Re: CD Lifespan?
I attended a very good workshop on longevity and storage of optical and magnetic media put on by the Canadian Conservation Institute three or four years ago. At that time they were in the middle of some very detailed research on the longevity and reliability of CDs and DVDs I saw a lot of their raw data and tentative conclusions at the time, but I believe much of the work was since published by them, though Ive never actually followed up on tracking down the papers Tim Atherton Timothy Atherton Information Management Technician Museums and Collections Services Ring House #1 University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2E1 From: Mike Rippy [mailto:mri...@ima-art.org] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 6:48 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: Fwd: CD Lifespan? from h-oralh...@h-net.msu.edu malar...@unr.edu 1/14/2006 4:01:52 PM From: McCormick, Kathleen kmcco...@email.uncc.edu Subject: CD Lifespan? Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 Even with magnetic tape, you will face carrier degradation and potential loss of information over time. This topic appears again and again on the Association of Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) listserv and has been addressed by the International Association of Sound Archives technical committee. There is certainly a lot of uncertainty about CD longevity. Much of which has to do with recurrent changes in the chemical make- up of CDs as the industry responds to public demand, cost concerns, etc. For more information see: The August 2005 issue of RLG DigiNews (an online journal) contains an article titled FAQ: Predicting the Life Expectancy of Modern Tape and Optical Media by Vivek Navale of NARA. The article provides in-depth summaries of several stu! dies by LOC, NIST, NARA, and others. http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20744 Katie McCormick Reference Archivist and Coordinator for the Oral History Program Special Collections - J. Murrey Atkins Library UNC Charlotte 9201 University City Blvd Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 704-687-6288 kmcco...@email.uncc.edu - This mail sent through https://webmail.unr.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tim.ather...@ualberta.ca To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: CD Lifespan?
Scott seems to have found the research I was referring to: From: Scott Sayre [mailto:ssa...@sandboxstudios.org] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:05 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu 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 Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Inc. 2520 Colfax Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405 v) 612.423.9691 f) 612.377.4848 http://www.sandboxstudios.org AOLIM/iChat: zbarscott --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tim.ather...@ualberta.ca To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: CD Lifespan?
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/ Frank E. Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 tel. 828.257.4503 fax fthom...@ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org From: Atherton, Tim [mailto:tim.ather...@ualberta.ca] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:18 AMTo: mcn-l@mcn.eduSubject: RE: CD Lifespan? Scott seems to have found the research I was referring to: From: Scott Sayre [mailto:ssa...@sandboxstudios.org] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:05 AMTo: mcn-l@mcn.eduSubject: 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 Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Inc. 2520 Colfax Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405 v) 612.423.9691 f) 612.377.4848 http://www.sandboxstudios.org AOLIM/iChat: zbarscott --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tim.ather...@ualberta.ca To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: fthom...@ashevilleart.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: CD Lifespan?
Speaking of storage, has anyone here had good luck using Iomega's Rev drives? They're relatively new as far as I know, so maybe there hasn't been enough time to test degradation, but they hold a lot of information and they're compact and cheap. Perian SullyCollection Database and Records AdministratorJudah L. Magnes Museum - Original Message - Here's something that will certainly raise some eyebrows. We'vedebated this topic on the list beforeI just read a recent PCWorld article on-line entitled, "Do Burned CDsHave a Short Life Span?", in which a storage expert at IBMDeutschlandestimated that the average CD has a 2-year lifespan. Better CDsshouldlast maybe twice that long. He recommends magnetic tape for long-termstorage. The brief article can be accessed at:http://msn.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124312,00.asp?GT1=7645 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
