This is a good guideline to follow for care and handling.  Be aware,
however, that it is an informational white paper - very well researched -
and not an approved standard.  As stated in the document scope:  "This
document is intended neither to represent nor imply a standard. It is merely
a consensus of several reliable sources on the prudent care of CDs and
DVDs."  If you are looking for authoritative documentation on media
longevity, then you are best off following and adopting the various formal
approved standards from ANSI and ISO, even though they do not currently
include CDs, DVDs, or (yes) paper.

Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM)
Records Manager
Information Technology Division
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
Newport News, VA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Medina [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:28 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Storage media lifetimes
>
>
> At 03:16 PM 10/15/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >I'm looking for an authoritative source of information on
> the expected
> >lifetimes of various types of electronic storage media, such
> as CDs, DVDs,
> >magnetic tape, etc.
> >
> >Can anyone help with this.  I've seen this type of information in
> >articles, but not in a format that would be suitable for
> distribution to staff.
>
>
> http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/CDandDVDCareandHand
lingGuide.pdf

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