RE: CD-ROM longevity

["Karen Muller" <kmuller@xxxxxxx>]

There is also information on CD longevity in the items cited in the following publication:
"Audio Preservation:  A Selective Annotated Bibliography and Brief
Summary of Current Practices" has been published by the ALCTS PARS
Photographic and Recording Media Committee Audio Preservation Task
Force: Robin Dales, Janet Gertz, Richard Peek, and Mark Roosa.  The
publication of the bibliography and the presentation of the 1998
preconference on the same subject were generously supported by The
Research Libraries Group, Inc.

This short, selective, indexed bibliography of works covers the preservation
of sound recordings of all types from wax cylinders through digital.  The
compilers have created a document that alerts the reader to general works,
description and history of media and formats, storage and handling, disaster
response, reformatting/re-recording, technical studies, and bibliographies. 
In addition, there are lists of applicable standards, useful journals, and
relevant professional organizations and institutions.

The Bibliography costs $9.00 (ISBN 0-8389-7959-9) and is available from: 
ALA Order Department, 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL  60606. 
Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 7.  FAX:  312-836-9958.




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