[ARSCLIST] Announcing the Electronic Media Group Optical Media Pen!

[Kate Murray <kmurra2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please excuse cross posting.

Did you know that many pens commonly used to label CDs, DVDs, and other
optical disks may cause permanent damage, making the disk unreadable?
 
ANNOUNCING THE EMG PEN
SAFE FOR USE IN LABELING CDS AND DVDS

The EMG Pen has a felt tip and water-based ink. Other marking pens with fine
points or rolling balls, as well as those with solvent-based inks, pose a
danger to optical media because they may cause damage that interferes with a
laser's ability to read recorded data.

Two ways to obtain an EMG Pen:

1. Join EMG
Become a member of EMG and receive your EMG Pen FREE! (Current EMG members
will receive their free pen in the mail.) EMG annual membership dues to AIC
members are $15. Membership benefits include access to the EMG listserv and
affiliation with AIC's newest speciality group.

Your dues support EMG's programs at the annual AIC meetings, programs which
explore some of the newest challenges facing conservators of modern media
today. To become a member of EMG, visit the AIC membership web page
(http://aic.stanford.edu/about/overview/membership.html). 

2. Purchase
Your purchase of EMG pens supports future EMG programming and education
efforts. 
Pens are priced as follows:
1-3 pens        $4.00 each
4-10 pens       $3.50 each
11+ pens        $3.00 each
(prices include shipping & handling charges)

To order pens, download the order form
(http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/pen/pen_order.pdf) and follow the printed
instructions. Pens will be on sale during the EMG 2005 program at the AIC
Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.

Find out more about:
.       the EMG specialty group (http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/)
.       the EMG 2005 program
(http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/minneapolis2005-NEXT.html)

____________________________________
Kate Murray
Audio Visual Collections Conservator
Emory University
Woodruff Library
Preservation Office
540 Asbury Circle NE
Atlanta GA 30322-2870
tel: 404 727 4894
fax: 404 727 0053
kate.murray@xxxxxxxxx