The PRONOM project gives specifics re
care, handling, and storage environment of CDs and other removable media.
See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/about.htm.
Briefly, cases should be of inert
polyester that does not release chemicals that could damage the media; they
prefer rigid cases. Store vertically.
Some IT archivists maintain that CDs
should be stored in Tyvek envelopes, then inside acid free, archival CD
boxes.
Either way, temperature, humidity, quality
of CD are equally, if not more important, than the CD container. See this
Kodak link for more information regarding composition of disks: http://www.kmpmedia.com/news/KMPMEDIA-news2.html.
See Charles M. Dollar, Authentic Electronic
Records: Strategies for Long-Term Access for storage environment
comparisons.
Regards,
Nancy Adgent
Project Archivist
914-366-6355
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From: Archives & Archivists
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Subject: CD Rom Preservation
I am currently working on a collection that has CD Roms in it.
They are in various cases (cardboard, plastic). I have a fairly simple
question (I think). Is it preferable to keep the media inside the case it
comes in or should I take them out and put them into CD sleeves? Will the
acids in the cardboard and anything else negatively affect the integrity of the
media?
Also, are there good white papers on this subject? A posting from the Archives
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