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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byers, Fred R.

Contributor:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Council on Library and Information Resources

Series:

NIST special publication ; 500-252.

NIST special publication ; 500-252

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compact discs--Conservation and restoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Compact discs.

Compact discs--Handling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

DVDs--Conservation and restoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

DVDs.

DVDs--Handling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital media--Conservation and restoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital media.

Data protection--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Data protection.

Compact discs--Handling.

Digital preservation.

DVDs--Handling.

Genre:

manuals (instructional materials)

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 42 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Care and handling of compact discs and digital video discs

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Council on Library and Information Resources ; Gaithersburg, MD : National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2003.

Contents:

1. Introduction

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.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 15, 2003).

Document formatted into pages: vi, 42 p. ; ill.

"October 2003."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-42).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Byers, Fred R. Care and handling of CDs and DVDs.

OCLC:

53284448

Access Restriction:

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