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Title: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: Gutbucket on December 23, 2009, 11:01:38 AM

Most everything you'd care to know about the construction, application, use and storage of CDs & DVDs-

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
by Fred R. Byers (2003) 48 pages
ISBN 1-932326-04-9
Council on Library and Information Services
NIST (National Institiue of Standards and Technology)

Link to the CLIR page with abstract, hard copy order info + free text and pdf links. (http://ISBN 1-932326-04-9)

Direct PDF dowload link. (http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf)

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on December 23, 2009, 11:56:38 AM

Awesome!  Thanks!

Terry

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: dgale on December 23, 2009, 12:20:39 PM

Cool stuff - thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: travelinbeat on December 23, 2009, 06:43:49 PM

Now the question is where can I buy a CD storage container that maintains 40% humidity and 18°C?

seriously... anyone know?  The only solution I could think of is buying a small wine fridge, a hygrometer, and some other assorted DIY humidor accessories and just building one.

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: rastasean on December 23, 2009, 09:31:43 PM

I don't know about the temp part of that but what about a humidor.

this could be a start....
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=HUM-25-GLASS&Category_Code=HOMEPAGE

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: Seth01 on June 12, 2010, 05:15:00 PM

Coming in a bit late on this but just wanted to say thanks for the resource.

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: Gutbucket on June 12, 2010, 05:24:56 PM

Thanks!

Title: Re: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Post by: oudplayer on June 16, 2010, 01:35:39 AM

Many thanks for the link...
You can maintain a stable humidity in any enclosed room (a walk-in closet works great for such purposes) - I do that to keep fragile acoustic instruments from cracking...