- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 42 pages) : illustrations.
- Series Statement
- NIST special publication ; 500-252
- Uniform Title
- NIST special publication ; 500-252.
- Alternative Title
- Care and handling of compact discs and digital video discs : a guide for librarians and archivists
- Subject
- Compact discs > Conservation and restoration > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Compact discs > Handling > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- DVDs > Conservation and restoration > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- DVDs > Handling > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Digital preservation > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Note
- Title from PDF title screen (viewed Dec. 15, 2003).
- "October 2003."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-42) and glossary.
- Contents
- 1. Introd. -- Scope of this guide -- Use of terms: information, content, and data -- Comparative stability of optical discs and other media -- CDs and DVDs: operation and variety -- 2. Ensuring that your digital content remains available -- 3. Disc structure -- Polycarbonate (plastic) substrate layer -- Data layer -- Date layer in ROM discs -- Data layer in R discs -- Data layer in RW and RAM discs -- Metal (reflective) layer -- Metal layer in RW, ROM, and RAM discs -- Metal layer in R discs -- Metal layers in double-layer DVD-ROM discs -- Lacquer (metal protective) layer (CDs) -- Optional surface layer -- 4. How long can you store CDs and DVDs and use them again? -- CD-ROM, DVD-ROM discs -- CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R discs -- CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM discs -- 5. Conditions that affect CDs and DVDs -- Environmental conditions -- Temperature and relative humidity -- Light exposure -- Moisture -- Organic solvents -- Magnetism, X-rays, microwaves, and radiation -- Individual disc storage -- Surface-handling effects -- Scratches on the laser-reading side of CDs and DVDs -- Scratches on the label side of CDs -- Scratches on the label side of single-sided DVDs -- Fingerprints, smudges, dirt, and dust -- Marking -- Flexing -- Application of adhesive labels -- Disc surface printing -- Wear from disc play -- 6. Cleaning.
- Call Number
- GPO Internet C 13.10:500-252
- ISBN
- 1932326049 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781932326048 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- marcive53284448
- Author
Byers, Fred R.
- Title
Care and handling of CDs and DVDs : a guide for librarians and archivists / by Fred R. Byers.
- Publisher
Washington, DC : Council on Library and Information Resources ; Gaithersburg, MD : National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2003.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
NIST special publication ; 500-252
NIST special publication ; 500-252.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-42) and glossary.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Other Form:
Print version: Byers, Fred R. Care and handling of CDs and DVDs 1932326049 (DLC) 2004303607 (OCoLC)180777289
- Gpo Item No.
0247 (online)
- Sudoc No.
C 13.10:500-252