min.minutes
- T-64.2. Don Maggin and Mary Bancroft, 1956: Bancroft talks about her personal and political background and about Boston politics. Reel-to-reel. ca.15 min.minutes
Titles of radio and television programs should be italicized.
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- T-187.4. NOW We're Talking. "Open Doors." Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). WCAS. September 22, 1974. 31 min.minutes
Please note: We will NO LONGER use the "REQUEST AS" notes in the finding aid.
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Do your best to determine the actual time of the tape. If you cannot, you may use "ca. 60 min.minutes" using the length of the entire tape capacity.
It's often easier to determine the length of videotapes by fast forwarding. Audio is more complicated, but if you can at least determine that the recording continues on the second side of the tape, the tape length can be noted as "ca. 90 min.minutes" or the full length of the tape. An audiocassette will often have an identifying mark to indicate "60" or "90" stamped on the edge.
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