Re: CD Lifespan?

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:32:54 -0500 (EST)

This link also contains useful information
 
 ...the US National Archives and Records Administration requested
    that the National Institute of Standards and Technology generate
    data that could be used to develop authoritative care and
    handling instructions for optical media. That report is now
    available for free (well, not really free: but US taxpayers have
    already footed the bill <g>) at: NIST Special Publication 500-
    252: Digital Data Preservation Program
    http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/
 

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From: Atherton, Tim [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:18 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: CD Lifespan?

Scott seems to have found the research I was referring to:

 

From: Scott Sayre [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:05 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Lifespan of CD ROM Media

 

Another interesting article on lifespan and brand-based testing of CD-R media is 

http://www.uni-muenster.de/Forum-Bestandserhaltung/downloads/iraci.pdf

The study is somewhat incomplete in that it doesn't cite the specific type of cd's manufacturers, only the retail brand names.

Otherwise, it is a really interesting study.

 

Best,

Scott

 

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