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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702060503321

Autore

Byers Fred R

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Council on Library and Information Resources

Gaithersburg, MD : , : National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 42 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NIST special publication ; ; 500-252

Classificazione

06.55

Disciplina

025.7

Soggetti

Compact discs - Conservation and restoration

Compact discs - Handling

DVDs - Conservation and restoration

DVDs - Handling

Digital preservation

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

"October 2003."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-42) and glossary.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introd. -- 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.