Using CD's andDVD's for long term storage

[Jason Shein]

Came arcoss this while browsing /. this morning, and remembered all the 
discussions related to using CD's and DVD's for long term storage after 
Madison's data recovery emergency was posted in december.

-snip-
"The scientists working on the Digital Preservation Program at the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an 
excellent 50 page guide on care and handling of CDs and DVDs for long 
term storage. It talks about the effects of light, moisture, radiation, 
scratches, marking, adhesive labels, and even playback on the discs. For 
those slashdotters who is not familiar with the physical made up of 
these optical discs, there is a very nice chapter explaining all the 
background. And if you only want to know how to care for your precious 
data, there is a one page summary.
-snip-

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/CDandDVDCareandHandlingGuide.pdf
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/onepage.pdf


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