Re: arsclist Relative humidity and storage

["John Spencer" <jspencer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Another question:

Are there any standards for putting a hard disk drive on a shelf (i.e.,
temp/ humidity)?

-John Spencer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrington, Jim" <jfarrington@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: RE: arsclist Relative humidity and storage


> The standard articles on this topic are by Richard Warren of Yale. They
> appeared in the ARSC Journal, 24/2 (1993) and 25/2.(1994). Gerry Gibson
from
> the Library of Congress has also written on storage problems of cylinders
> and early discs, and Steve Smolian has written on audio tape (I believe
that
> both of their work was incorporated into the Warren articles). Hope this
> helps.
>
> Jim Farrington
> Sibley Music Library
> Eastman School of Music
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ickis1@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ickis1@xxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:20 PM
> > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: arsclist Relative humidity and storage
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm new to the list and was wondering if there is an accepted standard
> > relative humidity and temperature guideline for storage of
> > the following
> > types of media:
> >
> > Brown wax cylinders
> > 2 minute black wax cylinders
> > 4 minute black wax ("Amberol") cylinders
> > Celluloid cylinders (Indestructibles and Blue Amberols)
> > Berliner discs
> > Standard shellac discs
> > Wire recordings
> > LP's
> > Instantaneous discs i.e. "acetates", "soft cuts", "lacquers",
> > etc. (a rose
> > by any other name...)  both paper and metal base
> > Plastic dictation media (including 'Soundscriber' discs,
> > 'Audograph' discs,
> > and 'Dictabelt' types)
> > Reel to reel audio tape
> >
> > Are the guidelines similar for all formats in question, or do
> > they differ
> > depending upon the type of material (wax as opposed to
> > shellac, specific
> > formulation, etc.)?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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