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: Lifespan of CD ROM Media
Serendipity Joe Iraci was the researcher I was referring to in my post just now on CD Lifespan I guess Ive found the final results of his research! Tim Atherton 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: MCN-L Digitization procedures
Mike: What application are you using to generate derivatives "on the fly"? Can you tell us more about this? Amalyah Keshet - Original Message - From: Mike Rippy To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures Oh, by the way.Our plan here for our collection photography is to store theraw file, create a master tif file (that has been corrected for dust, color, etc.)and from that make various jpg derivitives (as needed). However, do to storage space limitations, we are considering using a new system thatuses an application togenerate derivatives on "the fly" to be delivered to our users. Saving the cost of storing each derivative file. We also keep each file seperated in a folder for that file type, raw, tif, jpg_screen, jpg_thumb. Be sure to pay close attention to you naming conventions also, http://www.tasi.ac.uk/advice/creating/filenaming.html. This is also covered in the National Archives guidelines. Mike. m...@concretecomputing.com 12/27/2005 9:54 PM There's probably no perfect way to store images on a filesystem, so maybe it should just come down to personal preference. Unless you need specific security settings--for example, so some people can see/edit some files but not others. In that case, you might want to build the arrangement to mirror the security arrangement, which will make setup easier, and corrections a lot easier. There might also be other factors like that, that I'm not thinking of. Anyone else?The "right" way to store images is in some kind of databasing system that keeps image metadata alongside the image files so that you can always find them again by working your way down a hierarchical tree (bad but demonstrative example: Paintings--19th Century--Impressionism--American--Cassatt, Mary--The Cup of Tea) or by searching according to subject, artist, media, title, etc. It's hard to impossible to duplicate that with directories on disk and maintain it reliably. These syst ems go all the way from $0 to high six figures in cash, and take significant effort and time to implement and maintain.good luck,MattPerian Sully wrote: Hi all: I'm currently developing our digitization procedures and I was wondering what other institutions do to organize their content. I'm planning on photographing identification database images in a fairly high resolution jpg and photograph in RAW for publication-quality. Once the images are downloaded, I'll be processing them in small, medium and large dpi (72/150/?) and saving the original. What I'm really sort of curious about is how many different file sizes people save in and if they keep file directories for each size or lump them all together. Hope you're all having some relaxing holidays! Perian SullyCollection Database and Records AdministratorJudah L. Magnes Museum2911 Russell StreetBerkeley, CA 94705(510) 549-6950 ext. 335--- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: m...@concretecomputing.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: akes...@imj.org.il 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
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