Research Catalog

Title

Care and handling of CDs and DVDs : a guide for librarians and archivists / by Fred R. Byers.

Author

Byers, Fred R.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources ; Gaithersburg, Md. : National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Council on Library and Information Resources
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Description

vi, 42 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Series Statement

[CLIR publication ; no. 121]

Uniform Title

CLIR publication ; no. 121].

Alternative Title

Care and handling of compact discs and digital video discs

Subject

• Data protection > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Digital media > Storage > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Digital preservation > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Optical disks > Preservation > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Optical disks > Storage > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Note

• "October 2003."
• Printed from the CLIR website.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-42).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

1932326049

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library