Re: Archival fixed storage media

[Richard Urban]

Hi Marla!

 

After replying to a similar comment on the Imagelib list I learned of a great new resource that CLIR has just made available "Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists"

http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf

 

One of my big concerns are the reports on incompatability between the different types of DVD encoding (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW. DVD+RW, etc.) and hardware used to read it.  The CLIR document doesn't go too deeply into this issue but industry surveys have indicated that the theory that readers are interoperable isn't necessarily reality.    Any other information about this issue would be appreciated.

 

Many CDP projects are smaller institutions that don't have the staff or budgets to maintain large online storage systems so our recommendatations still lean towards gold CDs.  However for the project as a whole we have moved torwards network attached storage (NAS) that allows us to expand as needed (similar to Matt's suggestion).  CDP participants who have the infrastructure to support it are also moving in this direction. 

 

Cheers,

 

Richard Urban

Operations Coordinator

Colorado Digitzation Program

rur...@du.edu

www.cdpheritage.org

-----Original Message-----
From: "Misunas, Marla"
Sent: Nov 17, 2003 1:06 PM
To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
Subject: Archival fixed storage media

Hi everyone,

 

At SFMOMA we are beginning to archive some large raw image files (our servers are getting full) and are looking to tap into your information/experience on the elusive question of which fixed storage media we should use -- now.  Should we use Kodakâs Gold Ultima?  Should we use DVD?  Does anyone have information on predicted longevity for DVD?  Is there a specific type of DVD we should use?  Is there an archival alternative to DVD?  Which different redundant media storage formats are recommended?  Does anyone (really) migrate their fixed media every few years?  Any issues about migration we should look out for?

 

Weâve tossed these questions around for quite a while and we are familiar with many resources (such as the Colorado Digitization Program) but as our field is always updating itself, I wanted to check in on any current thinking/research, etc.

 

Thanks so much for any ideas or suggestions. 

 

Marla Misunas

Collections Information Manager

Collections Information and Access

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

(415) 357- 4186 (voice)

(415) 947-1186 (fax)

www.sfmoma.org

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Board Member, Museum Computer Network

Conference Co-Chair, Minneapolis 2004

www.mcn.edu

 

 

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