Re: [ARSCLIST] CD-ROM marking pens

[Tom <tomd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Arhoolie Foundation never writes or prints anything on the discs we use
for archiving. Why take the chance? We use the serial numbers for
identification and keep them in a marked jewel box.

However, for personal, casual, use I use a sharpie all the time and never
have experienced any problems. Once I wrote on the recorded, burned, side by
mistake and cleaned it off with isopropyl alcohol. It came right off and
I've been listening to that disc for a couple of years with no problem.

Tom Diamant
The Arhoolie Foundation
www.arhoolie.org

> 
>> We never print or mark our preservation CD-Rs (they happen to be MAM-E
>> ProStudio Gold too) but make note of the disc's unique 'serial number'
>> which is printed by the manufacturer at the disc's hub.  Because this
>> serial number is unique to the disc we use it as an identifier and use
>> it in one of the cataloguing fields as well as accompanying
>> documentation.